Meet Our Pastoral Team
Who We Are
Pablo Gaitan
Lead Pastor
Pablo Gaitan serves as the Lead Pastor of our church. He has been in ministry for nearly 20 years within the North American Division (CA, FL, and MD) and is crazy about sharing the life-changing grace of Jesus. He is currently wrapping up his Doctorate in Leadership from Andrews University.
Pablo is married to Vanesa, and together they have three children—Nathan, Hannah, and Niko. He loves preaching, connecting with people each Sabbath, playing soccer, and spending time with friends.
Will Johns
Executive Pastor
Will Johns serves as the Executive Pastor of our church. He believes that focusing on Jesus is the surest way to joy and peace.
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He has nearly 25 years of experience, serving in diverse communities in California, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, and Maryland. He is the author of the book, Everything is Better Than You Think and co-producer with his brother Rick of the podcast of the same name.
In his free time, he loves hiking, trail running, traveling, golf, skiing and being with friends. He most enjoys the time he gets to spend with his beautiful wife Lori and their 3 children.
SamanthaLee Perez-Mitchell
Children and Youth Pastor
SamanthaLee Perez-Mitchell serves as our Children & Youth Pastor. She loves working with this demographic, as she remembers what it was like to "taste and see that the LORD is good" (Psalm 34:8) at a young age. It is her hope and mission that others experience the same. Therefore, she creates opportunities for people to meet Jesus.
SamanthaLee is a recent graduate from Southwestern Adventist University, where she received her degree in Theology. She loves to cook, travel, and make art.