Pastor Wes Brown was born in the great State of N.C. and was raised in The Wesleyan Church until the age of eighteen. After checking out for 11 years, his family’s spiritual legacy continued to fuel his spiritual quest for a relationship with God and community. The Lord Jesus gloriously redeemed Wes from the heavy chains of addiction and sin’s slave market in 1985, and he began his pastoral ministry. Pastor Wes’s wife, Terry, has been his life and ministry partner for over 40 years and they have 3 children, 9 grandkids, and 2 fur babies.

Pastor Roger came to Gateway in 2001 after over 35 years in full-time ministry.  A former District Superintendent, Roger was invited by the founding pastor, Ken Coil, to join the staff as Pastor to Senior Adults.  He is committed to leading lost and lonely seniors to Christ, equipping them for service, and helping them to finish the second half of life ready for heaven. He believes serving God and challenging seniors to leave a Godly heritage is a privilege and an honor.

Pastor Eliel and his wife Renee joined the Gateway family in 1995.

Due to their passion for reaching the lost for Christ, Eliel and Renee became Spanish Church Planters for the SoCal District.

In 2018, they began the Hispanic ministry at Gateway. Under their leadership, the Spanish-language congregation is thriving and providing much-needed support to this fabulous segment of our church.

Pastor Emily Holland is the Family and Children’s Pastor. She joined the Gateway Family in the Summer of 2020 and has a huge heart for kids and families and helping them grow in their Spiritual Faith Formation.

Emily and her husband, Ryan, are both passionate about ministry at Gateway. Some of her favorite things: meeting new people, going to Disneyland, and baking! She can’t wait to meet you!

Alysa has a passion to serve and walk alongside students as they grow into establishing their own personal faith in God, discover more of who He is and as they begin to lean into the exciting calling God has placed on each of their lives.

Alysa, along with her husband Nate, have served devotedly in student ministry for over 7 years. She and her family are excited to be a part of all that God is doing here at GatewayNaz!

Ryan Holland is the worship leader here at Gateway. He has a major passion for music and people.

Ryan’s desire is to see people grow and use their talents for the Lord.

He has been heavily involved in both worship and youth ministry for years.

Ryan is excited to be on this journey at Gateway with his wife, Emily.

Brenda Ritchie is the office manager here at Gateway. Brenda and her husband Tom joined GatewayNaz in 2022 after Tom’s retirement as a lead pastor in the Southern California District.

Brenda has also served as the District Missions President and continues to serve on the District Missions Board.

They have 5 children and 7 grandkids.