Back when Corona was filled with orange groves, Tim Myers grew up in a working family on Poinsettia Street as a third-generation Southern Californian. His father was a pastor at Riverside’s Harvest Christian Fellowship who taught him the importance of hard work and giving back. He took Tim on church outings to feed the homeless, which is where Tim learned his love of service. Growing up, his family faced the same realities a lot of Inland Empire families face — the high cost of living, stagnant wages and making ends meet. So, at 14, Tim got his first job mowing his neighbors’ lawns and as a janitor at his dad’s church because he knew if he wanted something then he’d have to work to get it.
I was born and raised in Corona, California, graduated from Santiago High School, and I have lived in Southern California my whole life.
I grew up in a working class family that was dedicated to service and giving back to our community – my father was a pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, and I will never forget his giving ministry to those in need, counseling families, and running soup kitchens.
I had to work hard to get ahead – I worked as a janitor at our church, as a barista, and played in a number of different bands at night.
But I got to live my American Dream: I started the band OneRepublic and got to tour the world.
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