Interim Pastor Dennis Easter – Begins Sunday, September 7 - Updated 08/15/2025
We have a wonderful Interim Pastor, Dennis Easter, starting on September 7. Dennis will be a gift to East Hill! Dennis has a great personality and a ton of experience (bio below). In addition to decades as a Lead Pastor and District Supervisor, Dennis is a gifted speaker and a gracious and warm pastor. He will serve East Hill so well this fall!
The role of an Interim Pastor is to lead Sunday mornings, provide support for the staff, and be available for some pastoral care. An Interim Pastor helps create stability in a transition and ensures that the church is well cared for and led during this time. Dennis is not a candidate for the Lead Pastor role, but he is committed to caring well for the church in the interim time. A picture and bio for Dennis are below.
Please know that Foursquare is committed to serving East Hill well, walking the church through this transition, and contending for God's very best to lead us into a more fruitful future. We are actively seeking God and working within our networks to identify the next Lead Pastor for East Hill. Please pray with us!
Pastor Dennis Easter
Born and raised in Southern California, Dennis is a graduate of LIFE Bible College in Los Angeles, with both B.A. and B.Th. degrees, Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology from Azusa Pacific University and a Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership and Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary. Over the decades, Dennis has served as a Youth Pastor and Lead Pastor, including a season as Co-Pastor of Church on the Way with Pastor Jack Hayford. Most recently, Dennis was the District Supervisor for Southern California and championed the development of a “district within a district” to serve the unique needs of our Hispanic congregations. Dennis now serves as a coach and strategist for pastors and churches, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Portland Seminary and Western Ministry Institute. He and his wife Patsy reside in the Portland area and have 4 children and 10 grandchildren. Dennis is known as a gifted communicator, strategic leader, and mentor and sponsor of others.