Kahikolu Church Kauaʻi

Beliefs and Leadership

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Our Beliefs

A full outline of our doctrinal beliefs can be found in the Westminster Confessional Standards here.

  • We believe the Bible is the written word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God’s truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice.

  • We believe in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

  • We believe that all are sinners and totally unable to save themselves from God’s displeasure, except by His mercy.

  • We believe that salvation belongs to the Lord and is entirely His. God sovereignly chooses whom He will save, and His choice is based solely on His grace—not on any human merit or foreseen faith.

  • We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in Him, alone, for salvation.

  • We believe that God is gracious and faithful to His people not simply as individuals but as families in successive generations according to His Covenant promises.

  • We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells God’s people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow Him.

  • We believe that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive His people to Himself.

  • We believe that all aspects of our lives are to be lived to the glory of God under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

 

Our Leadership

 

Rev. Jonas Kaleookalani Patterson

Kahu (Pastor) / Church Planter

Pastor Jonas officially began the work of planting and pastoring Kahikolu Church in July ‘22. He was born in Honolulu and raised on the island of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian homestead of Anahola. He attended Kapaʻa Elementary School and graduated from Kamehameha Schools on Oʻahu where he was a boarding student. In his mid-twenties he moved to Alaska and served in prison ministry. His internship was at Great Plains Gathering in Billings, Montana, a Native American church plant. Jonas received his Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.

He is married to Melissa and they have seven children. He loves Hawaiian culture, coffee, boxing, and MMA.

Provisional Session

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Rev. J.C. Cunningham

Teaching Elder

Pastor J.C. Cunningham was born in Michigan but was raised in South Florida. He served in the United States Navy for five years and received his BSBA degree at Hawaii Pacific University, and Master of Divinity from Knox Theological Seminary.  J.C. served as the church planter of Christ the King Presbyterian in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and Senior Pastor of Grace Church of the Islands in Savannah, Georgia. In September 2022, J.C. became the Senior Pastor of Trinity Church Central Oahu.   

J.C. enjoys surfing, spearfishing, and watching the University of Michigan football.  He is married to Alohalani, and they have six children (Abigail, Luke, Christian, Grace, Hope, and Chloe).

Todd Kimura

Ruling elder

Todd Kimura was baptized as a young child in a Congregational Church in Crystal Lake, IL. After wandering from the faith, God reached down and changed his heart in the summer of 1981, on a long surf trip in Mainland Mexico, while reading the Bible. Since that time, he has been involved with various churches and ministries. He enlisted in the Army in 1989 where he met his wife, Rhonda of over 32 years. They have three children, Hannah, Kenji, and Connor. Todd went back to school on an Army Scholarship and became a dentist in 1996. He later trained and became a board-certified orthodontist and retired from the Army in 2019.

Now he practices as an associate for Holliday Orthodontics in Kailua, lives in Mililani with his family, and loves serving and worshipping at Trinity Church Central Oahu. He helps lead a Tuesday night Bible Study and serves as a Sunday School teacher for young children.

Anthony Miklas

Ruling Elder

Anthony is a full-time seminary student pursuing his Masters of Divinity through the hybrid progam at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. Anthony graduated from Grand Canyon University with a bachelors degree in Christian Studies with an Emphasis in Biblical Studies in 2018. While working at a Christian camp on the North Shore in the summer of 2016, Anthony first met his wife, Kameko. They later got married in the Spring of 2019. They have one daughter, Aloha, and two pet cats, Mochi and Scout. When Anthony isn't studying he enjoys spending his free time surfing, hiking, and rock climbing.

Nathan Rao

Ruling Elder

Nathan grew up on the east coast, in a Reformed Christian home, and came to know the Lord as a child. He has been a PCA member for most of his life and is continually delighted by the truths of the Reformed faith. He enjoys reading, written corresopndence, and swimming with honu. Nathan has served in the U.S. Navy since graduating college and has lived with his wife, Laura, in Virginia, New Jersey, California, Mississippi, California, and Hawaii. Nathan and Laura have been blessed with Maria, Elizabeth, Nate, Anna, Julia, Gabriella, and Grace.

Tee Swan

Ruling Elder

 

Our Affirmations

Kahikolu Church is a member church of two agencies: the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the Northern California Presbytery.

Presbyterian Church in America
The Presbyterian Church in America is a national denomination with historic roots in classical biblical Christianity. The PCA is faithful to the Scriptures, true to the Reformed Faith and Obedient to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. You can learn all about our beliefs, history and ministries here.

Northern California Presbytery
In addition, we are members of the Northern California Presbytery of the PCA, which is the geographic region in which Hawaii lies. In addition to northern California, it also incudes northern Nevada and the entire state of Utah.