Scott grew up as a 5th generation Chinese American in the church that his father led. There he met his wife Lydia, who is also Chinese American. Scott is a native southern Californian, and his search for a church that embraced both his cultures led him & Lydia to Ethnos Church, where Scott served first as a resident intern and now as a Pastor.

Mariah was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She received her Bachelor’s Degree with a minor in Biblical Studies at Hope International University in Fullerton and received her Masters of Divinity with an emphasis in youth, family, and culture at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. Mariah was also ordained in 2019. When the pandemic hit, God led Mariah to the San Diego area where she discovered Ethnos and was drawn to how Ethnos represents Jesus, such as inclusivity and multicultural embrace.

Jared grew up in Garlic Town, USA (Gilroy, CA) before moving to San Diego in 2015 to pursue his academic career in clinical psychology. That same year, he found Ethnos and has been going ever since! Being an Autistic individual, Jared was overjoyed to find a community that was composed of all different types of people embracing and celebrating each other's differences. In serving the community as Worship Director, Jared hopes to extend the same attitude of inclusivity, affirmation, and encouragement that he first encountered when finding Ethnos to all peoples and usher them into experiencing God's love, joy, peace, and character through worship.

Joy is Filipino-American, was born in California, and grew up in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, where she met her husband, Reyn. After he joined the Navy, they moved back to California in 2013. They found Ethnos because its diverse, welcoming community reminded them of Hawaii. Their family includes their son, Micah, and their dog, Tanooki. Joy formerly served as Youth Director in 2015 and has been the Administrator since 2017.