Pastors

PHIL WHITE,
SENIOR PASTOR

Phil White, a native of the Pacific Northwest was born in Spokane, Washington. He sensed his calling to serve the Lord at an early age and pursued ministerial training at Walla Walla University, graduating in 1981, with a B.A. in Theology and Communication. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University in 1983. Pastor Phil interned at the Denver South Seventh-day Adventist Church in Denver, Colorado. His first post-seminary pastoral assignment was in the Rock Springs, Wyoming district of the Rocky Mountain Conference, where he served for more than five years. He was ordained to the Gospel ministry in Rock Springs on June 28, 1986. In 1988, he joined the Washington Conference as pastor of the Sedro-Woolley, Washington Church. During his ministry there of nearly 11 years, the congregation built a new facility in Burlington, Washington renaming it the North Cascade Church. White then served as Assistant to the President for Communication for the Washington Conference. In June 2003, he began an eight-year ministry as
senior pastor of the Calhoun Seventh-day Adventist Church in Calhoun, Georgia of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference. In June 2011, he assumed his role as senior pastor of the Simi Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Pastor Phil’s wife Jan is also a pastor, serving as Pastor for Nurture & Discipleship of the Simi Valley Church. They have shared their passion for team pastoral ministry since they said, “I do” on July 15, 1979. Their daughter Elizabeth, a graduate of Walla Walla
University, and husband Robert Carlson live in Minot, North Dakota. Robert, a Master of Divinity graduate from Andrews University, serves as a pastor in the Dakota Conference. The Whites became grandparents on March 5, 2010, when Liz gave birth to Harper James Carlson. The White’s son Anthony is currently a
student at Walla Walla University in College Place, Washington, pursuing a degree in Mass Communication: Photojournalism.

Pastor Phil’s interests include photography, bird watching, traveling, hiking, radio broadcast work and music. He has been involved in a number of short-term mission experiences in Russia, the Philippines, and Central America. His greatest passion is sharing the Good News about Jesus Christ, through his personal mission “Jesus First!” One of his favorite scriptures is Galatians 2:20 “I have been
crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” (NKJV)

Contact Phil White via email at: [email protected]

JAN WHITE,
PASTOR FOR NURTURE
& DISCIPLESHIP

Jan White was born in Astoria, Oregon, spending most of her life in the Pacific Northwest. She was commissioned to the Gospel ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on June 28, 2003. Her theological training includes a B.A. in Religion from Walla Walla University in 1977 and a M.A. in Religion from Andrews University in 1983. In 2011, she completed a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) residency at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee earning five units of CPE.

Prompted by the Holy Spirit and the encouragement of youth leaders in her church growing up, Pastor Jan has long had a passion to serve her Lord by serving others. Her service in the Adventist Church has included Pastor for Nurture and Outreach at the Calhoun Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Calhoun, Georgia,
associate pastor at the Auburn Adventist Academy Church in Auburn, Washington, Washington Conference Family and Women’s Ministries Director, Women’s Ministries Director for the North Pacific Union, associate pastor at the North Cascade Adventist Church in Burlington, Washington, and various teaching positions including her first assignment after college at Glendale Adventist Academy. For many years, she has enjoyed team ministry with her husband Phil, who serves as senior pastor of the Simi Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Whites were married in July 1979 and have two children. Their daughter Elizabeth, a graduate of Walla Walla University, and her husband Robert Carlson live in Minot, North Dakota. Robert earned a Master of Divinity from Andrews University and serves as a pastor in the Dakota Conference. Liz and Robert made the Whites grandparents in March 2010, when Harper James Carlson was born. The White’s son Anthony is currently a student at Walla Walla University in College Place, Washington, pursuing a degree in Mass Commnunication: Photojournalism.

A highlight of Jan’s ministry was taking a women’s ministries team to Kidapawan City, Philippines in March 2000, where she served as director and speaker for the “Jesus is the Answer” evangelistic crusade.

Pastor Jan’s interests include traveling, bird watching, reading, walking, and music. Although she has done many things in her life, her passion is to reach people of all ages for Jesus Christ. Her favorite Bible passage is Philippians 1:6, “And so I am sure that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it on until it is finished on the Day of Christ Jesus.” (Good News Bible)

Contact Jan White via email at: [email protected]

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