Danny Basham
Pastor of Student Ministries

Meet Danny: I grew up in Northern California, basically in Sacramento and Paradise. I graduated from Paradise High School in 1989 and played football for Butte College and Sacramento State. After a few years of doing things “my way,” I recommitted my life to the Lord and went on to Simpson College in Redding, CA to pursue a degree in Youth Ministry. My life has been a rollercoaster ever since. I graduated from Simpson and married my beautiful bride, Gina, in 1999. We started out our first few years of youth ministry in Saratoga, CA working with Junior High students. After some time ministering in Southern, CA and Redding, the Lord brought us to Cameron Park in the Spring of 2006. My role at COTF is the Pastor of Student Ministries. Currently I am also the Junior High pastor. I think Jr. High students are completely awesome and, at this point in my life, I can’t imagine doing anything other than youth ministry. I have an adorable 3 year old daughter, Kayla Grace, who is the apple of my eye. She’s pretty much the greatest little girl in the world.

Danny’s most profound Christian experience: February 1995 on my face crying out to the Lord and realizing my desperate need for Him. I rededicated my life to Christ that night and surrendered my life…completely.

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