Pastor Joslyn Severin

Pastor Joslyn Severin was VCF's Senior Pastor from January 2019 to August 2026. At that time, she passed the baton to her daughter Elizabeth and stepped down into the role of Prayer and Missions Pastor, which have been her 2 main passions her whole ministerial life!

Pastor Joslyn graduated with a degree in missions from Seattle Pacific University in 1980 and also attended Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, OK with Pastor Brian. She served alongside Pastor Brian since 1984, when they went into full-time ministry. They pastored New Life in Yuma County for 6 years. The Severins planted Church Alive in Sterling in 1990,  and then moved to Greeley to plant another Church Alive in 2000. They began pastoring VCF in 2004. When Pastor Brian went to Heaven in December 2018, Pastor Joslyn became the Senior Pastor. In September 2025, Pastor Joslyn transitioned to a Co-Senior Pastor with her daughter Pastor Elizabeth, allowing her to have more time to travel to see her grandkids, while not fully retiring. She knows "the calling of God is irrevocable" so never wants to fully retire from ministry, but will be following her true passions of missions and prayer in this new role.

Pastor has been on multiple mission trips and loves leading people to Jesus! She is always willing to pray for you or answer your questions about the Word of God. She loves people and looks forward to meeting you!

Pastor Joslyn married Sergio Carrillo in October 2024. She has 5 children, and 13 grandchildren. 

One of her favorite verses is Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”