Community Involvement

J. Thomas Diepenbrock has had significant involvement in the communities in which he has lived.

San Jose, California (pre 2005)

Member, Community Board Advisory Committee, Milpitas Unified School District, 1991-1995.
Member, School Site Council, Randall Elementary School, 1991-1995.
Volunteer, CityTeam Ministries (a Christian ministry involved in outreach to the needy), 1995-1998.
Chairman, National Day of Prayer prayer event, San Jose City Hall, 1996-2005.
Member, Christian Legal Society; President, Santa Clara County Chapter, 1998-2005.
Member, Fellowship Ministries, 1978-2005 (Pastor, 1998-2005).
Volunteer, Love in the Name of Christ of Santa Clara County (Love INC.) (a local affiliate of National Christian benevolence ministry) 1998-2005; Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2005, Board President, 2004-2005.
Chairman, Committee of Silicon Valley Man and Woman of Year Fundraiser, and Fundraiser Participant, Leukemia Lymphoma Society, 2000.
Plaintiff's Attorney on Pro Bono basis, Alvarado v. City of San Jose, a constitutional case in Federal Court challenging the Quetzalcoatl statue in downtown San Jose, including appeal and argument before the Ninth Circuit, 1994-1996.

Committee member and participant, National Day of Prayer (Prayer event for Asheville and Buncombe County).
Elder, Board member, and associate pastor, Resurrection Christian Center, Weaverville, North Carolina (A non-denominational, evangelical, Bible-based church).
Participant, Christian Businessmen's Committee (CBMC).