Staff

Pastor Randolph T. Miller – Senior Pastor

Email: Pastor.ebcmedford@yahoo.com

Pastor Miller was born and raised in Chicago, where he was introduced to the Christian faith in the American Baptist tradition.  Following a turbulent and rebellious young adulthood, while studying at the University of Illinois at Chicago (BA, 1973), and Loyola University of Chicago (MSW, 1978), he encountered Christ in a personal way and embarked on the Way of the Cross.   As a disciple he began a course of study at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div, 1986) in an effort to explore and develop the call to ministry.    In 1987, he was ordained for Christian ministry through the Moraine Valley Community Church and endorsed through the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago.

While at seminary, he served as the coordinator for a Christian camp known as Camp Grow on Green Lake in Wisconsin.  It was also during this time that he met his future wife Leslie Ma (a school psychologist in Los Angeles) at the National Singles Conference at the Green Lake Conference Center.    She moved to the Midwest in 1985 and they were married in 1986.

Following graduation from seminary, Pastor Miller was called to First Baptist Church of Campbellsport, Wisconsin where he served from 1985 to 1990.    It was during this time that the Miller’s daughter, Sarah, was born.  

In 1990, he assumed the pastorate of First Baptist Church – Westchester in Los Angeles continuing his ministry there until May of 2005.   While serving this multi-cultural urban church, he also provided leadership to the Ministers Council and the Ordination Committee of the American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles.   During this time, Pastor Miller’s wife, Leslie was employed as a school psychologist with a specialty in autism and served schools in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County.

As an interesting side note, Leslie’s grandfather was a “street preacher” in China and her father, after being trained in the USA, returned to China as a minister of the Gospel.   Restricted by the policies of the Communists, he moved to Hong Kong and then immigrated to San Francisco.   He completed his ministry in Los Angeles at the Chinese United Methodist Church in Chinatown, Los Angeles.   Pastor Miller quips that he married into “family business.”

In April of 2005, the Millers were called to Eastwood Baptist Church and began their work in August of 2005.   Sarah is currently a senior at St. Mary’s High School where she is preparing for college and pursuing a variety of sports activities.

Pastor Jerry Gilmer – Assistant to the Senior Pastor

Jerry is a graduate of American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley, California, and Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. He is endorsed as a Chaplain by the American Baptist Churches, USA. His ministry of 25 years as a chaplain with the Veterans Administration included 21 years as Chief of Chaplain Service at the VA Domiciliary in White City. He has served as pastor of churches in Washington and Idaho. In addition, he served as Ministry Consultant with American Baptist Churches of Oregon just prior to joining the Eastwood pastoral staff.

E-mail:    marjgilm@yahoo.com

Lynnette Yoshida – Children’s Director

Trained as an educator at Biola University in La Mirada, California, Lynnette and her husband Bob relocated to the Rogue Valley in 1974 where she served as a teacher for the Central Point School District for 30 years until her recent retirement.   

Following her retirement as a teacher for 30 years with Central Point School District, Lynnette was called as the Children’s Director in October of 2005.    Lynnette and her husband Bob have enjoyed over 30 years of marriage and have two adult children, Justin and Jaclyn.

Linda Tripp – Worship Coordinator

Linda has been the worship coordinator at Eastwood for three years. She plans the order of worship in collaboration with the Pastor and especially enjoys preparing music that points the congregation toward the morning's message.
Linda and her husband Andy are both graduates of Linfield College and have attended Eastwood for about 20 years.   As an accomplished pianist, she has served in the music ministry of the church and directed the hand bell choir.    Andy and Linda have two children, Teresa, 9, and Derek, who is 6.  

E-mail:  a-ltripp@ccountry.net

Wendy Austin – Choir Director

Wendy was born and raised in the Rogue Valley. She married her high school sweetheart, Mick, in 1991. They have three children, Cami, Brandon and Aleena. Wendy graduated from Southern Oregon University with a Bachelors Degree in Music ana a Masters Degree in Arts and Teaching.

Wendy became the Eastwood choir director on January 1st, 2004. Prior to joining the staff at Eastwood she commuted to Roseburg to teach music part-time in an elementary school and was the choir director at another church in the Rogue Valley.

Eli Matthews – Youth Ministry Coordinator

Eli was raised in the Rogue Valley and went to school at Wheaton College in Illinois. Upon graduating in 2007, he returned to the Valley and enrolled in George Fox Seminary in Portland. While he lives here, he travels weekly to Portland for his studies. He has aspirations of serving as a chaplain in the United States Military.

Sandi Campbell - Office Secretary

Sandi Campbell was hired as Eastwood’s office secretary in October, 2003. She was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California and later moved to Connecticut where she owned and operated her own typesetting business. In 1991 she moved to Grants Pass, Oregon to be with her father in the last years of his life. She worked for Ken Roberts Co. until 2000. From 2000 until 2003 she worked for a temp agency. Sandi and her husband Vern have one daughter and live in Medford.

E-Mail:   eastwoodsecretary@yahoo.com

Margaret Conley – Organist

Margaret Conley has been the organist at Eastwood since September 1986. She has been in the Rogue Valley for over 20 years and currently she and her husband Gary live in nearby Central Point. They have a daughter, son, and three grandchildren.

Sam Angulo - Custodian

Sam Angulo has been working diligently behind the scenes as custodian for over twelve years. He was born and raised in Southern California. After retiring from a Southern California school district in 1992, Sam and his wife settled in the nearby rural community of Wimer. Sam is the father of three children and has two granddaughters and two grandsons. Eastwood is well cared for through the capable and caring hands of Sam Angulo.

Staley Arnett – Nursery Attendant

Staley Arnett became the Eastwood Nursery Director in October 2005. She has been a Medford native all of her life and 11 years ago married her husband, Buddy. They have two children, Matthew and Amanda. Staley looks forward to loving, playing and caring for your children.