Mike and Jen met and got married in Santa Maria, CA in December of 1996. They were just 21 years old and knew God had a calling on both of their lives for ministry. After the birth of their first Child, Caitlin, they moved to Lompoc, CA to serve as youth pastors for 9 years at Lompoc Foursquare Church. During this time they had 2 other Children Seth and Abigail and saw tremendous growth in several of the ministries they oversaw and were able to make a big impact in the lives of many people.

After much prayer, Mike and Jen decided to leave Lompoc and serve on staff at New Life Center in Bakersfield, CA. Here Mike and Jen were both part of the staff and oversaw several areas of ministry. Jen was really able to utilize her administrative gifts and served as executive assistant to the senior pastor. Mike served in many capacities, youth ministry, college/young adults ministry, video/media. After serving on staff for 6 years, they felt the call to become lead pastors.

The opportunity arose to come to Ukiah and lead The River. Since July of 2013, the Dyer family have been in the process of impacting the community of Ukiah and fulfilling the call to REACH the lost. REFRESH the weary and RESTORE the broken all for the Glory of Jesus!

Kaleb is our Associate Pastor and has served in church ministries for over 15 years. Kaleb grew up as a Pastor’s son in Northern Washington State. Feeling called to ministry at a young age he was able to serve faithfully throughout his upbringing and hone in his leadership/worship leading skills.

Kaleb met his wife, Caitlin, in college at Life Pacific University in 2016. Their relationship grew strongly with mutual desire to serve the Lord and they married in the summer of 2019. Kaleb graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Ministries and also as a licensed Foursquare Minister.