All Saints Lutheran Church
A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Meet the Pastor
Rev. David Miller (he/him/his)
An 80’s kid, Pastor Dave grew up in Portland, OR (Go Blazers!) where he showed interest in all things nerdy and sporty. After completing high school he graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA.
Pastor Dave was ordained in 2009 near his first call in Ohio, and has served as a congregational pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ever since. He completed his internship in a small town near Pittsburg, PA, and 2 previous calls in Southern Ohio and Oregon. Pastor Dave has has served on the Ohio Campus Ministry Board, the Lutheran Office of Public Policy-CA and is trained as a Mission Developer.
October 9, 2022, in additional to ASLC pastoral duties, Pastor Dave was elected and installed as the new Dean of The Bridges Conference. This Conference includes ELCA congregations in Napa and Marin counties and goes south and east to include Vallejo, Richmond, El Cerrito, Berkeley and Oakland. Each dean wil serve the Office of the Bishop with an Assistant to the Bishop.. (There is currently only 1 Assistant to the Bishop in place). They offer pastoral care to pastors, work with congregations as needed, assist congregations in the call process, etc.
Pastor Dave can be found in various coffee shops in the North Bay, often reading or on his computer working. He loves telling dad jokes, working out at the gym, sorting comic books, and spending time with the love of his life, Natalie, their amazing and fearless 2 kids and playing with their joyful, food-crazed pug Cora. Ask him about 90’s music, movies, video games, Star Trek and anything Disney.
Meet The Staff
Pat Cash,
Administrator
A long-time member of All Saints, has served as church administrator for several years. She oversees facility, office and business functions and fulfills a myriad of other congregational tasks as needed. Pat is also a leader in various activities of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the ELCA and is a trainer, retreat leader and teacher in the church.
Alice Kubo,
Choir Director and Accompanist
Alice currently studies piano performance at San Francisco State University under the tutelage of Dr. Victoria J Neve and Mack McCray. She attended the Pre-College at San Francisco Conservatory of Music for six years, graduating as valedictorian, and a scholarship award winner for four years. She was awarded artistic excellence in piano at San Francisco Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. Ms. Kubo is currently a scholarship award winner at San Francisco State University and has received the Michael Avalos Piano Scholarship. She has won other competitions such as the Northern California CAPMT Contemporary Music Competition, MTAC Piano Solo Competition, 3rd place in the International James Ramos Competition and 2nd place in the International Piano and Strings competition with a performance at Carnegie Hall. Alice has received masterclasses with Sean Chen, CongCong Chai, Jeffrey LaDeur, Anatolia Ioannides, Alexander String Quartet and the Telegraph String Quartet.