Our Focus
Introducing young people to Jesus at pivotal moments
YFC is a movement that reaches young people everywhere with the hope of Christ. We work with the local church and other like-minded partners to raise up lifelong followers of Jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to the Word of God and prayer, passion for sharing the love of Christ, and commitment to social involvement.
64 Years and counting Serving Kern County
Our pursuit: relational ministry rooted in Christ’s truth. His truth about community, empathy, and kingdom-inspired diversity guides our work and shapes our communities.
Our pursuit: relational ministry rooted in Christ’s truth. His truth about community, empathy, and kingdom-inspired diversity guides our work and shapes our communities.
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Adam Capehart
Executive Director
Started in 2005. acapehart@yfckern.org
Araya Gutierrez
Office Manager
Started in 2013. abrown@yfckern.org
Esmeralda Soto
Juvenile Justice Ministries
Started in 2021. esoto@yfckern.org
Hannah Slechter
Director of Parent Life
Started in 2018. hslechter@yfckern.org
Jason Bachinski
Camp Director
Started in 2020. jbachinski@yfckern.org
Jon Plumley
Program Specialist
Started in 2015. jplumley@yfckern.org
Josh Heimiller
Chief Operations Officer
Started in 2014. jheimiller@yfckern.org
Judi Ferrandini
CL Ministry Leader
Started in 2018. jferrrandini@yfckern.org
Laura Mitchell
CL Ministry Leader
Started in 2020. lmitchell@yfckern.org
Rebekah Cornell
Campus Life Director
Started in 2014. rcornell@yfckern.org
Sierra Phillips
CL Ministry Leader
Started in 2017. sphillips@yfckern.org
Teresa Franetovich
Director Emeritus Parent Life
Started in 2011. tfranetovich@yfckern.org
Terri Capehart
Kern Valley Director
Started in 2009. tcapehart@yfckern.org
Wade Slechter
Chief Ministry Officer
Started in 2016. wslechter@yfckern.org
Casey Corbett
Campus Life
Started 3/1/2023. ccorbett@yfckern.org
Josiah Caploe
Campus Life
Started 6/16/23. jcaploe@yfckern.org
Michaela Love
Campus Life
Started 6/16/23. mlove@yfckern.org
Joshua Beierschmitt
City Life Director
Started August 2023. jbeierschmitt@yfckern.org
Rick Shaw
City Life
Started 10/16/2023. rshaw@yfckern.org
Caleb Heimiller
City Life
Started July 16, 2024. cheimiller@yfckern.org
Briley Newlen
Campus Life
Started 11/1/2024. bnewlen@yfckern.org
Zach Goss
Campus Life
Started 1/16/2025 zgoss@yfckern.org
Janiece Watts
City Life
Started 3/1/2025. jwatts@yfckern.org
Megan Francois
City Life
Started 3/1/2025. mfrancois@yfckern.org
Our Team
Youth for Christ of Kern County
Board of Directors
Seth Johnson
Kurt Sturz
Phil Klassen
Ken Beurmann
Judy Miller
Kelly Lopez
Taylor Roche
Warren McDaniel
Gianna Beurmann
Jerry Buzzell
Adam Capehart
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YFC USA & YFC International
A global movement to uncover God's Story in the next generation
As a ministry of YFC USA we are dedicated to acting as a local extension of the work being done nationally. We actively work to create engaging experiences for youth in our area.