Our team serving the Greater South Bay

Senior Pastor Carl Waidell

Pastor Carl is a family man with five children and nine grandchildren. Carl has a diverse background, including twenty-three years of ministry experience and twelve years working in upper-level management for large corporations. Educationally he possesses four degrees a BTH, MM, and MTS, and an MA in Systematic Philosophy. He is also a Professor at Logos University. With his religious and corporate experience and education, Carl can make theological concepts relevant in today's fast-paced postmodern world. Additionally, his passion for solving the riddles of mental health has been an area of ministry, helping to provide a safe Christian environment for people suffering from mental health issues. His passion is to empower people to live a life connected to God, have a healthy self-image, and extend love to all.  

Pastor Penny Waidell

Pastor Penny Waidell is a loving wife and family woman with five children and eight grandchildren. Penny's strong gifts are in administration, accounting, and small group facilitating.  Her experience in the corporate world as a Project Manager and Director of Purchasing enable her to bring great depth to understanding the management of human resources and financial analysis. Additionally, her robust gife of love for the broken and hurt is evident to all.

Pastor Mario Antolini

Pastor Mario was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1954. He is a loving husband married 41 years.  He has five children and five grandchildren. Mario dedicated his life to Jesus Christ in 1979 and was ordained in 1984. In 1991, he and his family moved to the United States serving with various congregations and ministries.  In 2015 Mario returned to Argentina and planted a church in a remote, poverty-stricken area.  Today there are five churches connected with his ministry and The Father's House. Mario is also serving at the Father's House in their Spanish Ministry in the office of Pastor.