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 Brown
Director of Volunteer Services
Started in 2013. abrown@yfckern.org
Esmeralda Soto
Ministry Staff
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
Jerry Buzzell
Chief Financial Officer
Started in 1991. jbuzzell@yfckern.org
Jon Plumley
Director of Juvenile Justice Ministries
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
Julio Regla
Associate CLM Director
Started in 2021. jregla@yfckern.org
Laura Mitchell
CL Ministry Leader
Started in 2020. lmitchell@yfckern.org
Matt Bockhahn
CL Ministry Leader
Started in 2019. mbockhahn@yfckern.org
Rebekah Cornell
Associate CL Director
Started in 2014. rcornell@yfckern.org
Sierra Phillips
CL Ministry Leader
Started in 2017. sphillips@yfckern.org
Steve Gold
Director of Campus Ministries
Started in 2022. sgold@yfckern.org
Tamra Johnson
PL Ministry Leader
Started in 2014. tjohnson@yfckern.org
Teresa Franetovich
Director Emeritus Parent Life
Started in 2011. tfranetovich@yfckern.org
Terri Capehart
Director of Project Serve
Started in 2009. tcapehart@yfckern.org
Wade Slechter
Chief Ministry Officer
Started in 2016. wslechter@yfckern.org
Casey Corbett
Campus Life Intern
Started 3/1/2023.
Corban Maxwell
Campus Life Intern
Started 4/1/2023.
MeaBella Washum
Campus Life Intern
Started 3/1/2023.
Our Team
Youth for Christ of Kern County
Board of Directors
Seth Johnson
Jon Stewart
Kurt Sturz
Phil Klassen
Ken Beurmann
Kaye Camp
Judy Miller
Bob Stewart
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.