Ryan and Jennafer Rippee, Trinity Bible Church, Benicia, CA
Ryan and Jennafer have been living in Benicia since 2018 during which time their family has been actively building friendships and contacts in the community in preparation for the new church. In early 2022 they began meeting with a core group of people for prayer and training. The first public service of Trinity Bible Church in Benicia was held on Easter, April 17, 2022. The church meets at 4pm each Sunday using the facilities of another church in Benicia and has 50 to 60 people attending each week. Trinity has children's Sunday School, a mid-week meeting, and men's and women's ministries. A student at The Cornerstone Bible College and Seminary, Jason Hunt, is interning at Trinity Bible Church while he finishes his training at cornerstone. Jason leads worship, expands outreach activities in the community and assists Ryan at Trinity. Jason comes to Trinity with his wife Christin, and their 3 children.
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, one is married, one is in the Marines, one is working in France and 2 are still at home.