1.  We believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

2.  We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son. We believe in His pre-existence, His incarnation, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His substitutionary sacrifice for sinners, His bodily resurrection from the grave and His personal return from heaven.

3.  We believe in the ministry of the Holy Spirit, who convicts, regenerates, baptizes, indwells, gifts, enlightens and empowers believers for godly living.

4.  We believe in the Trinity and unity of the Godhead.

5.  We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, both the Old and the New Testaments. We believe it is the sole and final authority for all Christian life and practice.

6.  We believe all people were created in the image of God, all sinned in Adam and are now sinners by nature and by choice.

7.  We believe in salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, apart from human merit, works or ceremonies.

8.  We believe the church is the spiritual body of which Christ is the Head, both eternally and functionally.

9.  We believe in the resurrection of the human body, the eternal existence of all to either heaven or hell and we believe in divine judgments and rewards.

Board of Directors

Jackie Rettberg, Executive Director. Jackie is a speaker, author and former Bible Study Fellowship teacher. She was the Director of The Oasis and creator of The Oasis retreat DVD. She and John have been married for over 40 years. She attends Sierra Vista Community Church.

Luann Budd, Board Chair. Luann is a Co-Director of The Springs. She is a pastor's wife and attends First Covenant Church in San Jose. Luann is a teacher, author and speaker and she is employed full-time at San Jose State University.

Maureen Moore, Chief Financial Officer. Maureen is the Vice President of Finance at a toy wholesale company in Orange County. She attends Trinity United Presbyterian Church.

Carolyn Shea, Recording Secretary. She has served with NEWIM as Administrator for The Oasis and The Oaks. Carolyn attends St. Andrews Presbyterian in Newport Beach and is a former Leader with Bible Study Fellowship.

Shirley Barber is President of the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of NEWIM. She has served as Director of Women's Ministries at People's Church in Fresno since 1989 and also serves on the board of directors of several ministries.

Jill Austin. Jill is the Convener of Women’s Ministry at St. James Anglican Church in Newport Beach, where she and her husband attend. She is a Christian Speaker, Retreat Leader, Bible Study teacher and mentor of women.

Rhoda Stanley. Since mid-2000 Rhoda has coordinated a group of women desiring to meet regularly to seek God's leading and wisdom for the projects and purposes of NEWIM and to pray, as well, for the personal concerns of members. She has served on the Leadership Board for Women of Vision and as a group leader for Bible Study Fellowship. Rhoda and her husband Jim attend St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.

Cheri Dale has been in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist for over 18 years. She is a graduate of Talbot Seminary and California Graduate Institute. She has a heart for helping women grow in their relationship with Jesus and applying spiritual principles to everyday life.

Kim Lomakin. Kimberly serves as the Co-Director of Women’s Ministry at Calvary Church of Santa Ana. She completed a B.A. in Christian Education at Biola University and an M.A. in Christian Ministry and Leadership at Talbot Theological Seminary. Kimberly also taught as an adjunct professor at Biola in the Christian Education department for one year and served as an Assistant College Director and Assistant High School Director at Yorba Linda Friends Church for eleven years. She has spoken at various youth and women’s events, both locally and overseas. Kimberly has a passion for reaching this generation with the gospel of Jesus Christ, discipling them in God’s Word and training them to reach others. God has granted the desire of Kimberly’s heart by providing her a godly husband, David, to whom she has been married since 2005.

Ginger Bertoni, President Emeritus. Ginger served as President of NEWIM for thirteen years.