Pastor Jim Crews
Lead Pastor
Jim was born in Bakersfield, but lived in Oklahoma during his teen years. He came back to California and attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before becoming a Pastor at Valley Bible Fellowship in Bakersfield. He served in various capacities while on staff at VBF in Bakersfield, including leading a large high school and college ministry. In 2002, Jim and his father-in-law, Pastor Ron Vietti, launched a new campus in Las Vegas. In 2008, Jim was appointed as the Lead Pastor over the Las Vegas campus. While serving as the Lead Pastor in Las Vegas, Jim began an African Children’s Outreach, ministering to over 500 children in Zambia, Africa. He now serves as a Board Member to a global charity called Children Of God (COG Global), with a vision to begin trade schools in impoverished nations like Zambia. In addition to this, Jim has written articles for various ministry magazines, been a featured speaker at Hume Lake Christian Camp, and has emceed many Christian concerts and festivals. Jim is a sports junkie, but is especially fond of college football, specifically the OU Sooner’s football team. He also has an obsession for 80’s music and TV sitcoms. #80sRule