Leah Martens, Lead Pastor

Leah Martens is our lead pastor.  Leah came to faith in Jesus as a theatre student at Northwestern University in Chicago (of all places!). After spending several years as a professional gigging singer/songwriter fronting an alt/folk/rock band in Chicago, she did something equally ridiculous and impractical and entered seminary to begin the process of preparing for someday starting this group that would come to be called Haven.  Leah has a Masters in Christian Ministry from North Park Seminary in Chicago, and served for five years as Worship Pastor of Sanctuary Community Church in Iowa City before moving to Berkeley to start Haven. In addition to leading Haven, Leah is wife to Jason and is mother to three children, ranging ages ten to sixteen. Learn more about her story here.