The Pastors

Jude and Becky both grew up in Southern Louisiana. They were married in 1986, and have three sons, Jude, Jonathan, and Jake, who have always been actively involved with them in ministry.

Jude graduated from Oral Roberts University in 1985. Soon after, Jude and Becky became the youth pastors of Happy Church, under Wally and Marilyn Hickey.

In 1992, Jude and Becky moved to Seattle and helped pioneer The City Church, with Pastors Wendell and Gini Smith. They launched Generation Church, the youth ministry of the City Church, which they led for over ten years. GC currently reaches over 1,500 junior high through college-age students every week.

More recently, they have been the Senior Associate Pastors at The City Church. Jude was the director of the Generation Intern program, an intensive leadership training program that equips over 100 young leaders each year to impact their generation. He also travels extensively, speaking at youth conferences and churches around the world. Becky serves as the City Groups pastor, a ministry that has grown to over 640 groups under her leadership.

God has called Jude and Becky and their sons to plant a life-giving church in Ventura, California, They are being sent out from The City Church with the full blessing and support of Lead Pastors Judah and Chelsea Smith and Founding Pastors Wendell and Gini Smith.

Jude and Becky are excited about this new step in God's plan for their lives, and are passionate about building the church, extending the Kingdom, and becoming an effective redemptive agent in a culture that needs to hear Good News.

Pastor Jude Fouquier is affiliated with Ministers Fellowship International. Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) is an independent corporation that exists for the support of local church ministries and their churches. MFI is not a denomination. It is a fellowship that aims to facilitate and nurture meaningful relationships among member ministers, equipping & enabling them to be more effective in their callings for the purpose of building and multiplying strong local churches around the world.