Rev. Dr. Joan Steadman has been an ordained Agape and Centers for Spiritual Living minister since 1998. She has served as the Senior Minister of our beloved community since January 2019.
Jim Binder
Jim Binder brings his love of community and spirituality to the Board of Trustees and has agreed to chair the board following in the footsteps of Virginia Chapman who left the board and Agape Bay Area in good financial standing.
Reverend Cindy Edelson
Rev Cindy Edelson is a graduate of the Michael Bernard Beckwith School of Ministry at Agape International and a Center for Spiritual Living Minister. Cindy lives in the Bay Area with her beloved wife, Bren, and their two 11 lbs. bundles of love, Snowy and Poppy.
Valerie Roberts, ALSP
Val Roberts has been a student of New Thought, Ancient Wisdom since 1997. She attended Unity of Walnut Creek and OCSL when Rev. Joan was the senior minister and took numerous Foundational classes at OCSL.
Reverend Verona Garland
Verona serves as the Assistant Minister of Agape Bay Area, Oakland, Ca., an affiliate center of Agape International, Los Angeles. She is an Emerson Theological Institute credentialed Interfaith and Science of Mind minister.
Robert Hairston, ALSP
Robert Hairston aka R. Lane is a founding member and Licensed Spiritual Practitioner of Agape Bay Area. He began serving on the ABA Board of Trustees in 2021.