Joey grew up in a Methodist church-going family in Winona, Minnesota. In 7th grade, he began attending an Assemblies of God church, where the pastor led him to accept Christ as his Savior. As he read God’s word, it opened his eyes to Jesus as Lord and helped him repent from his sin and follow Christ. For the next several years, Joey attended many different churches—all around the world!—and eventually landed at Bethlehem in 2012, along with his wife, Ana.

Joey has led the Hispanic Ministry at Bethlehem since 2016. The “prosperity gospel” is heavily taught in many Latino churches, and Joey’s prayer is that Bethlehem would be a great help to Latino churches in Minneapolis and beyond.

Joey works as a mechanical engineer and lives in Minneapolis with his wife and three children.