Pastor Jim West earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Pasadena College and his Bachelor’s of Divinity and Masters of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1972. In 1973, he was ordained to the ministry in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. From 1986 to 2013 he served as Pastor of Covenant Reformed Church. He wrote a number of books, booklets, and articles. Pastor went home to be with the Lord in 2023.