Pastoral Team

Jonathan Gallardo

Teaching Pastor

Pastor Jonathan Gallardo is responsible for preaching the Word regularly on the Lord's Day and Wednesdays during Bible study.

He holds a Master of Divinity and a ThM from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is currently finalizing his doctor of ministry degree from The Master's Seminary.

He is also a church history teacher at the Vida Abundante Bible Institute. He and his wife Yahaira have six children.

Ismael Vargas

Executive Pastor

Ismael is the executive pastor of Vida Abundante. His responsibility includes directing ministries and employees of the church, he is the director of the counseling department within the church.

He holds a bachelor's degree in counseling from the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.

He also serves as a counseling teacher at the Vida Abundante Bible Institute. He and his wife Maria have three children and four grandchildren.

Óscar Jaramillo

Pastor / Elder

Oscar is responsible for teaching Bible studies on Wednesdays in Hammond Indiana, with the goal of planting a church there in the future.

He is currently a student at Rio Grande Biblical Seminary and hopes to soon graduate with a master's in biblical studies.

He also helps us teach membership and doctrine classes to new Vida Abundante members. He and his wife Ana have three daughters.

Jose Luis Zamora

Pastor / Elder

Jose Luis is part of Vida Youth and his primary responsibility is to shepherd young people who are in university.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering Technology from ITT Technical Institute. He is currently pursuing an M.Div degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

He also helps us teach membership and doctrine classes to new Vida Abundante members. He and his wife Beatriz have three children.