Joel Schwendinger - senior pastor

Pastor Joel joined us in November of 2020. He is originally from Minnesota but he and his wife have lived all over the United States. He loves being a husband to his wife Ruth and a father to his two sons, Gabriel and Milo. He is an avid reader and board game player and loves being a part KMC. “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect.”

Pastor David Sanchez and his daughters Emma and Michelle came from Costa Rica. After serving for a while in Houston, they moved here to be our Connections Pastor at KMC.

He, like many of us, has an unusual story. He grew up in the church, but rarely stepped foot in a church from the time that he was in college, until about 10 years ago. To make a long story short, after making a ton of mistakes and living for himself, he realized that God never gave up on him. God continued to call, and once he said yes, his life has never been the same!

Some of his words about ministry: “Because of my past, I relate well with “broken people.” And by the way, when I refer to broken people. . .I’m referring to everyone! Because we’re all broken people in need of the grace of Jesus! I am not a “holier than thou” type of pastor. I am a flawed individual who is simply allowing God to use me to make a difference in the world’.