Tim Parlier
Lead Teaching Pastor
Hometown: Thousand Oaks
High School: Thousand Oaks High
College: San Diego State
Va'a Wong
Youth Pastor & Hospitality Team Lead
Hometown: Samoa/Oceanside
Highschool: Oceanside High
College: CSUSan Marcos
Fav Ice Cream: Choc. Malted Crunch OR Coconut Cream Pie from Handels.
What I enjoy most about Oside: Felix's Soul Food (baby back ribs)
Why I love Generation Church: Our people are down to earth, humble, and authentic. I noticed this the first time I visited...just a vibe of real people that genuinely know and care about each other.
If you really knew me you'd know... I'm a die-hard Notre Dame Football fan & meathead but also love nerdy stuff like video games, books, and Settlers of Catan.
Fav Ice Cream: Anything but vanilla
What I enjoy most about Oside: It reminds me of home (Samoa), the beach & the sunsets.
Why I love Generation Church: It feels small and relational where my strengths and weaknesses are known so I can celebrate those and also be accountable to growth.
If you really knew me you'd know... I love Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, I collect stickers, I love volleyball/rubgy those are my sports, and I smack my lips when I eat. (& my hero is Adam Co).
Amy Real
Children's Director
Hometown: Oside
High School: El Camino
College: Palomar/Mira Costa
Rebecca Verdugo
Office Manager
Hometown: Escondido
High School: Orange Glen High
College: Cal State Long Beach/Palomar
Tim Holcombe
Music Director
Hometown: San Diego
High School: La Jolla Country Day
College: Westmont/Northern Arizona University
Fav Ice Cream: Rocky Road
Fav Quote: "A laugh is just a smile that has lost control."
What I love most about Oside: The beach
Why I love Generation Church: It’s my second family, we get to walk together through life as a church family and grown in Christ by being real with each other.
If you really knew me you'd know... love to Lipsync in my car , all day every day.
Fav Ice Cream Flavor: Mint chocolate Chip
Life Verse: 2 Corinithians 4:7-10 (Really the entire chapter)
What I enjoy most about Oside: Authenticity of the people, the beauty, the community,
Why I love Generation Church: It is a safe place to come as you are. We are raw, broken and constantly being restored to Jesus and each other.
If you really knew me you'd know... I did colorguard (flags) for 3 years : middle school and freshman year, and LOVED it.
Fav Ice Cream Flavor: Carnitas
What I enjoy most about Oside: Camp Pendleton, best base in the World!
Why I love Generation Church: Good people, good families, God dwells there!
If you really knew me you'd know... I keep my secrets ; ).
Our Culture
The logo of the Generation Church family features the iconic imagery of the Oceanside Pier. We love our city and the pier is an amazing place of recreation, rest, family get togethers, fishing, dining, and enjoyment of the beautiful Pacific Ocean shoreline. The pier is beautiful but it's beauty comes from its purpose. The pier was designed as an access point, a way people can more fully enjoy the beauty and majesty of the California Coastline. We love the pier because it gives us access to the ocean in a way we couldn't have without it. The pier maximizes and deepens our enjoyment of our city and ocean. It brings us closer to the water and views that we love and draw life from. In this same way we feel the PIER is a reflection of who we are as the church. We want our church family to be an access point for people to come to know and enjoy God in His beauty and majesty. In harmony with that we have a staff culture playbook AKA "the culture of the PIER". We hope you join us as we expand and enjoy the PIER culture!
