ABOUT OUR PASTORS
CHRIS & VANESSA WHITE

Pastors Christopher and Vanessa White are local Nevadans, born and raised in Reno, Nevada. Shortly after high school married and moved to Fresno, California where Chris went to Bible College and interned under Pastor's where he was trained in ministry.  Since then, Chris and Vanessa have been children's, youth, and camp pastors in different capacities in California.  They had two beautiful children Josiah and Noël who are the joys of their lives. They have most recently been youth and children's pastors at SHINE since 2007. They also served as NextGen directors and the Assistant Supervisors for the Central Pacific District of Foursquare Churches. Pastor Chris and Vanessa have been the Lead Co-Pastors of SHINE since 2018.  Chris and Vanessa are passionate for Jesus and passionate about seeing the lost come to know Him! They have been honored to speak at retreats, camps, and churches all over the world.  They have spoken to tens of thousands at a time, but they are most proud of the one-on-one connections they make with people.