Our pastors are specially trained and experienced men of God who serve the congregation in a full-time capacity. As shepherds of the flock of God they focus particularly on feeding the sheep with God's Word. Not only do our pastors have substantial seminary training in theology but they also serve as professors at City Seminary of Sacramento. You will be deeply enriched and engaged by the combined gifts our our pastors as they unfold to you the riches of God's infallible Word.

Our pastors are also men of compassion and wisdom. They have many years of experience in tending the flock. They bring unique abilites to provide counsel to marriages, families, and individuals who are struggling with sin and other maladies of the soul.

Rev.Jim West, Pastor

Pastor West earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Pasadena College and his Bachelor’s of Divinity and Masters of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1972. In 1973, he was ordained to the ministry in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

Following graduation, he served for several years as Associate Pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church. In 1975, he answered a call to pastor Grace Community Church in San Jose, where he served for eight years. In 1983, he became the pastor of Ebenezer Reformed Church in Shafter, California—a congregation of the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS). Three years later, he and his wife moved their young family to Sacramento. Since 1986, Pastor West has faithfully served as Pastor of Covenant Reformed Church.

Besides his pastoral duties, Pastor West serves as Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at City Seminary and is the President of the Western Classis of the Reformed Church in the United States. He is also the author of a number of books, booklets, and articles. Pastor West and his wife Elaine live in Carmichael.

Rev.Frank H. Walker, Associate Pastor

Pastor Walker earned a B.A. at Covenant College, M.Div. at the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church, and a Th.M. and Ph.D. at Whitefield Theological Seminary. His dissertation topic was “The Theological Sources of Zacharias Ursinus as Reflected in the Heidelberg Catechism.”

Pastor Walker has been a pastor in the Reformed Church in the United States since 1987, following his ordination by the Reformed Episcopal Church in 1986. He has served congregations in Cincinnati and Napoleon, OH; and, Bakersfield, CA, before joining Covenant Reformed Church in Sacramento in 2000. Pastor Walker resides in the Sacramento area with his wife Chris and their children.

Besides serving as Associate Pastor of Covenant Reformed Church, he is also Professor of Historical Theology at City Seminary of Sacramento. Pastor Walker has written several papers for reformed theological journals.

Rev. Gil Baloy

Rev. Baloy serves as missions pastor at Covenant Reformed Chapel, San Diego, California. He also is a key person in developing an outreach to churches in the Philippines.