About Jason

Rev. Jason Coker is Co-Lead Pastor of The Oceanside Sanctuary, a progressive Christian church in North San Diego County alongside his spouse and fellow Co-Lead Pastor, Rev. Jenell Coker. He is ordained with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He has served as a board member for the Disciples’ Pacific Southwest Region, the San Diego Organizing Project, the Coastal Music & Arts Foundation, and GNV Bridge in Gainesville, Florida.

Jason earned his M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary, where he is completing PhD research on women’s religious disaffiliation in the U.S. as an act of decolonial praxis. He is also a part-time member of the Human Development faculty at California State University San Marcos, where he teaches nonprofit leadership, social policy, anti-racism, and cross-cultural human development.

Together, Jason and Jenell are proud parents of three adult daughters and two grandchildren.