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 is by God alone as He sovereignly chooses those He will save. We believe His choice is based on His grace, not on any human individual 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

Elders Located on the Island of Oʻahu

 

Rev. J.C. Cunningham

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

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. Todd also serves as a Ruling Elder at Trinity Church Central Oahu

Mel Mow

Elder

Mel retired in 2014 after 42 years with First Hawaiian Bank, the largest commercial bank in Hawaii. His work there included serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer and Chief Credit Officer.

Mel has been an Elder in Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) congregations for over 30 years, and is an active member of City Church of Honolulu. Over the years he has also been active with volunteer work and service on the boards of ministries such as Youth for Christ Hawaii, Child Evangelism Fellowship Hawaii, The Salvation Army Hawaii, Central Christian School, Trinity Christian School, and Young Life Hawaii.

He and his wife Sally have three adult children and five grandchildren. They enjoy traveling and spending time with grandkids.

Rev. John Kim

Elder

Pastor John grew up in Los Angeles. He went to UCLA for college and later received his Master of Divinity from Westminster Seminary California. After serving for several years as an assistant pastor in Los Angeles, John and his family moved to China as missionaries. In 2015, John was called to start a new campus ministry called Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) in Hawai'i. Then in 2020, John was called to become the new head pastor of City Church Honolulu.

Outside of church and spending time with family, John loves his LA sports teams, the outdoors, good movies/TV, and a tasty cup of coffee. He also loves SPAM, which was further confirmation that God had called him to minister in Hawai'i!

Rev. Todd Capen

Elder

Pastor Todd has been the Senior Pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church for over 25 years, arriving in 1996.  He and his wife Mary Ann have two daughters, Aubree and Amaris. Pastor Todd has been involved in ministry since 1982 following his graduation from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. He is originally from Southern California. 

He enjoys reading, particularly literature about popular culture which includes the wacky humor of Dilbert and The Far Side. Todd thinks of Kailua as his parish and enjoys conversations over coffee in Kailua town.

 

Our Affirmations

Kahikolu Church is a member church of three agencies: the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the Northern California Presbytery, and Grace Partnership Hawaii Church Planting Network.

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.

Grace Partnership Hawaii Church Planting Network
Finally, we are members of the Grace Partnership Hawaii Church Planting Network which seeks to magnify God’s glory by planting new churches in the Hawaiian Islands. Its vision is to raise up churches that engage, challenge and serve their neighborhoods and, ultimately, the Hawaiian Islands through the power and application of the gospel.