Whittier

Will was born in Guatemala, Central America, and grew up in Southern California. He moved to Hawaii to earn his bachelor's degree in theological studies and pastored on the islands for 8 years. He graduated from Vanguard University with a Master of Arts in Theology. Will has a passion and a heart for helping people connect with Jesus and helping them connect with an authentic church family. Being Hispanic and bilingual, his desire is to reach multigenerational, multiethnic, multilingual families with the love of Jesus. He and his family joined the Saddleback team in April 2017 and helped launch the Saddleback en Español campus in 2017, a thriving congregation. He is excited to be part of the Saddleback Whittier family. On weekends, he will meet you in the patio to connect with others in the Saddleback Whittier service. Because he fell in love with life on the island, when he's not working, you will usually find Will near a beach eating a Poke Bowl. Will is happily married to the love of his life and his wife of 8 years, Neyda, they have 3 beautiful children, Keli'a and twin boys, Levi and Judah.