Tulare, CA
Pastor John Fiscus
Lead Pastor, Visionary Leader
John Fiscus is the father of four beautiful daughters and husband to one amazingly beautiful wife.
Pastor John’s path to becoming a pastor/church planter has been very different than most. John grew up in a broken home where he never met his father and his mother was a drug addict. John’s first 11 years of life were full of all forms of abuse. At the age of 11, John became his environment by joining a street gang, was then incarcerated for the first time and then spent 8 of the of the next 14 years behind the wall.
It is undeniably by the grace of God that Pastor John is who he is today and he loves to boast about the Lord’s GREAT faithfulness. He loves to say that he is certified by his life's experiences. The very life that Jesus saved him from is what has certified him to be able to do the very ministry that God has created him for and called him too.
At Faith Fighters Church John serves as lead pastor of Faith Fighters Tulare, visionary leader of church planting and oversees Faith Fighters Men’s discipleship home expansion.
One of his life verses is 1 Timothy 1:15 ESV.
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”
Robert Ramos
Legacy Campus Pastor
Robert Ramos grew up in Phoenix, Arizona before moving to Tulare, California his sophomore year of high school. He graduated from Tulare Western in 2016 and pursued a welding career where he acquired certificates in MIG, TIG, and Arc Welding. Robert attended and graduated from the Faith Fighters Men’s Discipleship Home in February of 2022 and is currently employed as the campus pastor of one of the three Faith Fighters campuses. He enjoys riding horses, welding, spending time with family, and above all else spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ and teaching the youth about the Gospel.
Jesus Lira
Men’s Discipleship Home Director
Jesus has completed the Men’s home program and has been recently hired to help run the ministry.
Thomas Topping
Assistant Campus Pastor and Worship Ministry Director
Thomas is passionate about sharing the Gospel. His desire is to be known by God and to make God known. He is grateful to be a part of Faith Fighters. He has 4 years of ministry experience working for Teen Challenge and he is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Church Leadership. “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20, NIV).
Monique Gutierrez
Administrator and kids church coordinator
Monique Gutierrez is a disciple of Christ and is committed to furthering His kingdom. She is the mother of 3 beautiful children She is privileged to serve with Faith Fighters where she can use her gifts in teaching, administration skills, and discipleship. Monique enjoys serving her community and loves all the opportunities given to make her Father in heaven known and glorified!
Riverside, ca
Brenden
Bourbonnais
Campus Pastor
Brenden grew up in Riverside, CA hearing about God in youth group and summer camp. After high school God got ahold of his heart with the truth and the weight of the gospel—that Jesus died for a sinner like him and resurrected to offer life to a sinner like him. After that, his whole life flipped and he has been giving a deep hunger for the Word of God, a burden and passion for this true message of the gospel to be made known to the ends of the earth, and a call to carry out the work of the Great Commission. Helping start Faith Fighters Church in the hood of Tulare, Brenden has now been sent back to his hometown of Riverside to continue to carry out this work and mission and begin Faith Fighters Riverside.
Meghan Lacey
Women’s Ministry and Missions Coordinator
Making Christ and Christ crucified known with the hope of His return and reign spurs on Meghan’s desire to make the Good News known not only to her local community but to the lost overseas. She grew up in a Christian household knowing Jesus but also recognizing there was more to Christianity than just going to a church building on Sunday’s. Although active and skilled in a handful sports, Meghan’s desire was to know the Godhead in fullness. Faithfully, God has revealed His Truth, intended purpose, character, nature and power through His Word, prayer, in community and solitude, and through the wisdom and lifestyles of the global church over the years. This has sparked a flame within her spirit to make disciples. Moreover, God had instilled a deep desire in Meghan to live overseas as a missionary - being the hands and feet of Jesus and presenting the Word of God to cultures who are unreached and are under spiritual deception.