Meet Our Staff

Greg Bostrom

Pastor

Pastor Greg arrived at CPC in December 2014 after serving Wildwood Presbyterian Church in Grayslake Illinois for 23 years as co-pastor with his wife Kathy.  She has now retired from active pastoral ministry to focus on her other career as an author, leaving the preaching to Greg.  Their three children, Chris, Amy & David live in Los Angeles, each pursuing a career in the movie business.

Greg grew up in the Midwest, attending high school in Wheaton, IL.  He is a graduate of the University of Illinois (economics), Princeton Seminary (New Jersey) and McCormick Seminary (Chicago), where he received his Doctor of Ministry degree in 1998.  Greg plays a lot of soccer and a little basketball, enjoys the great outdoors, follows baseball and college hoops (the Fighting Illini, of course) and loves watching kids grow up--his own and everyone else's.  In another life he might have been a whitewater rafting guide or high school basketball coach, but most of the time he wouldn't trade professions with anyone.

Eileen VanGieson

Associate Pastor

Eileen VanGieson is a native of the San Diego area. She grew up at Point Loma Community (Presbyterian) Church, and is a graduate of the University of Southern California (BA in Communications and Psychology) and Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena). Eileen has a wealth of experience working with youth and young adults including seven years as high school director at La Jolla Presbyterian Church; youth director at Point Loma Community (Presbyterian) Church; and site director, Children, Youth and Family Collaborative of Los Angeles.

She served as hospice chaplain at Kaiser Hospice, San Diego, before beginning at CPC in February 2017.  Here Eileen focuses on youth, women's ministry, pastoral care, and worship. In her spare time, Eileen loves being outdoors. She enjoys running with her dog, Henri; anything at the beach; and travel. Eileen is working on perfecting the art of French cooking!

Cathy Love

Family Ministries Director

Cathy Love has been a member of Christ Presbyterian Church, with her husband and three children, since 1998. She has a Master of Social Work from San Diego State University and a BA in Political Science from UCSD. Cathy has enjoyed volunteering at CPC for the past 17 years, especially as a Sunday School Teacher and a Music Leader for Vacation Bible School.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she has worked as a Child Therapist, as well as with victims of domestic violence, and those who struggle with substance abuse and mental illness.

Oleg Shikunov

Music Director