Our History
Founded in 1999 with the input of local pastors, iSSACHAR exists as a place where theology meets the streets – an urban “L’Abri” where students (and a broader community of leaders) wrestle with life and urban issues. We seek to develop leaders who – like the tribe of Issachar – “understand the times and know what God’s people should do.” (1 Chronicles 12:32)
Our Timeline
2018- 13th Apprenticeship Class Begins
Daunte Cardiel – Maria Crippen – Madison Duke – Andrea Gomez – Caleb Howard – Antony Mburu – Liam McClelland – Nikki Otoala – Elisha Swabacker – Jamesetta Tambah – Elana Walker
2016 – 12th Apprenticeship Class Begins
Jhovani Becerra – Devon Decker – Selah Gelinas – Joe Manzanares – Alyssa Mora – Favianna Oropeza – Brandi Pacheco – Sergio Palma – Bo Perez – Jireh Pulley – ArieAnna Torrez
2014- 11th Class
Maria Silva Cano – Andreece Turner – Kaelin Tipoti – Paloma Gonzalez – Brien Hollowell – Jordon Davis – Abel Amadou
2012 – 10th Class
Saira Apodaca – Jonathan Gonzales – Jenay Gonzales – Lakewell Gordon – Tabitha Graves – Phil Heifferon – Ernesto Mosman – Angelina Sandoval – Hunter Sawyer – Jonathan Smith – Cameron Thompson – Karen Vazquez
2010 – 9th Class
Ra’mone Easterling – Ike Harvey – Kuraan Jones – Brianna Jones – Felicia Lugo – Nestor Meza – Jessica Williams
2009 – 8th Class
Ini Edet – Richard Gavarette – Lauren Harrington – Jack Jiminez – Amina Rausch – Paul Smith – Wes Wicklund – Marissa (Bruner) Wicklund
2008 – 7th Class
Arcenio Bozeman – Shushan Chavelas – Kyler Corby – Luis Gutierrez – Columbia Jenkins – Nick Nelson – Daniel Rose – Bryan Sanders – Ibn Shabazz – Victoria Simpson
2007 – 6th Class
Eric Ebel – Cynthia Gallegos – Tremayne Pitman – Keithon Stribling – Krisangela Washington – Lizzy Whittemore – Cha’Rel Wright
2007 – New Partnership
Issachar partners with Living Legacy and Young Life to combine leadership training with academic scholarship. 6th Class begins.
2005 – 5th Class
Steve Aguilar – Jazmin Lopez Alfonseca – Inacia DeCunhaNeto – Isabel DeCunhaNeto – Uriah Quezada – Jessica Russell – Gary Russell – Skye Sanford – Terian Turner
2003 – 4th Class
Jonathan Alfonseca – Ameer Allen – LaDell Brown – Mike Brunig – Eric Coleman – Connie Gadan – Quetika Johnson – Jessica (Barrios) Lucero – Anthony Medina – Lydia (Perez) Murdoch – Rosanna Ortiz – Richard Ortiz – Napolean Wilson
2001 – 3rd Class
Samson Barrios – Ben Cairns – Celesta Cairns – Jessica Dickerson – Veronica Gaitan-Trujillo – Jose Herrera – Eunice Kariuki – Angelique Smith
2000 – 2nd Class
Harold Alexander II – Corey Bruce – Janet Bruce – Scott Lundeen – Marcel Sanders – Tomika Starks
1999 – Inaugural Class
Matthew Caryofilles – Heather Caryofilles – Agyeman Gyimiah – Jill (Woosley) Jones – Raquel Najera – Lawrence Ramos – Matt Spivey – Vince Trujillo
