Rev. Jim Lewis

Helping make Long Beach A Better Place for All

Jim Lewis accepted the position of president and chief executive officer of Long Beach Rescue Mission in August of 2006 after having served as CEO of the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. Jim and his wife, Leslie, served as technical support missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators for 10 years - he in Communications and Public Relations, and she as a teacher. Jim and Leslie recently celebrated their 33rd anniversary.

Jim has a long history of community service and is actively involved in the Long Beach community. His local involvements include: LB Rotary; LB Chamber of Commerce - Government Affairs Committee; Central Project Area Committee; LB Nonprofit Partnership; LB Coalition for the Homeless; Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention Taskforce (GRIP); LB Neighborhood Foundation - Advisory Board; LB Police Academy - Community Forum Speaker; Leadership Long Beach - EQS '07 & Health & Social Services Day Chair; and he also serves as Pacific District President for the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions.

An ordained Senior Chaplain, Jim studied Nonprofit Organization Management at UC Riverside and earned an MA in Global Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary. Leslie has an MA in Education and teaches third grade in the Palos Verdes Peninsula School District. They are proud parents of four grown children.

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