Leadership

Dr. Tyrone Partee, who stepped in as Senior Pastor on April 1, 2021, has served as a chaplain and spiritual leader in Norway. He returned stateside along with his wife, Pastor Alicia Partee, to take the reins of Maranatha Christian Center (MCC), located in central San Jose. Pastor Partee and his wife have been happily married for twelve years. Together, they are the proud parents of seven children and five grandchildren.

Native of Chicago, Pastor Partee received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Augustana College. In 1986, he graduated with a Master of Divinity and, later, a Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Lutheran School of Theology.

After he was ordained in the ministry in 1987, he served as senior pastor at three inner-city congregations in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles. He has also served as a prison chaplain in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Norway and as a police chaplain in New Orleans.

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