Our Story
In 1990, Sugi Hendric, now our senior Pastor, started a home fellowship at his home in Pinole. The spirit of fellowship was strong as he began inviting Indonesian in the East Bay area to join. By 1993, the fellowship had grown so much in quantity that the IFGF denomination recognized it as a satellite church of IFGF Bay area. IFGF Pinole started its first service in April 1993 in a rented hall at the El Portal shopping mall in the city of San Pablo.
In June 1996, brother Tony, an IFGF Pinole leader then (now the pastor of IFGF New York), came across a building in the Pinole Valley area. It is close to freeway, well maintained, has a lot of sunlight and a large parking lot, and most of all, belongs to a congregation that are kind enough to receive us wholeheartedly. It was a miracle for the new church, with minimal resources, to be able to use this kind of building. God truly had His eyes on us! IFGF Pinole finally found its home in the city of Pinole.
In 2006, IFGF Pinole was promoted to the status of a local church. It is a new phase of God’s mighty purpose for the church. God has called us to do greater things that impact the world. We believe better and greater things have yet to come.
Pastoral Team
PASTOR SUGI HENDRIC
Senior Pastor
Pastor Sugi founded IFGF Pinole in 1993 and has been serving as the church’s Lead Pastor. That was the same year he married his wife, Jen. Together, they are blessed with three children: Tiffany, Christian and Samuel. Ps. Sugi’s passion is to raise up next-generation leaders locally in the Bay Area and to share the good news with people in many nations, including Nepal, India and Bangladesh.
PASTOR JOSHUA SURJONO
Pinole Campus Pastor
Pastor Josh is passionate about guiding people to know the love of God. With the support of his wife, Dorothy, he coaches the Berkeley and DVC student caregroups. He loves meeting new people, and you can usually find him chatting with different people while caring for one of his two adorable sons, Zaxton and Shiloh.
PASTOR DAVID NG
South Bay Campus Pastor
Pastor David has been coaching the family and young professional caregroups, and has recently answered God’s calling to become a pastor. He has a gift of rallying and empowering others to pursue Christ. He and his wife, Yuly, have been a part of IFGF Pinole since they were college students and their passion for expanding God’s kingdom has only grown stronger. They are blessed with two daughters, Aimee and Aylanee.
ELDER JEFFRI HALIM
Teacher
Elder Jeffri is passionate for the word of God. If you have any questions about the Bible, he is the person to go to. When not preaching, you will find him leading the sound and video crew, organizing cables and faithfully serving backstage. He and his wife, Olivia, are blessed with two beautiful daughters, Kylie and Ella.