Pastor Joel Alvarado

I am married to my beautiful wife of nineteen years Joanna, an amazing woman of God who has an extraordinary gift of loving people. I have five kids, all gifts from God, Jacob, Colton, Julia, Janae, and Jeneva. I grew up in the church; the son of a Pastor who happened to marry a Pastor’s daughter. There’s eighty five years of ministry legacy behind us!

I went to Grace Bible Institute in the City of Long Beach, CA. and have served in leadership for youth, men’s ministry, outreach teams, and as an Associate Pastor. I have worked with mission organizations in Nicaragua and P.A.R.A church ministries such as Youth with a Mission and Mercy Ships International. I worked alongside Hispanic ministries (Hispanic Association of Bilingual Bicultural Ministries) and faith-based organizations that helped with national Latino causes with various Spanish denominations. I am also graduated of The Rock Bible College.


Pastor Joel Alvarado