Central Christian Church of Arizona
Alaina Zies currently serves as the Lead Children's Pastor at Central Christian Church of Arizona since December 2021. Previously, Zies was the Children’s Pastor at The Chapel from January 2020 to April 2021, and held various roles at Saddleback Church, including Coordinator and Kids Small Groups Coordinator from September 2016 to January 2020, as well as Children's Director at Saddleback Church South Bay from October 2015 to November 2016 and at Saddleback Valley Community Church from June 2010 to November 2015. Zies also worked as an Operations Manager at Partyopolis from April 2007 to October 2010, a Substitute Teacher for grades 1-12 for Capo Valley Unified School District in 2009-2010, and a Program Teacher for ThinkTogether in the Santa Ana school district in 2009-2010. Education includes an Elementary Credential and a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Concordia University Irvine, and a Master’s degree in Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary.