West Hills Community

Mike Burchfield

After serving as a missionary in Asia for five years, Mike joined the ministry team of the West Hills Community (known then as the Hillside Church) in 1987. Serving first as an associate, Mike became the lead pastor in 1989. He led the church into a merger with a larger church in 1992, served as... read more

Bob Anderson

Bob oversees Jr. High, High School, and College students.

Bob’s favorite verse is “For I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and delivered Himself up for me.”... read more

Danny Bonsell

Danny oversees music, multimedia, and web site development.

After traveling with a music ministry for 13 years in over 35 countries, Danny served for 3 years at Oxnard First Baptist Church in Oxnard, CA. He joined the staff at West Hills in May of 2002. Danny’s passion is to see believers in... read more

Todd Burgett

Todd oversees young couples, men, women, and seniors.

Todd was born and raised in San Jose.  Although he grew up in a Christian home,  it wasn’t until his junior year of high school at Hume Lake Christian Camp that he realized the importance of surrendering his life to Christ and thus committed... read more

Brad Keller

Brad was born in San Francisco, CA in November of 1978, and raised in San Jose, CA and continued to live there through high school. Brad graduated from Oak Grove High School in 1997. Upon graduation from high school he entered the Army as a private in the Infantry. Brad served in the Army until... read more

Brad Mortensen

Brad oversees adult equipping, missions, counseling, church finance and business.

Favorite Verse: Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we... read more

Christian Zorio

Oversees teaching, community groups, and strategic development.

Christian is involved in community groups, member care and the implementation of strategic church-wide goals. He also preaches on Sunday mornings, teaches adult equipping classes, and is a speaker at retreats, conferences and other... read more

Debbie Kenyon

“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in or the kind of car I drove .... But the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child” .. (Taken from Successories) Debbie has changed the last line to say, “But the... read more

Rebecca Norris

Gina Hobbs

Mike Burchfield

After serving as a missionary in Asia for five years, Mike joined the ministry team of the West Hills Community (known then as the Hillside Church) in 1987. Serving first as an associate, Mike became the lead pastor in 1989. He led the church into a merger with a larger church in 1992, served as... read more

B.J. Klingenberg

I was born in Sterling, Illinois and lived there until I graduated from Sterling High School in 1980.  My family attended a Lutheran Church and I participated in choir and played the pipe organ in the church. Growing up I enjoyed piano, band, swimming, amateur radio, model building – including... read more

Jim Perteet

Jim Perteet is a native Californian born in San Jose in 1961. He is married to his dearest friend Kimberly. They are parents of three treasures, Gabriel (1987), Laurelyn (1989), and Rebekah (1993). Jim works as a manager of a large roofing company.

In late 1980, Jim began following God after... read more

Bob Warnock

After growing up in Marin County in the 1960’s, Bob attended U.C. Berkeley where he graduated in 1978. While there, Bob became a Christian through a fraternity Bible study in 1977. Bob met his future wife, Holly, while in college who had accepted Christ at a young age. They were married in 1979.... read more