People
Deacon
BRANDON SCHNETZ
Brandon Schnetz has been at Reformation Fellowship since 2000, he met his wife Hannah at RF. They have 3 young children and live in Auburn. Brandon has a career as a firefighter and healthcare worker, Brandon enjoys spending time with his family and friends, working on his property, all outdoor activities, reading and studying.
Deacon
MIKE ELMORE
Mike and his wife, Amy, have been members of the OPC for the last 13 years. They have four children. Mike works as an Information Technology leader in the construction industry. Mike and his family enjoy road trips, camping, hiking, playing board and computer games, and reading together.
Deacon
BEN STEWART
Ben Stewart has been serving Reformation Fellowship as a deacon since 2013. Previously he served as a deacon in the Reformed Church of the United States, in Colorado Springs, CO. Ben and his wife Alicia relocated to Roseville in 2009 and began fellowship at RF in 2010. They have four children. Ben grew up in Northern California, but his service in the U.S. Army allowed him to visit many places around the world. He is a graduate of the University…
Elder
JOHNNY FLOTTE
Johnny Flotte and his wife Marty began attending RF in 2005. Johnny served as a deacon from 2008 until he was ordained as an elder in 2024. Johnny and Marty have three children. He is the owner-operator of a local small business. Johnny enjoys spending any free time with family and friends.
Deacon
JAMES GOCHNAUER
James Gochnauer and his wife Charlotte began attending Reformation Fellowship in 2007. They have 4 children and live in Folsom. James has a degree in Business Marketing from San Jose State University. He works for a marketing company in the new home industry. James enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, scuba diving and playing tennis.
Deacon
DEVIN AVERY
Devin Avery and his wife Stephanie began attending RF in 2015. He was elected to the office of deacon in 2020. Devin is a native of California, and has lived in the Sacramento area since 2000. He works in software development for a healthcare organization. When he is not working he enjoys spending time outside hiking and gardening, cooking and spending time with family.
Elder Emeritus
MIKE ZIEGLER
Mike Ziegler has been an elder for more than 25 years and has served on the session of Reformation Fellowship since the beginning of 2007. He has also served the Presbytery of Northern California and Nevada in the oversight of several Home Missions works over the past 20 years and as a member of its Home Missions Committee. Mike is a retired electrical engineer and received 45 U.S. patents for his work in Computer and Networking hardware design. As a…
Elder
ERIN RICE
Erin Rice and his wife Melanie began attending Reformation Fellowship in 2010. They have three children and reside near Vacaville. Erin served as a deacon from 2013 until he was ordained as an elder in 2017. Erin works as a planner on energy and natural resources projects. The Rices enjoy maintaining their country property, visiting their family cabin near Truckee, and camping with friends.
Associate Pastor
DALE HANAOKA
I was born into a military family and moved often. God gave me faith in His Son while I was in college, and in 1976 I graduated from UC Davis, then joined the Navy. Karen and I were married in 1986 and have been blessed with two sons, a daughter, and many grandchildren. In 2001 I graduated with an M.Div degree from Westminster Seminary California, and from 2005-2008, pastored Grace OPC in Carson, California.I then worked for the Federal Aviation Administration…
Pastor
KEVIN VAN DER LINDEN
I grew up in north San Diego County as a third generation native Californian. My parents provided a caring and supportive home to my sister and me. I attended public and Christian schools, and my family regularly attended church. I grew up working summers in our family electrical contracting business that my grandfather started in 1944. I don’t remember a time when I didn’t think seriously about God or the Bible, yet it was during my junior high years that…