Our Staff

Dan Birchfield

Lead Pastor/Head of Staff

Since July 2020 I have been Lead Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Visalia. Prior to coming to Visalia with my lovely wife, Jess (27 years and counting), and my wonderful children, Nate (20), Phoebe (17), and Caleb (14) we have enjoyed serving churches in Lubbock, TX, Port Hueneme, CA, and Hastings, MI. I earned my Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. Jess is a third grade teacher at St. Paul's School in Visalia. My son Nate is a Junior at Biola University, daughter Phoebe is a Senior at El Diamante High School, and son Caleb is a Freshman at Central Valley Christian High School. My favorite pastimes are talks over coffee, enjoying our pool, watching football, basketball and baseball, and reading books that have a Christ-centered spiritually formative impact on me.

pastorbirchfield@gmail.com

Laura Dais

Dan Birchfield

CALC Director

I have worked in a childcare setting since the age of 15, starting in-home daycare, babysitting, and working in the church nursery. I then moved to work in child care centers in Colorado. I returned to California in 2002 and have been at First Pres/CALC ever since. I obtained my AS degree in Child Development at C.O.S. and I am also CPR certified. I am married and have 3 kids of my own; all whom are alumni of CALC. I am thrilled to be a part of a relationship centered church where we can grow and nurture the seed of faith in the children/families our center serves.

calc@firstpresvialia.org