The Carmel Church Team

Lead Pastors

Our Executive Team

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    Tobe & Kris Ekwueme

    EXECUTIVE PASTORS

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    Nic & Jenny Schneider

    EXECUTIVE PASTORS

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    Gabe & Gaby Abbott

    EXECUTIVE PASTORS

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Our Pastoral Team

  • Simone Pascua. Children's pastor at Carmel Church in San Diego. She helps with the pre-school, kids church, and kids. Close-up of a middle-aged woman with long, wavy blonde hair, wearing a black top and a cross necklace, outdoors in natural lighting.

    Simone Pascua

    CHILDREN’S PASTOR

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  • Menza Bolamba is the 4th-5th grade pastor at Carmel Church in San Diego. Close-up of a woman with dark braided hair, smiling softly, with a light-colored wall in the background.

    Menza Bolamba

    4-5TH GRADE PASTOR

  • Matt and Esmae Villa are the Junior High, 6th-8th grade pastors at Carmel Church in San Diego. Close-up of smiling young man and woman taking a selfie outdoors near a building wall, both wearing light-colored clothing and gold jewelry.

    Matt & Esmae Villa

    J.H. PASTORS

  • Kassidy Hard is the High School pastor at Carmel Church in San Diego. A young woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling with closed eyes, wearing a denim jacket and standing in front of a light gray, horizontally-slatted wall.

    Kassidy Hard

    H.S. PASTOR

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  • Nic Schneider is the college pastor at Carmel Church in San Diego. He is on Palomar college, san diego state, cal state san marcos, etc. A smiling man with short, dark hair and light skin, wearing a black t-shirt, standing against a plain white wall.

    Nic Schneider

    COLLEGE PASTOR

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  • Tobe & Kris Ekwueme are the Young Adult pastors. A smiling man and woman take a selfie by a lake with mountains in the background. The man wears glasses and a beige and black t-shirt, while the woman wears glasses and an off-the-shoulder top.

    Tobe & Kris Ekwueme

    YOUNG ADULT PASTORS

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  • Mario and Rocio Robles are the Single Adults pastors at Carmel Church in San Diego. They help single parents build community in Jesus. A man and woman posing together at night, smiling, with a blurred background of outdoor lights and possibly tents.

    Mario & Rocio Orduno

    SINGLE ADULT & SINGLE PARENT PASTORS

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  • Nic and Jenny Schneider are Family pastors at Carmel Church in San Diego. They will help you grow close to Jesus, have an amazing marriage, love Jesus, and make friends. A smiling couple taking a selfie outdoors, with a background of trees and grass.

    Nic & Jenny Schneider

    FAMILY PASTORS

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  • Bety Lagos is the FAME women's pastor at Carmel Church in San Diego. She helps women grow in confidence, learn to pray, and make lifelong Christian friends. A woman smiling outdoors, wearing sunglasses and a blue jacket.

    Bety Lagos

    FAME WOMEN’S PASTOR

  • Dan and Kim Roy are the Adults pastors at Carmel Church in San Diego. They help build community who loves Jesus. A smiling couple taking a selfie at the beach during sunset, with the ocean and other people in the background.

    Dan & Kim Roy

    ADULTS PASTOR

Our Staff Team

  • Jen McFadden is on staff at Carmel Church in San Diego. She helps in finances and builds the Young Adults singles. A young woman with shoulder-length brown wavy hair smiling and looking to the side, standing in front of a white horizontal-lined wall.

    Jen McFadden

    FINANCE ADMIN

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  • Anna McKinney is on staff at Carmel Church in San Diego. She helps in the preschool and helps children love Jesus and grow in confidence as a christian. A woman with blonde hair and bangs smiling inside a car.

    Anna McKinney

    PRE-SCHOOL DIRECTOR

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  • Jery McKinney is on staff at Carmel Church in San Diego. He helps in creative arts, Youtube, videos, social media, etc and builds the christian community. A man with long brown hair, wearing a dark shirt, sitting indoors with a neutral expression.

    Jery McKinney

    CREATIVE ARTS

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  • Jesy McKinney is on staff at Carmel Church in San Diego. He helps in creative arts, Youtube, videos, social media, etc and builds the christian community. Black and white photo of a young man taking a selfie with a vintage camera, wearing a hoodie.

    Jesy McKinney

    CREATIVE ARTS & VIDEO

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  • Joey Pascua is on staff at Carmel Church in San Diego. He helps in creative arts, Youtube, videos, Instagram, etc and builds the christian community. Young man with curly dark hair, wearing a denim jacket, smiling outdoors during dusk.

    Joey Pascua

    CREATIVE ARTS

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  • Maddy Rodriguez is on staff at Carmel Church in San Diego. She helps in creative arts, worship, Instagram, social media, and more. A woman with long wavy brown hair smiling at the beach, with palm trees and houses in the background during sunset.

    Maddy Rodriguez

    CREATIVE ARTS AND WORSHIP DIRECTOR

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