Christy Candelario, Ministry Coordinator
Christy joined the NorCal Central Coast team in March 2020 as the Ministry Coordinator. Christy has served with CEF through Good News Clubs since her senior year of high school. She is grateful to have had missions opportunities in Central Asia, Brazil, Iceland and several other countries. While attending seminary, she interned with a children’s pastor at Open Door Church in Raleigh, NC. Christy was born and raised in Tallahassee, FL. She went to college at Liberty University where she received a BA in Global Studies and then she went on to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to get her MA in Ministry Leadership. Christy and her husband, James, attend Lighthouse Baptist Church in Seaside, CA, where she serves as the Children's Director.
- Favorite book: "Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis and "Show Them Jesus" by Jack Klumpenhower
- Favorite book of the Bible: Ephesians
- Favorite band: We Are Messengers
- Favorite outdoor activity: Exploring new hiking new trails
- Food she could never give up: Cheddar Sour Cream Baked Ruffles with Dean’s French Onion Dip.
- Favorite animal: Frogs and Flamingos
- Dream travel destination: Machu Picchu, Peru
- Favorite movie: "The Greatest Showman"
- Biblical figure she’d want to get lunch with: Sara, Abraham’s Wife