Ryan and Jennafer Rippee, Trinity Church, Benicia, CA
Recent Updates: Rippe Update 2025 July
Ryan is an elder at Trinity Church in Benicia. Two other men, Marcos Gutierrez and Amel Dominguez serve as co-elders alongside Ryan. Ryan started Trinity Church on Easter in April 2022. Now they have 3 elders, 2 deacons, and about 90 people attending each Sunday. Trinity meets each Sunday at 1:00 pm using the facilities of Heritage Presbyterian Church in downtown Benicia. Ministries include Home Groups, Men's ministry, Women's ministry, and a Young Professional's (age 18-30) group. The Lord has blessed Trinity these past few years with growth in numbers attending, with new people coming to faith, with public baptisms, a spirit of love and caring for one another, and good ministry leaders who love God, love the church, are enthusiastic about the ministries, and are qualified to lead and serve.
Ryan praises God for what He is doing among the people at Trinity, bringing unsaved people to faith and bringing discipleship and growth to believers. God alone deserves all the glory for what is being accomplished in the lives of people at Trinity.
Ryan was a pastor in Brentwood for 14 years, and now is president of The Cornerstone Bible College and Seminary, is pastoring Trinity church, and works part-time for the T. Y. Lin Engineering firm. Ryan and Jennafer have 5 children, Gavin (married to Crise with one son, Wesley), Liam, Delaney, Caedmon, and the youngest, Ainsley, is in high school.
Prayer Items:
- Praise God for the work He is doing among people at Trinity.
- For an opportunity to purchase a building for the church.
- For God to grant faith to unsaved who attend regularly.
- For a new midweek children's ministry to start in 2026.