Pastor Rachel

Pastor Rachel Kuhn serves as the Lead Pastor of Christ Community Church in Concord, California. With more than 25 years of ministry experience, Rachel is passionate about helping people encounter the hope of Jesus through authentic community, discipleship, and compassionate service. She believes the Church is called to live as the presence of Christ in the world, loving neighbors well and creating spaces where people from every background can belong, grow, and flourish.

Rachel has served in local churches, global missions, nonprofit leadership, and church revitalization. Her leadership is shaped by a deep commitment to missional community and helping churches engage their neighborhoods with humility, hope, and love.

Rachel is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and studied at Mount Vernon Nazarene University and Nazarene Theological Seminary. She and her husband, Chad, a middle school teacher, have five children. Three of their sons live in Ohio, while two of their children now live with them in California. Together, they value hospitality, faith, and creating spaces where people feel seen, welcomed, and loved. Outside of ministry, Rachel enjoys hiking, exploring the California coast and redwoods, good coffee, and meaningful conversations around the table.

You can reach Pastor Rachel at rachel@concordnaz.org.

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