Pastor Dave Gudgel
Senior Pastor

Spouse Name:
Bernice

Married since:
1976

Children Names and Year born:
Brent (1980), Brian (1983), Katie (1985)

Where were you born:
Fresno, CA

Saved Since:
5th Grade

On Staff Since:
Feb 2003

Hobbies:
Golf

Favorite sport:
Golf

Favorite Sport team and/or player:
? Maybe the Dodgers

Favorite Food:
Frozen Yogurt

Favorite Actor of all time:
John Wayne

Favorite Book:
Master Plan of Evangelism

Favorite Author:
Chuck Swindoll

Favorite Restaurant:
Big Yellow House

Favorite Flavor of Ice Cream:
Chocolate Chip

Favorite Animal:
Dog

Favorite Hymn or Praise Song:
He Knows Your Name

Funniest and/or fondest childhood memory:
Cutting my finger with a handsaw and then throwing the saw up in the air and having it come down on my head and cut my head open (weird huh!)

Funniest and/or fondest adult memory:
Getting married

If you were mayor and could change one thing about Phoenix…
The Freeway traffic on 17

Favorite scripture verse, passage, or book of the Bible:
Psalms

Main Ministries:
Pastor stuff

Testimony:
For the most part I was raised in a Christian home. My parents saw to it that I was taken to church and taught about Jesus Christ. In the fifth grade I accepted Christ into my life and was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Merced. However, it was not until my high school years that I began to understand what it meant to be completely committed to Christ.
I gave my life to Christ completely during the summer between my sophomore and junior years of high school. God used a study I was going through with our Youth Director and the experiences with our high school choir to show me that there was an emptiness in my life. I realized I needed Christ to come in and take over.