MOUNT ZION CHURCH

Jude Fouquier and his wife Becky are the Lead Pastors of The City Church in beautiful Ventura, California, where they relocated to plant a church in August of 2010. Pastor Jude & his family spent the previous 18 years serving in several capacities at The City Church in Seattle, Washington, including Youth Pastor, Intern Director, and Senior Associate Pastor, as well as an Elder. He helped to pioneer that church with Pastors Wendell and Gini Smith and forged the Generation Church ministry there for over ten years; a ministry which currently reaches over 1,500 Jr. High through college age individuals weekly. Pastor Jude travels extensively, speaking at church and youth conferences, imparting into the lives of youth, leaders and pastors around the world. His relentless pursuit of God’s will for his own life, commitment to the Bible and genuine love for people set him apart as an example and model for the next generation. Pastor Jude loves to walk the beaches of Ventura with his wife Becky, and finds great enjoyment being the number one fan of his three boys, Jude, Jon, and Jake.

Hugo Martinez is a lawyer by profession and a graduate from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (National Autonomus University of Mexico) with Postgraduate studies in Political Science and Criminal Penalties. He is also a graduate from the Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas. He is a preacher, as well as an instructor, with an anointing and sensibility to the move of the Holy Spirit, and has ministered in different seminaries and conferences throughout the American Continent and part of Europe. ​ Hugo is known for his message of renewal and revival. At the same time, he is recognized as one of the voices that God has raised with authority to speak to the youth of our generation all over Latin America. He has the opportunity to impart to around 30,000 youth, leaders and pastors annually. ​ Currently, he is Director of the Spanish Program in Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas where he also works as an instructor.  He also functions as the Director of Spanish YFN (Youth for the Nations). He does all of this with a great focused passion of training this generation that God has called to serve.

Raised in El Paso, TX it was in no time at all until Chris found himself in a lifestyle of drugs, alcohol, lust and trouble. Not understanding why his dad slept at one house & his mom slept at another, sent him on a search that landed him at church. It was here he was invited to youth camp in the summer of 1999. This is where everything changed; Chris received the gift of salvation, experienced the baptism of the Holy Spirit and was called into full-time ministry all in one night! ​ Chris Estrada is now a voice impacting generations. His roaring excitement and ability to address current issues with solid, life-changing truth makes him a dynamic communicator for everyone that hears him. He carries a mandate: to release courage & power into risk takers and dreamers who desire divine turn arounds. Chris passionately pursues ministering the gospel of Jesus Christ, developing leaders who want to transform society and consulting organizations to have a strategic & lasting influence. Being a former business owner, missionary and pastor makes him a diverse resource. In addition to serving as the Director of both the Youth Major and Youth For The Nations at Christ For The Nations Institute, his lifestyle of excellence, honor and revival led him to develop The Circle - a 12 month leadership & character intensive for pastors, as well as host the National Youth Leader Experience - a leadership gathering attended by pastors & leaders from all over the world. Chris is a graduate of Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas, TX. Chris & his wife, Erica are working on getting over their addiction to chai tea lattes and they have 4 children; Elisha, who loves baseball & frozen yogurt, Jasmine, who loves dressing like a princess while drinking chocolate milk, Carissa, who loves dancing & singing along to bubble guppies, and their newest addition, baby Micah.