Pastors Marlon & Tamara Saunders

Pastor Marlon Saunders
Pastor Marlon Saunders was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is a multi-generational Pentecostal Senior Pastor, Preacher and Teacher with roots that are directly connected to the 1906 Azusa Street Revival.
Being the grandson of an Apostolic Bishop, Bishop John E. Sheriff, and the cousin to one of the most beloved former Presiding Bishops of The Church of God in Christ, Bishop Louis H. Ford, preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ is embedded throughout the lineage of Pastor Marlon Saunders.
Pastor Marlon was licensed as a Minister at the age of 19 within the United Council of Christian Churches and ordained as an Elder within the church at the age of 21.
Pastor Marlon has over 15 years of Senior Pastor, Church Development & Growth, Church Leadership Training and Consultation experience.
Pastor Marlon’s first experience with launching and serving as Senior Pastor of a church came on March 2, 2008, when he launched Valencia Christian Center in Valencia, CA. alongside his wife, Tamara Saunders.
Valencia Christian Center experienced tremendous growth and became a very well established church in Valencia, CA that continues to flourish, grow, and serve as a pillar in the community to this day.
On April 20, 2023, Pastor Marlon Saunders, alongside his wife Pastor Tamara Saunders, launched Hope City Church of Colorado located in Aurora, CO. A church that is fully committed to helping people know God, find freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference.
Pastor Marlon is a devout Christian, husband, father, pastor, and author who truly has a genuine heart, love, and passion for helping people. His desire is to help as many people as possible discover their
God-given gifts, talents, abilities, and potential. His goal is to help people maximize all that has been placed on the inside of them.
As a Husband, he is committed to helping men lead their families spiritually, emotionally, and physically as they are led by God.
As a Father, he is committed to helping men cultivate healthy, strong, and lasting relationships with their children.
As a Senior Pastor, he is committed to helping people walk in complete freedom, productivity, wellness, and wholeness in every area of their life.
As an Author, he is committed to writing very clear strategies that equip people with much needed spiritual and practical life-enhancing and life-changing tools that last a lifetime. He is the author of the much talked about and highly loved book, “Life is Like Sports: How To Triumph Over Life’s Obstacles.”
Pastor Marlon resides in Aurora, CO with his lovely wife of 24 years, Tamara Saunders, and their 3 children, Mason, Sydney, and Maxwell.
Pastor Marlon blends the Psychology that he studied at Howard University, the Theology that he studied at Life Bible College, the REAL-LIFE that he studied just by being a human being, the HUMOR that he inherited naturally from his “never a dull moment” family, with the REVELATION that he gets from God to present a relevant/right on time, direct word from God every time he is afforded the opportunity.
Pastor Marlon continues to find comfort on a daily basis through one of his favorite scriptures, Philippians 1:6, “being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ”

Pastor Marlon, Maxwell (Front), Mason (Back),
Sydney and Co-Pastor Tamara
Pastor Tamara Saunders has over 25 years of Church Leadership, Organization, and Administration experience and has become a widely acknowledged and respected wealth of knowledge for church business and protocol.
Pastor Tamara served as both the Co-Founder and Co-Pastor of the church that she launched with her husband, Marlon Saunders, on March 2, 2008, Valencia Christian Center in Valencia, CA. A church that not only experienced tremendous growth and became well established under their leadership but continues to flourish, grow, and serve as a pillar in the community to this day.
On April 20, 2023, Pastor Tamara Saunders, alongside her husband Pastor Marlon Saunders, launched Hope City Church of Colorado located in Aurora, CO. A church that is fully committed to helping people know God, find freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference.
Co-Pastor Tamara Saunders
CO-PASTOR TAMARA SAUNDERS

In addition to serving as the Co-Pastor of Hope City Church of Colorado, Pastor Tamara is a very active member in the Aurora/Denver Community. With a passion for outreach, Pastor Tamara is a dedicated supporter of women’s outreach organizations, schools, and non-profits with a focus on helping and elevating women of all ages, phases, and circumstances. Pastor Tamara is an incredible example of strength and leadership to many as she serves with elegance and excellence in multiple roles spanning across many walks of life - wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, ministry, outreach and community leader. With a strong commitment to her faith and her family, Pastor Tamara leads women through practical and biblical teaching on how to walk in the wholeness, wellness, and worthiness that God has for them. Her heart’s desire is to simply see women walk in their God-given purpose. Her passion for providing support for women to discover, develop, and remain determined in their God- given destiny serves as the foundation for the Women’s Ministry that Pastor Tamara launched in 2008, Women R.I.S.E. – a ministry dedicated to the resilience, integrity, strength, and elevation of all women.
Pastor Tamara Saunders credits her passion and determination to see all women “rise” to her relationship with God, her parents, her children (Mason, Sydney, and Maxwell), and the continued leadership and support of her husband for 24 years, Pastor Marlon Saunders.
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a HOPE!"
Jeremiah 29:11