Leadership
Senior Pastors - Jose and Lily Castillo
After attending the Bethania Bible Institute, Jose and his wife Lily served as missionaries with WEC International in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, Africa for eight years. When they returned to the US they devoted their lives to the pastoral ministry. Pastor Joe is a Fuller Seminar grad and undergoing Doctoral study with George Fox University. Pastor Joe and Lily have been serving as pastors for sixteen years and have been senior pastors at Light and Life Sylmar for the past ten years. Pastor Joe and Lily our dedicated to our vision of developing our church members to reach their potential by providing spiritual leadership and pastoral care.
Executive Pastor - Jonathan Zazueta
Pastor Jonathan along with his wife Susana Zuzueta were former pastors in Hemet California where they served several years. Pastor Jonathan graduated from the Bethania Bible Institute and is now an ordained elder with FMC. For the past two years Pastor Jonathan has been serving at Light and Life Sylmar church as the Executive Pastor. He oversees administration, finances and human resources to achieve our mission of sharing the love of Christ to our community.
Assistant Pastor - Freddy Caballero
Pastor Freddy graduated from Bethania Bible Institute and served as a pastor alongside his wife Tere Caballero in Mexico. After becoming a Fuller Seminary graduate he came to serve with his family at Light and Life Sylmar. Pastor Freddy serves the community as a Hospice Chaplain. Him and his wife have been serving on the church board for eight years and assist lead the church congregation into a growing and dependent relationship with the Lord.
Support Pastor- Phil Swanson
Before coming to Light and Life Sylmar, our brother Phil was a Pastor with Calvary Chapel. In addition to being a lay Pastor and volunteering at our Church, he is a chaplain with NASCAR. Pastor Phil has been serving at Light and Life for 20+ years.