Jeff & Geneva Atchison joined the MLCC family in March 2025. Jeff was a long-time pastor in the Calvary Chapel movement and is passionate for "through-the-Bible" preaching and teaching.

Jeff loves to recharge by worshiping God in music, tinkering with various instruments (guitars, cello, banjo, keyboards), backpacking, playing board games, and napping.

Jeff and Geneva have three amazing young adult kids who are launching out into the big world, but will hopefully be visiting often at beautiful Lake Almanor.

They also have two "below–average" dogs. The less said about them the better.

Jeff and Geneva met while Jeff was Junior High Ministry Director and Geneva showed up as a college volunteer. Jeff says it was love at first sight!

Geneva has served in ministries with teens, young adults, children, women, single pregnant moms, homeschool families, special needs, foster care, marriages, teaching, mentoring, and worship team. She has a heart for seeing young people, women, marriages, and families thrive as they are transformed through God’s Word and seek to follow His will.

Geneva is looking forward to a new God-led adventure, embracing this beautiful community with Jeff, welcoming family and friends to come enjoy a majestic and peaceful part of God’s creation, and trusting God to show His will and direction in her life

Jerilyn Cleeves leads our children's ministry, with a mission to develop our children’s faith. Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it”
 
Jerilyn has lived in the community for over 10 years with her husband, Kevin and their two children Carter and Deacon. In her free time, Jerilyn enjoys going on adventures with family and friends.
 
Jesus loves ALL the little children and calls them to come to Him. Matthew 19:16 is one of the scriptures that drives Jerilyn’s passion for helping children grow closer to God and teaching them to share their faith with others.

Sonia has lived most of her life in Chester, CA, which is the place she calls home. Sonia has been married to her husband Larry since July 2015, and they have three sons. She enjoys walks, pickleball, hikes, and lake days with friends and family.

Sonia found her passion for Administration and Accounting at Collins Pine Co. where she worked for almost fifteen years. She wholeheartedly felt called to join Mt. Lassen Community Church in November 2022. It’s her deepest desire to help fulfill God’s will for the Church and Theatre with leadership at Mt. Lassen Community Church.

Getting to love people well and create a safe environment where people can find Jesus and community is the DNA of MLCC, and she enjoys seeing that lived out each day. This is the heart and foundation of the Mt. Lassen Theatre Mission which has become another passion for Sonia as she serves on the Theatre Board and Mt. Lassen Theatre events. She wants to be a part of building a bridge of connection for surrounding communities and ultimately help people find and follow God through entertainment.

There is such a sense of Family that the church has cultivated by focusing on loving God first and then loving each other well, and she feels honored to be a part of the MLCC and MLT family.

Jill and her husband Curt both grew up in Michigan and moved their family to northern California in 2013.  Jill worked in the travel industry for over 25 years and is now a certified Christian Life Coach.

After the death of their son Nathan, Jill volunteered for a non-profit organization called Bereaved Parents of the USA where she held various positions in Michigan and was the Chapter Leader.  When her family moved to the Lake Almanor basin area, she felt led to start another chapter and is currently on the National Board assisting with new chapter startups. God has always been front and center in her life, which has strengthened her and helped her find glimpses of hope on her arduous grief journey.  Isaiah 41:10 is the verse that became her lifeline during those early years and still encourages her today!

As a Christian Life Coach, Jill's passion is to help women find P.E.A.C.E. (Purpose, Encouragement, Acceptance, Clarity, Endurance) on their spiritual walk with the Lord.  She is also passionate about supporting and encouraging those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Her years of sending encouraging emails to family and friends led her to create a blog called: On God's Time where she shares her love of Christ and His Word in her uplifting messages.

Jill enjoys experiencing God's beautiful creation through her travels and photography.  She also enjoys leading Women's Bible study and planning various events such as outings, seminars, retreats for women in Mt Lassen Community Church as well as for our local and surrounding communities by working with other local churches.

Curt was born many years ago and raised in a small town in rural Michigan. He attended a Catholic elementary school and attended the local Catholic Church with his family.  Shortly after graduating from Bay City Western High School Curt started working for a large chemical company, eventually working his way into Research and Development and managerial positions in the Research Laboratories. He was offered a position in California in 2013 and he and his family moved west. After 33 years Curt retired from the Chemical industry.

Curt met his eventual wife Jill at a mutual friend's wedding. After a couple years they had a wedding of their own on the shores of a Maui beach. They have had 3 sons, Nicholas who currently resides in Reno, Nathan who unexpectedly passed away from Mengitious just after his 2nd birthday and Adam who currently resides with them at Lake Almanor.  In 2023 Jill and Curt celebrated their 30th anniversary on that same Maui beach with their sons.

Curt first taste of serving in the Ministry was joining the St. Peter Lutheran School Christian Board of Education where his kids were attending elementary school.  He served as the Chairman of the School Board which also included serving on the Church Council. After the Theriaults moved to California and started attending Benicia Lutheran Church, Curt was asked to join their Church Council and eventually served as the President for the Benicia Lutheran Church Council. Shortly after moving to Lake Almanor, Curt was invited to join the Mt Lassen Community Church Elder Board by Pastor Todd DuBord and Elder Board Chair Dave LeGroue.

Curt has been incredibly blessed by God and wishes to serve God for the rest of his life.  Besides serving in the Ministry Curt enjoys outdoor activities such as running, hiking, and getting to the peaks of God's awesome creations. Psalm 23 are Curt's go to verses and in those 6 verses he finds comfort no matter what is going on around him.  A favorite form of worship is attending Christian concerts with Jill and their friends.  Curt is truly amazed as he watches God work in his life and at Mt Lassen Community Church and Mt Lassen Theatre and he feels incredibly blessed and humbled to be a part of both.