Staff & Leaders

Staff & Leaders

Lead Pastor

Jeff Suhr

Jeff was born and raised in Southern California. He received his B.A. in History from U.C. San Diego and attended Westminster Seminary California where he earned his seminary degree (M. Div) in 2002. He has been involved in pastoral ministry for over 25 years, serving in various churches in San Diego, Burbank, and Fullerton. In 2011, Jeff felt called to plant a multi-ethnic, Gospel-centered church which is now called New Life Church of Irvine. He is an ordained minister in…
Events Director

Jamie Surprenant

Jamie spent all of her life in North Carolina before moving to Orange County in 2017. She has a B.A. in English Education from the University of North Carolina Greensboro where she met her husband, Louis. Jamie spent six years in the public schools of North Carolina teaching both English Literature and English as a Second Language. After leaving the classroom, Jamie served as the Children’s Ministry Coordinator at her previous church in North Carolina. She relocated to Southern California…
Music Director

Sunup Hwang

Associate Pastor

Louis Surprenant

Funny, smart and handsome – all things Louis would love to have been. Regardless, he was able to convince his college sweetheart, Jamie, to marry him and they now have two wonderful children, Elijah & Eva Grace. Louis graduated from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where he studies Finance & Economics.  After working in financial services, he attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte. Louis has served in the church and worked on the college campus before coming to New…
Deaconess

Beverly Jamison

Deaconess

Amy Vuong

Deaconess

Grace Kim

Deacon

Michael Khong

Deacon

Fred Kim

Deacon

Ed Kim

Elder

Paul Chung

Elder

Stan Wakabayashi

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