Senior Pastor
David Robinson grew up in Rochester N.Y,
He went to college at Hiram College in Ohio and graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion,
He then traveled to Berkeley, CA to go to seminary at the American Baptist Seminary of the West,
During these two years he served as the Youth Pastor to the Oakland Chinese Presbyterian Church,
He was there for two years until transferring to Andover-Newton Theological School in Boston, MA to complete his Masters of Divinity Degree,
His internships included Youth Pastor for the Woburn 1st Baptist Church and Clinical Pastoral Education at the Correctional Medical Facility in Vacaville, CA,
Upon graduating Robinson immediately began working as a Correctional Counselor in Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, a lock up for young girls,
He was soon called to be the Pastor to the Somerville Baptist Church in Somerville, MA, a suburb of Boston,
After 3 years he began working as a case manager/social worker in foster adoption services with emotionally disturbed children,
In 1982 He moved back to California and was called to an interim pastorate in Yountville, CA,
When this ended he worked three years as a counselor in an acute crisis residential treatment program for adults with psychiatric disorders,
He then moved to the SF Jails to work as a psychiatric counselor for 1-year full time and 10 years part time,
In 1985 he was called to CIC ministries as a chaplain,
In 1995 he was asked to serve as the Executive Director of CIC,
He has served as a volunteer chaplain for WCPR a group of clinicians and chaplains who offer a 7-day treatment program for Officers and First Responders experiencing severe symptoms of PTSD,
He taught as an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Theological Union for five years,
He has served as Co-Chair of the Faith Re-entry Network,
He currently serves as the Interim Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in San Jose, CA.
He is married to Jo who retired as the Director of Behavioral Health in San Francisco,
Their son is a fire fighter for San Jose, their daughter in law is a 5th grade teacher and their granddaughter is, well, the best,
Rev. Louann Roberts received the Call to follow Christ as a young child and the call to follow Christ into pastoral ministry 14 years ago. She did her internship at Grace Baptist Church in San Jose in 2004 and became a member. She received her Masters of Divinity degree from Fuller Seminary and was ordained by Grace Baptist as an American Baptist minister. Louann serves the American Baptist Church on the board of the Pacific Coast Baptist Association and the PCBA Ministerial Standards Committee.
Her full-time ministry is as Chaplain with CIC Ministries (Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy), a non-profit ministry that provides religious services to prisoners in the Santa Clara County jails and juvenile detention facilities. She is the facility Chaplain serving 600 women at the Elmwood jail in Milpitas. Her passion is the discipleship of women who comprise the church inside, “the least of these my brothers and sisters” (Mat 25:45), and especially by providing ongoing services and classes for underserved inmates – some of these are young women under 25 years old, senior and mentally ill inmates. Louann’s ministry in the jail includes coordination of religious services for all faiths, teaching and leading Protestant worship services, pastoral counseling, training, development and supervision of chaplaincy volunteers. She also works closely with mental health clinicians and custody staff to provide ongoing support for mentally ill, aging and vulnerable prisoners.
Louann and her husband Greg have two adult daughters Nicole and Brittany. Her hobbies include playing lead electric guitar in a band called “Refuge” that performs at the Elmwood jail and at community events, horseback riding, and cycling with her husband on their tandem bicycle.