Foothill Christian Fellowship

Wedding Day

Wedding

Newcastle, CA, USA

Reception

Our Wedding

What happens when a missionary meets two random people for an hour each in the span of a week? They get married, duh.&nbsp;

This past summer (2018) a missionary named Jory, near Fairbanks, AK,&nbsp;came down to Soldotna to purse a church's pastoral position. Turned out, they weren't even hiring! However, a fellow missionary&nbsp;friend, Dave,&nbsp;he had met at a conference earlier that year,&nbsp;happened to live&nbsp;in the area. Dave told Jory that his church WAS hiring, and he should come talk with Pastor Justin. Justin and Jory spoke for an hour, agreeing to look at&nbsp;next steps for that role. (Random Hour #1)





A short time later, Jory picked up a group of Floridians in Nenana who needed to crash at his place while heading up to Kokrine Hills Bible Camp. A girl named Jill had tried to head up a few weeks earlier with her church from California, but her work schedule did not permit. Instead, she teamed up with the Sunshine Staters. Jill's plane just "happened" to arrive before the others, affording her and Jory some time to chat, as he learned&nbsp;she too was an eligible Jesus follower, said "Hey, I just met this single pastor down in Soldotna. You guys should connect!" "Yeah, ok random stranger dude,"&nbsp;thought the bachelorette. (Random Hour #2)



When Jory returned to Soldotna for a second interview with Justin's church, he said to Justin, "Hey, I just met this single Californian lady&nbsp;up in Nenana, headed to Bible Camp. You guys should connect!" "Yeah, ok random pastor candidate," said the bachelor. "California. Alaska. That'll work great." Justin blew Jory off, leaving love lying in the dust.&nbsp;



A month later, when Jory returned a third time, to candidate, he approached Justin again and said "Hey, did you ever contact Jill?" "No Jory, I did not, nor do I ever plan to!", retorted the good reverend. "Let me show you her picture," replied the missionary. Upon a quick glance at her&nbsp;Facebook profile, Justin changed his tune. "Well, it couldn't hurt to say hello. I don't wanna be rude!" (What a guy)&nbsp;



Justin wasn't rude and did say hello, reaching out over Facebook Messenger on August 11th. He sent her a friend request and a message, acknowledging the awkwardness (and distance)&nbsp;of the situation, but also&nbsp;that "ya never know what God is up to"! She immediately accepted his friend request, but did not reply to the message. One day went by. Two days. Three days. "Hmmm," Justin thought. Four, five, eventually nine days go by. "Hmmmmmmmmm," Justin thought. "Maybe she saw my picture and likewise had a change of heart. A different kind of change." #uglypastor&nbsp; So he sent a follow-up message, leaving room for the fact she may have chosen not to reply yet (or ever) but just in case... asked, "did you get my message?" Turns out, she had indeed not seen the note! So on August 20th, after nine grueling days, they began to strike up a friendship.&nbsp;

Facebook messages turned to texts, to phone calls, to FaceTime, to a visit to CA over Halloween week, to a visit to AK in January, to a proposal on March 11th, to the glorious union of two strangers introduced by a random missionary who unselfishly took the time to say "Hey, I just met..." Thanks Jory!!&nbsp;

Our Story: From Jory to Glory

Our Story

Details

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

This is by far the most conveniently located airport. Typically, flights to Sacramento are comparable with San Francisco. The wedding ceremony is 45 minutes northeast of the airport in Meadow Vista at Foothill Christian Fellowship church, and the reception is at the Wippermann household 35 minutes northeast of the airport in Newcastle.

Sacramento International Airport

We have a discounted group rate at this hotel if booked before May 20th!

Breakdown for room rates taxes and fees

Room rate $98.00 per night.

6% State tax at $5.88

A flat Occupancy fee of $6.50

0.195% tourism fee of $0.19

Total per room $110.57 per night.



Your block will be held until midnight on May 20th 2019. Any rooms not booked by this date will be dropped from the block and open up to the public for booking at our regular rate.



Guests may book reservations by calling the hotel directly at 1 916 782-4434.&nbsp; When calling in to reserve your room please mention “Franchino Wedding Block” to receive the discounted rate. A credit card is required at time of reservation to guarantee your room. Cancellations can be made up until 48hrs. prior to your check in date without any additional fees.

Best Western Roseville Inn

Travel

Things to Do

From Strangers to Betrothed in 10 Months

Justin & Jill

Justin & Jill

Photos