Reverend
Kevin “K.C.” Wahe
Biography
My
name is K.C. Wahe and I’m by God’s
grace a husband, father, pastor, and a follower
of Jesus. I came to Christ when I was a seventh
grade student growing up and attending the
First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. I
happened to attend a youth camp at Forest
Home where I had heard the good news of the
gospel that God loved me and had a plan for
my life (Jeremiah 29:11). I was challenged
to consider what it would mean to follow Jesus
and to serve his church (Matthew 28). Both
my father and youngest brother died of alcohol
and drug related issues in the late 90’s
and my mother also died in a car accident
in the late 90’s. I have one brother
who currently lives in Orange County. Because
of my background I feel that I can offer some
hope to those who might not have much hope.
I’m a testimony to God’s love and
grace, which leads my family, and I to this
place in my ministry today.
I’ve
been happily married to Debra Wahe for the
last 16 years and by God’s grace we’ve
been blessed with three wonderful children.
(Kyle 12, Collin 10, and Tyler 5). Debbie
currently is a public school teacher in Sacramento
and hopes to continue serving in public education
once we relocate to Southern California. I
praise God for Debbie, because with her support
and encouragement over the years, Debbie is
in many ways the reason I’m able to be
your pastor today.
Because
of my life in the church and the influence
of many friends, mentors, and pastors in my
life, I’ve had the opportunity to serve
in several church youth ministry programs.
I’ve served in churches in Hollywood,
Burbank, Sacramento, and in New Jersey for
16 years. I was influenced by people who modeled
1 Thessalonians 2:8, “Not only did we
give you the gospel, but our lives as well.”
People who loved me into the kingdom like
Christ loved me, unconditionally and with
grace, which I in turn gave back to those
I served and ministered with.
Prior
to seminary I served with the Reverend William
Craig at the First Presbyterian Church of
Burbank and with his encouragement to consider
pastoral ministry in the PCUSA and along with
others like Elder David Lessley, I finished
my undergraduate education at the Azusa Pacific
University and a Master of Divinity at the
Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton,
New Jersey. After I graduated from Princeton
Seminary in 2003, I was ordained as a minister
of Word and Sacrament in the San Fernando
Presbytery in May 2004 and most recently completed
serving as an Associate Pastor for Youth and
Families at a church in Sacramento, California
in the Sacramento Presbytery.
I’ve
been very blessed over the years and I can’t
help but think if it weren’t for those
persons in my life as a youth who loved me
and gave me Jesus that I might not be where
I am at today as a follower of Jesus, husband,
father, and pastor. These were people who
accepted me at my place of need and as one
of God’s children.
I’m
thrilled that I get to continue serving Christ’
church as a Presbyterian minister in the Littlerock
and Antelope Valley areas and that I will
be one of many who will continue the proclamation
of the gospel, that Christ loves us no matter
what, and has a plan for our lives. I’m
also excited to know that I will continue
to help in the empowerment of the sending
out of God’s children not only into the
world, but locally in places like Littlerock
in making disciples of all nations.
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