Janelle Ibaven

Email:  janelle@mafoursquare.com
Website:  http://www.mafoursquare.com

I moved to Cambridge from Pasadena, California and graduated from Life Pacific College in 2002 with a B.A. in Biblical Studies. Afterward, I served as a youth minister in Los Angeles before relocating to Whidbey Island, Washington. During my ten years in the Northwest, I served as a Children's Pastor before assuming an Executive Pastor role, in which I served young adults and military families and facilitated community partnerships. In 2013, I returned to Southern California with a team of two young adults to found a church. For four years, I have had the time of my life mentoring young leaders in Los Angeles and leading a church that met throughout the city, introducing people to Jesus through conversation, community, and culture. I am licensed and ordained through the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. 

In my free time, I love to explore new coffee shops and book stores. I am always ready to host a fiesta where people can make new friends and enjoy a home-cooked meal! I am so grateful to be serving (YOU) the students of Harvard University as the Foursquare chaplain, and I am excited to be a part of the Cambridge community.