Church Staff

Mike Roth

Lead Pastor

Mike has been a part of Pearl Church from the beginning, helping to plant her in 2001. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible and Educational Ministries, a Master’s of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degree in homiletics. An educational highlight took place in 2007 when Mike served as Haddon Robinson’s Sabbatical in-Preaching Mentor. Mike and Jennifer married in 1997 and they have three children: Asher Howard, Phoebe Jo, and Miles Christian. Besides spending time with his family, Mike enjoys reading, drinking muddy coffee, and admiring Type II Volkswagens. As a native of Portland, he also appreciates rain.

Christopher Layton

Pastoral Intern

Christopher Layton is a Portland native. His educational journey has taken him to Multnomah Bible College and Portland State University, where he has studied Theology, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Medieval Literature, and Biblical Languages. He and his wife, Rochelle, enjoy exploring Portland by bike, cooking together and learning about wine. He has previously pastored in Milwaukie, OR and taught at Multnomah Bible College.  Christopher has been involved with Pearl Church since 2002.

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Francis Rubio

Pastoral Intern

Francis was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He moved to Portland in 2006 to begin working toward a degree in Educational Ministries with an emphasis in Family Ministries. He loves cooking, watching movies, and spending quality time with his wife, Olive. Exploring the beauty of Portland has become one of their favorite activities together. He has previously served as a ministry leader at a church in San Francisco, and now serves as a Pastoral Intern at Pearl Church. His passion is to see Pearl Church enter into community with each other and celebrate authentic fellowship.

Colleen Hoyt

Administrative Assistant

Colleen started attending Pearl Church in the fall of 2005. She graduated in 2006 with a Bachelors of Science in Biblical Studies and Educational Ministries with a focus in Family Ministry. She is currently taking pre-requisite courses for nursing and is hoping to earn a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. She enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, the Arts, baseball and good coffee. She also has incredibly irrational fears of snakes, spiders and sharks.

Brian Cheney

Music Ministry Assistant

Brian grew up in Portola, California. He moved to Portland in 1998 for college, earning a Bachelor’s in Bible and Music Ministry. He has been a part of Pearl Church since 2002. Music has always been one of Brian’s main hobbies, and in recent years his interest has been growing in songwriting and in choral arranging. One of Brian’s favorite life experiences was a year that he spent living in Lima, Peru learning language and getting to know the culture. He has come to realize that if he weren’t so interested in music, he would have loved to have become a linguist.

Ben Cook

Sound Technician

Ben grew up in Portland, OR and attended Portland State University earning a Bachelors of Arts in Arts and Letters. For most of his life he has sought out good music and ways to make it sound better. Ben and his wife, Stefanie, spent a year in China teaching English at Hebei University of Technology. They enjoy walks, camping, good food, and good conversation. Ben has been attending Pearl since 2009.

Annie Fausto

Nursery Director

Annie was raised in Portland, OR.  At the conclusion of high school, she decided to embark on a cross country adventure in order to attend Grove City College in Western Pennsylvania where she earned degrees in English, Communication, and Secondary Education.  It was shortly after graduation in 2002 that Annie found Pearl Church and also began her teaching career.  Annie taught Freshman English at Westside Christian High School.  During this time she met and married her husband, Matthew.  After four years of attempting to impart the love of language to 14 and 15 year olds, Annie resigned to stay home with her daughter, Alexa Rae, who has since been joined by a younger sister, Serena Mackenzie.  Annie enjoys spending time with her family and friends.  She delights in watching her children grow and learn and looks forward to the day when they too will be able to enjoy the differences among pronoun uses and forms.

Cheryl Quimba

Children's Ministry Intern Pastor

Cheryl is originally from the east coast and first moved to Portland in 2004 after a sunny stint in Florida. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Pastoral Counseling and has been working with children and adolescents in professional and volunteer roles since 2002. She was privileged to serve alongside her husband in Youth Ministry for 5 years and to work as part of a Children’s Ministry team for 3 years. Her heart is to support families and to partner with parents in raising up children to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Cheryl enjoys coffee with friends, reading, listening to quirky facts on the John Tesh Radio Show (yes, seriously), and sharing life with her husband, BJ, and their dog, Pepper. 

Quintin Radford

Facilities Coordinator

Quintin moved to Portland after graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Film and Video. He enjoys skateboarding, dogs, mowing grass, and summertime in his home state of Wisconsin. After visiting Pearl Church in November of 2009, Quintin was compelled to its dynamic and encouraging ministry. Quintin became a volunteer preparing church facilities before becoming Facilities Coordinator in July of 2010. He longs to grow more in the community and serve in practical ways at Pearl Church.