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.
Central Christian Church of Arizona
Central is a nondenominational church that has been serving people in the Valley for over 50 years. Our mission is to be a church where all people can discover Jesus as Lord and Savior, develop their faith and purpose in Him, and deploy as committed believers to serve their families, friends, church, community, and world. Our staff motto is to Work Hard, Work Smart, and Work Together. We value each individual employee and strive to maintain an environment based upon commitment, teamwork, loyalty, and trust. Therefore, we are looking for bright, talented employees who enthusiastically love the Lord, have a heart for ministry, and conduct their lives with the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and Christian ethics. Central Christian Church of Arizona is a Certified Best Christian Workplace of 2018.