Leadership
Pastor Roman Folia
Pastor Roman is a native of Southern California. In 2003, he received a B.A. from California State University, Fresno, where he majored in Philosophy. He also received a M.Div. from The Master’s Seminary in 2012. He has been the Senior Pastor of Ranch View Baptist Church since February 2016.
Roman and his wife Nancy have been married for 15 years and have three children, Jacob, Nicole and Ryan.
Stan Cole (Deacon)
Stan Cole is from a family of the founding members of RVBC. He is a fourth generation within this wonderful community of Olivenhein and serves as a Deacon at RVBC. He spent 4 years serving in the Navy, retired from Unisys after 26 years and currently runs his own business disking and mowing during fire season.
Stan and his wife Kathy were married in 1969 at RVBC! They have two daughters Lisa, married to Ed, and Laurie, married to Tom. Stan and Kathy have a total of five grandchildren.
Stan was just a child when he attended Sunday School just across the street from RVBC in the Olivenhain Meeting Hall. He has a vast amount of history to be shared about the church and the community. Stan and Kathy have been attending RVBC since the late 60's and are very active within the community.