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Pastor Pana Mamea is the founder and senior pastor of Hilltop Christian Center.
While attending Northwest College, God began giving him a burden for the
Hilltop area of Tacoma, Washington. In 1988 he began walking the streets of
the Hilltop witnessing to drug addicts, drug dealers, and gang members.
After graduating from Northwest College in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Biblical Literature, he relocated to Tacoma with the hopes of
pioneering a church in the Hilltop area. However, God had another plan in
mind. For the next five years God used him to birth Pioneering Stronger
Churches (PSC) Ministry Training School. This ministry school was designed to
come alongside local churches in order to provide training for their lay people in
the area of, leadership, outreach, discipleship, worship, and missions. He
conducted PSC Ministry Training Schools in Seattle, Portland, Sacramento,
Santa Maria, and Los Angeles. He also aided in the pioneering of a church in
Honolulu, Hawaii.
During his ministry time in Honolulu, God began to deal with him again
regarding Hilltop. In October of 1995 he began meeting with friends and
colleagues concerning the planting of a church in the Hilltop area. After months
of collective prayer and fasting, he moved back to Tacoma in January of 1996
and started Hilltop Christian Center. Right from the onset, God's matchless
grace has been abundant on HTCC.
In January of 1998 Hilltop Christian Center merged ministries with Victory Bible
Church. The then pastor of VBC, Dr. Randall Langley felt led of the Lord to
prepare for a ministry transition, and guided the church into this new phase of
what God was doing. Pastor Pana continued to be the senior pastor and decided
to continue with Hilltop Christian Center as the name of the church. The
combining of the two ministries has been a great blessing, and it has enlarged
our capacity to reach the city and touch the nations.
In February of 2001, Pastor Pana married his beautiful wife Tai Mamea. They
now have two lovely daughters named Maleija and Keilani. Tai is a graduate of
the University of Washington, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in
American Ethnic Studies and she is currently working on her Masters of Science
Degree in Taxation at Golden Gate University.
Pastor Pana Mamea has a deep passion for missions. He has traveled
extensively preaching the gospel throughout the United States and abroad.
Some of the countries he has ministered in include: Austrailia, China, Tonga,
Samoa, South Korea, Nicaragua, Italy, and the British Virgin Islands. He has
also been involved in sending missionary teams to countries such as: The
Philippines, Italy, Ukraine, Ecuador, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
Pastor Pana truly believes that God wants to bless Tacoma, so Tacoma can
touch the world with the transforming love of God.
While attending Northwest College, God began giving him a burden for the
Hilltop area of Tacoma, Washington. In 1988 he began walking the streets of
the Hilltop witnessing to drug addicts, drug dealers, and gang members.
After graduating from Northwest College in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Biblical Literature, he relocated to Tacoma with the hopes of
pioneering a church in the Hilltop area. However, God had another plan in
mind. For the next five years God used him to birth Pioneering Stronger
Churches (PSC) Ministry Training School. This ministry school was designed to
come alongside local churches in order to provide training for their lay people in
the area of, leadership, outreach, discipleship, worship, and missions. He
conducted PSC Ministry Training Schools in Seattle, Portland, Sacramento,
Santa Maria, and Los Angeles. He also aided in the pioneering of a church in
Honolulu, Hawaii.
During his ministry time in Honolulu, God began to deal with him again
regarding Hilltop. In October of 1995 he began meeting with friends and
colleagues concerning the planting of a church in the Hilltop area. After months
of collective prayer and fasting, he moved back to Tacoma in January of 1996
and started Hilltop Christian Center. Right from the onset, God's matchless
grace has been abundant on HTCC.
In January of 1998 Hilltop Christian Center merged ministries with Victory Bible
Church. The then pastor of VBC, Dr. Randall Langley felt led of the Lord to
prepare for a ministry transition, and guided the church into this new phase of
what God was doing. Pastor Pana continued to be the senior pastor and decided
to continue with Hilltop Christian Center as the name of the church. The
combining of the two ministries has been a great blessing, and it has enlarged
our capacity to reach the city and touch the nations.
In February of 2001, Pastor Pana married his beautiful wife Tai Mamea. They
now have two lovely daughters named Maleija and Keilani. Tai is a graduate of
the University of Washington, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in
American Ethnic Studies and she is currently working on her Masters of Science
Degree in Taxation at Golden Gate University.
Pastor Pana Mamea has a deep passion for missions. He has traveled
extensively preaching the gospel throughout the United States and abroad.
Some of the countries he has ministered in include: Austrailia, China, Tonga,
Samoa, South Korea, Nicaragua, Italy, and the British Virgin Islands. He has
also been involved in sending missionary teams to countries such as: The
Philippines, Italy, Ukraine, Ecuador, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
Pastor Pana truly believes that God wants to bless Tacoma, so Tacoma can
touch the world with the transforming love of God.
