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Homestead
Homestead
Homestead
Lead Pastor
Lead Pastor
Omar Giritli
Lead Pastor
Omar Giritli serves as the Lead Pastor at Christ Fellowship in Miami, FL. He is joyfully married to his wonderful wife Ashley and have two beautiful children, Camila and Mateo. He was born in Puerto Rico, but raised in Miami since age 7. He has been in ministry for over 10 years and served in different capacities such as Small Group Pastor, Campus Pastor and Director of Campuses. He is a Law School graduate from the University of Miami, member of the BAR, and holds a Master in Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Pastor Omar's Story
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Directional Leadership Team
Carlos serves as the Executive Pastor at Christ Fellowship and leads the Directional Leadership Team. He is also part of the Teaching Team and has been in ministry at Christ Fellowship for over 10 years. During his time at Christ Fellowship, he has served in different capacities such as Pastor of Campuses, and Campus Pastor at the Palmetto Bay and West Kendall Campuses. He holds a Master’s in Theological Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity Seminary and a Bachelor’s in Business Management from Florida International University. Carlos lives in Palmetto Bay with his wife Shany, and his children Noah, Nathan and Everly. Aside from spending time with his family, Carlos loves to barbecue and watch his favorite football team, the Miami Hurricanes.
Executive Pastor
Carlos Cardenas
Gideon Ap'e serves as the Pastor of Weekend Experience & Leadership Development at Christ Fellowship. He's married to Abby and has two beautiful boys, Jeremiah and Jude. Gideon has been part of Christ Fellowship for over a decade and has served in different roles including worship, college and young adults, and as an associate and Campus Pastor. Prior to ministry, Gideon worked in education reform and policy that focused on closing the achievement gap in Title 1 schools. He is a proud alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and The PEAR Institute at Harvard Medical & McLean Hospital. Gideon is passionate about leadership development, academia, the arts, reaching the urban core with the Gospel, a good cup of coffee, and especially his family.
Pastor of Weekend Experience and Leadership
Gideon Ap'e
Debbie Sutton serves on the Christ Fellowship Directional Leadership Team as the Director of Operations and CFO. She has held financial roles at Christ Fellowship and Christ Fellowship Academy for 30 years. She grew up in the Florida Keys and has a Bachelor's degree from Trinity University and a Masters of Business Administration from Barry University. Debbie and her husband, Brad, live in Miami and are blessed with two children and five grandchildren.
Director of Operations
Debbie Sutton
Ray Perez currently serves as Pastor Of Campuses at Christ Fellowship. Ray, a Florida State Licensed contractor for over 25 years, ordained pastor and seminary graduate transitioned into a full time ministry career several years ago where he has served in various roles at Christ Fellowship Church. As a seminary graduate from Miami International Seminary and experienced business owner, Ray is uniquely positioned to advance our mission and vision of establishing Christ Fellowship church across Miami, Latin America and the Caribbean. Ray currently lives in Miami, Florida with his wife of 37 years, Ida. Together they have two children, Ray Jr. and Stephanie. In his spare time Ray enjoys serving up Texas Style BBQ to friends, family and the community he serves in.
Pastor of Campuses
Ray Perez
Samantha Stockton serves on the Christ Fellowship Directional Leadership Team as the Director of Ministries. She was born in Da Nang, Vietnam and raised her entire life in Miami. Samantha considers herself a Miamian for life! Her passion is to coach leaders to be the best at utilizing their gifts and making it easy for ministries to help people follow Jesus. She is married to A.J., and mama to Andy and Savanna. If you want to get to know her more, Samantha is always ready to meet you, just bring some Cuban coffee and pastelitos.
Director of Ministries
Samantha Stockton
Stephanie Moreno serves as the Director of Ministries at Christ Fellowship and oversees CF Kids, Small Groups, and Community Engagement. She has been working in ministry for over 10 years and has held several roles within CF Kids. Prior to ministry, Stephanie was an elementary school teacher with a background in both education and psychology. She is happily married to her husband Andrew and they have 2 children, Lauren and Ryan. In her free time, Stephanie enjoys a good restaurant, working out at the gym, and a sunny beach day. However, her favorite thing to do is spend time with her family.
Director of Ministries
Stephanie Moreno
Teaching Team
Teaching Team
Omar Giritli serves as the Lead Pastor at Christ Fellowship in Miami, FL. He is joyfully married to his wonderful wife Ashley and have two beautiful children, Camila and Mateo. He was born in Puerto Rico, but raised in Miami since age 7. He has been in ministry for over 10 years and served in different capacities such as Small Group Pastor, Campus Pastor and Director of Campuses. He is a Law School graduate from the University of Miami, member of the BAR, and holds a Master in Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Lead Pastor
Omar Giritli
Jose Pena's current role is Pastor of the Doral Campus as well as being on the Spanish Teaching Team. He is married to Wanda and has three wonderful boys. Jonathan 24 years old, Joshua 23 years old, Joseph 17 years old. Jose has been part of Christ Fellowship for seven years, and has served as the Small Group Director, Spanish pastor, associate pastor, He has also overseen the congregational care for all of the Christ Fellowship campuses. Jose currently lives in Miami, but was born in the Dominican republic.
Doral Campus Pastor
Jose Peña
Carlos serves as the Executive Pastor at Christ Fellowship and leads the Directional Leadership Team. He is also part of the Teaching Team and has been in ministry at Christ Fellowship for over 10 years. During his time at Christ Fellowship, he has served in different capacities such as Pastor of Campuses, and Campus Pastor at the Palmetto Bay and West Kendall Campuses. He holds a Master’s in Theological Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity Seminary and a Bachelor’s in Business Management from Florida International University. Carlos lives in Palmetto Bay with his wife Shany, and his children Noah, Nathan and Everly. Aside from spending time with his family, Carlos loves to barbecue and watch his favorite football team, the Miami Hurricanes.
Executive Pastor
Carlos Cardenas
Alexander “Al” currently serves as the Downtown/Coral Gables campus pastor as well as a member of the teaching team. Following graduation from the Master's University, Al began serving in full-time ministry in California in 2013 as a student pastor before joining the Christ Fellowship team in 2017 in the same capacity. Al lives in Miami with his wife Aubrey. Aside from ministry and spending time with his wife, Al enjoys reading, golfing as often as he can, and quoting Charles Spurgeon.
Coral Gables / Downtown Campus Pastor
Al Williams
Jose is part of the Spanish teaching team and currently serves as the Director of Global Campuses at Christ Fellowship. He was born and raised in Colombia, South America and has been a church planter for 24 years in Latin America. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute, a Master’s degree in Biblical Languages from Baptist Bible College, a Master’s in Divinity from Baptist Bible Seminary, and a Doctorate from the Master’s Seminary in California. He has a YouTube Bible Teaching Ministry called “De Regreso a la Biblia'' with more than 80,000 subscribers. He is also a consultant for global multisite strategy. Jose and his wife Karina live in Miami and have two daughters in college Daniela and Camila. Jose’s favorite hobby is spending time with his wife and playing golf.
Global Pastor
Josè Alonso
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