Our Pastor

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Pastor Gus and his wife Mary have been serving Westridge Fellowship since February 2018.  In that time, the church has seen amazing growth and an even stronger commitment to God!  

Pastor Gus was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area but having lived in Grand Prairie for over 38 years, he feels like a Texas native.  He has served at churches in Illinois, California, & Texas.  Pastor Gus has earned four degrees: AA at Mountain View College; BS at Arlington Baptist University; MA at Louisiana Baptist University; and a D. Min Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Leadership) at ATS. Pastor Gus and his wife Mary have been married for 42 years and have three adult sons: Gabriel, Benjamin, & Timothy.  Timothy is married to Rebeca and they have three girls; Audrina age 9 and identical twins Alayna & Annie aged 5.

Pastor Gus really believes that God has a great plan for Westridge Fellowship and wants to continue to expand its ministry to our hometown of Grand Prairie & the world!

Alex came to our church in March 2019 in view of a call to play the piano!  On Easter Sunday of 2019, he became our pianist and worship leader.  

Alex has played the piano for churches for 25 years.  He got his start at a small church in Campbell, Texas at the age of 8.  When he was 10 years old, he came to know Jesus as his Savior and has not slowed down since.  

Alex started as a music major at TAMU-Commerce with a focus on voice and piano performance.  Currently, he is finishing up his college work at T.C.C in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Alex lives in Kennedale and works for Trinity Metro in Ft. Worth, the city bus company.