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Brad Bell

Brad Bell Directional Leader

Brad lived the stereotypical college life as a star athlete at CSU Fresno until he gave his life to Christ in 1993. The former defensive lineman has a Master’s degree in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. After marrying his bride, Jen, in Denton, Texas, they moved back to his hometown of Fresno. He was crazy enough to quit his job in 2002 to start a church with no financial support, no staff, and no building.

Brad and Jen have two daughters, Peyton and Kendall. One of his proudest moments as a pastor and father was baptizing his daughter, Peyton, at age seven.

North Campus Maple & Nees

PJ Lewis

PJ Lewis North AM Campus Pastor

After growing up in Northern California, PJ met his wife, Sheri, while earning a degree in Counseling and Bible at Christian Heritage College in El Cajon. Married in 1988, PJ and Sheri have been serving together for over 20 years in the areas of shepherding, teaching, counseling, and discipleship for both youth and adult ministries in the San Diego area, Carson City, Nevada, and Fresno.

PJ enjoys playing games, hiking, exploring new places, and especially loves spending time with his wife.

Brad Bell

Brad Bell North PM Campus Pastor

Brad lived the stereotypical college life as a star athlete at CSU Fresno until he gave his life to Christ in 1993. The former defensive lineman has a Master’s degree in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. After marrying his bride, Jen, in Denton, Texas, they moved back to his hometown of Fresno. He was crazy enough to quit his job in 2002 to start a church with no financial support, no staff, and no building.

Brad and Jen have two daughters, Peyton and Kendall. One of his proudest moments as a pastor and father was baptizing his daughter, Peyton, at age seven.

Fig Garden Campus Palm & Gettysburg

Dave Obwald

Dave Obwald Fig Garden Campus Pastor

Born and raised in Fresno, Dave is a Fresno High graduate who was once a math teacher and water polo coach. He has held many positions at The Well since 2008, including Campus Pastor at multiple Campuses. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, both from Fresno Pacific University (FPU), and was the Residence Director at FPU for five years before coming on staff at The Well.

He loves sports, reading, hanging out with his family, and seeing people live out the Gospel where they live. He met his wife, Erin, in junior high and they have been married since 1999. They have three kids.

Clovis Campus Shaw & Peach

Jerrod Rumley

Jerrod Rumley Clovis Campus Pastor

A 2001 graduate of Oklahoma State, Jerrod traveled 1,500 miles with his wife, Jen, to move to Fresno in 2006. Since then, he has held many roles at The Well, including Teaching Pastor and Campus Pastor. He has a degree in Family Relations and Child Development, and a Master’s degree from Western Seminary.

He loves people, laughing, movies and sports, and his greatest joy – proclaiming the glory of Christ. He has been married to Jen since 2002 and they have four boys: Cooper, Tyler, who is with the Lord, Sawyer and Beckham.

Kingsburg Campus 10th & Kern

Jeff Doolittle

Jeff Doolittle Kingsburg Campus Pastor

A San Diego native and graduate of Biola University, Jeff has been leading worship at camps, churches and colleges since he was 13. He started as a volunteer worship leader at The Well in 2008, and came on staff as the Kingsburg Campus Pastor in January 2011.

He loves to escape to the beach or mountains, and is passionate about bringing glory to God. He met his wife, Amy, at Biola University where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. They moved to her hometown of Kingsburg in 1998, and had three kids: Kaitlyn, Kyle and Jack. Jeff also has a Master’s degree from Bethel Seminary and is a software developer at a local company.

Turlock Core Groups

Michael Elizondo

Michael Elizondo Turlock Core Groups Leader

Michael was born and raised in Sanger and grew up in the church as a pastor’s kid. He has served as a youth pastor and worship pastor, and his greatest passion is seeing people surrender everything to Christ and experience life in Him.

He was around in the early days of The Well, and met his wife, Whitney, at Fresno Pacific University and they married in 2002. They live in the Turlock area with their two boys, Ethan and Lincoln, and their favorite vacation spot is Monterey. Now leading Core Groups in Turlock since 2010, he is “not sure if all roads lead back to Fresno or if all roads lead back to The Well.”