WHO WE ARE

St. Barnabas Orthodox Church began quite humbly in the mid-1980’s as a home fellowship or house church. It was part of a group of over 100 home fellowships across the country formed by men who had left Campus Crusade For Christ in search of the early church model of the New Testament. Click here for more.

OUR PRIESTS

Our Priests have faithfully served St. Barnabas for over 35 years in worship, teaching, counseling and providing shepherding in the growth of St. Barnabas since the founding of the church.

Please meet our Priests here and in person at St. Barnabas.

The Very Reverend Father Michael Reagan

Fr. Michael has served St. Barnabas since the church entered into the Archdiocese and the canonical Orthodox Church in 1987.

His devoted service at the altar, teaching catechism classes and faithfully shepherding is an inspiration for the parishioners at St. Barnabas.

Fr Michael and his wife Kh. Diane are the proud parents of Sean, parents-in-law of Erica and five grandchildren.

The Very Reverend Father Wayne Wilson

Fr. Wayne is our Pastor Emeritus who came into the Orthodox Church along with 2,000 other Evangelicals in 1987. He is the founding pastor of St. Barnabas Orthodox Church.

Fr. Wayne came to Christ during “the Jesus Movement” of the 1960’s and served as a staff member with Campus Crusade for Christ.

In addition to serving the parish community, Fr. Wayne has served as Police Chaplain for the City of Fountain Valley, California.

OUR DEACONS

St. Barnabas Orthodox Church has four deacons that not only serve at the altar with our Priests, but also serve our church community in a variety of ways, including visits to the homebound, teaching, caring for the elderly and leading various ministries within the church.

Deacon Rick (Theodore) Billings

Dn. Rick has served the parish for over 35 years.

Dn. Rick owns his marketing consultant business and his wife Nancy is a retired public school teacher. They have three sons and four grandchildren.

Deacon Tom

(Thomas) Braun

Dn. Tom has served the parish for over 35 years.

He is the owner of a civil engineering company in Southern California and a financial seminar speaker. His wife Wendy is a choir member and chanter. They have three children and six grandchildren.

Deacon Charlie (George) Lehman

Dn. Charlie has served the parish for over 35 years.

He retired from the LA Public Defender’s office after 25 years in advocacy for the accused and the mentally ill. His wife Lorraine is a choir member and retired nurse. They have two children.

Deacon

John Ma'ae

Dn. John has served St. Barnabas Orthodox Church for over 10 years.

He has been actively involved with the teens and youth group of the church, and teaches the teens in the Church Education Program. They have four children.

OUR MINISTRIES

Saint Barnabas Orthodox Church has a robust variety of ministries that serve our parish as well as those in our local community and internationally. We also support several missionaries in various parts of the world.

BOOKSTORE: The St. Barnabas Kh. Lynn Bookstore is open Sundays after Divine Liturgy and by appointment. The Bookstore stocks books for children and adults on Orthodox theology, spirituality, Church history, and a variety of icons, cards, CD’s, incense and candles to enhance the journey and the home for prayer.

CHURCH SCHOOL: St. Barnabas’ Orthodox Christian Education is designed and taught to raise our children in the Church, nurturing every person in the life of personal communion with the Holy Trinity and to bear joyful witness to God’s loving and redeeming work in the world. Classes serve children of the parish, ages 3-18 years old.

MEAL TRAIN: The Meal Train provides meals for those that are in need of help with meals for a period of time. This includes those that are homebound, sick, have recently lost a loved one, or have new babies. The Meal Train offers not only meals, but emotional and spiritual support for the recipients.

MISSIONARIES & MORE: The Missionaries & More team is responsible for the on-going education of parishioners to the numerous missionary projects we support, along with promoting the various missionaries, the development of new missionary projects and opportunities for parishioners, and the coordination of visitations to St. Barnabas by missionaries, and more.

MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE: For over 35 years St Barnabas has collected food, clothing and hygiene items for the homeless and less fortunate in our community. We are always looking to encourage parishioners to bring food for this program and for more people to help collect and distribute the food to agencies in our community that are organized to help those in need.

MUSIC MINISTRIES: The Music Ministries at St. Barnabas consist of our choir and chanters. Click here to see how they support our worship services each week .

WELCOMING COMMITTEES: St. Barnabas has three different ministries to welcome and help our visitors and our parishioners at our services. Click here to find out more about each of these ministries.