CPC LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE MINISTRY

Tom Philips, originally from Levittown, New York, moved to Cerritos, California in 1970; later, he moved to Norwalk, CA and began learning the trumpet in the 6th grade. With the help of his musical father, Tom continued through high school and later, earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education from California State University, Fullerton. He began teaching band and orchestra at Norwalk HS from 1989 and then accepted a position at Nogales HS in La Puente.  In 2000, he was called home to Lakewood (where he lives) to teach at Mayfair High School. Mr. Philips was honored as “Teacher of the Year” in 1992, 1996 and the Bellflower USD “District Teacher of the Year” in 2006. Tom and his wife of 33 years, Kim, loved being part of the music department at all of their churches. At their previous church, Tom conducted the church orchestra while Kim ran the children’s choir. They have two daughters, Alexis (30) who lives in Oakland and Courtney (27), who married her high school sweetheart, John Barrera in 2017. They just bought a house in Omaha, Nebraska. Kim and Tom have been at CPC since 2005. 

Contact Tom: HSM@CPCLakewood.org