Creighton Kearns has served on the elder board since it was established in 2002. Prior, he and his wife, Jokay, spent 6 months in Latin America and subsequently began seminary in Los Angeles with the intent of going to the mission field. God gave them a clear call, however, to remain in the U.S. as lay leaders in the church. Creighton graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and works today as an engineering manager in downtown Portland. He and Jokay have four children.