About Us

Our Mission


"The mission of GC2 Church is to glorify God by loving Him, loving people, and making disciples locally and globally."

Our Values

Relationships

We value Christ-centered relationships that are developed around authenticity, transparency, and trust. We strive for our relationships to embody the “one-another” passages. (Rom. 12:10; John 13:34; Gal. 6:2)

Unconditional Love

As God unconditionally loves the world, we strive to love all people unconditionally, serving them in the name of Christ. (1 Pet. 4:8: John 3:16)

Lives Transformed By Scripture & The Holy Spirit

We strive to be changed and empowered by the Word and Spirit in order to be more like Christ and to do His will. (Rom. 8:29)

Ethnic & Generational Diversity

We are committed to being a church that brings people of varied backgrounds together into one body. (Rev. 7:9)

Sharing the Gospel

The Gospel is the ultimate answer to the needs of our troubled and broken world. Out of love for others we commit to sharing the Good News so that people will choose Christ as their Savior and follow Him. (1 Pet. 3:15)

Our Beliefs

This is how we view God, Jesus, the Bible, man, and many significant aspects of our faith. Firmly rooted in Scripture, our beliefs guide our decisions as a church.

Our Leadership


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Jason Fizzard

Pastor

Jason grew up in the Huntington Beach area and graduated from California Lutheran University with a business marketing degree. With a restlessness in his heart to see the world after graduation, he spent one year traveling and exploring the world. Upon returning, he felt the Lord began to direct his heart to look at ways to serve abroad, and specifically, grow in spiritual maturity.

A year later, God opened the door to receive a year of training in Australia and India with Youth With a Mission (YWAM), and Capernwray Bible School in New Zealand. During this season, the Lord began to put a strong passion in his heart for missions. Upon returning he pursued a teaching credential and began working as a teacher in public schools. Jason and Jill began to feel God stir their hearts for missions, which led them to teach and disciple university students in Vietnam in 2006.  Their “three-year commitment” as newlyweds turned into 16 wonderful years in Vietnam as a family of six.

 

In 2017, Jason transitioned into a pastoral role at Hanoi International Fellowship until the Lord redirected them to San Diego in July 2022. Jason is a graduate of Arrow Leadership and has master’s degrees in Applied Biblical Studies (Moody Bible Institute), TESOL & Intercultural Communication (Wheaton College), and an M.Div. from Western Seminary. He loves hanging out with Jill and his four fantastic kids playing board games, hiking, playing basketball, reading, surfing, mountain biking, and is new to the game of pickleball!

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Jill McMahon

Children's Ministry Director

Jill moved to the San Diego area over a decade ago, when her husband’s work transferred them here from Chicago. Both she and her husband were formerly from the Philadelphia area. Originally a classically trained singer, Jill found yet another calling when she became a wife and mom. Working with children and helping them learn about God is incredibly fulfilling. What could be more important?

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Karla Ng

Awana Ministry Director

Karla and her husband, Caleb, have been San Diegans for over 19 years. Along with their energetic teenage son, Trevor, they are blessed to serve in Awana together as a family. Karla graduated from Biola University with her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and works as a Pediatric nurse at Rady Children’s Hospital. Her children’s ministry experiences include: Awana Club Director, Sunday school teaching, Vacation Bible School Family Leader, and Community Bible Study Children’s program teacher. “I love children and it is such a blessing to see God’s work in their hearts and lives from the time they are very young. Being the hands and feet of Jesus to His precious children is my passion.”

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Jessica Teng

Worship Leader

Jessica volunteers her time leading our worship band ministry. She and her husband, Casey, were the first couple married in GC2 and have been plugged in all over the church for years. They are raising their three children, Kensi, Callen, and Addy. Jessica calls herself an almost-stay-at-home-mom, and she is also a nurse with Kaiser Permanente.

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Elder & Ministry Council


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Elders

Our Elders serve the church by providing long-term vision and spiritual care and discipleship for our church. The GC2 Elders are shepherds for our flock, helping us all to follow Christ together. The members of our Elder Council are:

  • Jason Fizzard
  • Ron Painter
  • Casey Teng
  • Michael Hughes
  • Ed Brennan
  • John Wu

Ministry Council

Our Ministry Council serves the church by providing leadership and oversight of the week-to-week ministries of our church. Each Ministry Council member has a specific area of focus and they support each other so all our ministries are faithful and effective. The members of our Ministry Council are:


  • Jason Fizzard - Small Groups, Discipleship
  • Steve Lieberman - Finance Team
  • Jonni Hughes - Care Ministry
  • Lynette McMahon - Policies and Bylaws
  • Amy Wu - Women's Ministry
  • Gary Wu - Missions and Outreach
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Our History


Over twenty years before GC2 Church began, God laid on Pastor Luke Chen’s heart the desire that the rich and intentional diversity of God’s Kingdom will also be a reality in His churches.

  • 2009:  Pastor Luke started GC2 Church with a group of like-minded believers who wanted a church that focused on obeying the Greatest Commandment and the Great Commission and began worship services in the Huang's backyard.
  • 2010: GC2 Church committed tithing 10% of its income to support missions and started additional small groups.

  • 2011: a team embarked on the first short-term mission trip to support churches and orphanages in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.

  • 2012: GC2 Church and Cloudbreak Church merged.
  • 2014: GC2 Church started its Awana Children’s Club under the leadership of Karla Ng.
  • 2023:  In August, the founding pastor retired and Jason Fizzard began pastoring GC2 Church.

Get in Touch

We would love to connect with you. Feel free to contact us or join us for our Sunday service.

Service Time & Location



Sunday Service

4:30 pm

Service Location

Cornerstone Church
13617 Midland Rd
Poway, CA 92064


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Mailing Address

16767 Bernardo Center Drive, L-1, #27475
San Diego, CA 92128


Phone | Email

(858) 412-0422info@gc2church.org