The Bible’s model of leadership is upside down: leaders serve. In following Jesus, who humbled himself to serve others, we seek to imitate him as servants.
Pastors
Ricky Alcantar – Lead Pastor - Preaching & Vision
Ricky has primary responsibility of overseeing vision, preaching and leadership of the pastoral team. He serves the church full-time. In his spare time he loves exploring El Paso.
Email: Ricky@crossofgrace.net
Joe Alcantar – Pastor - Pastoral Care
Joe Alcantar, Jr. serves the church by leading the Mens Ministry and mentorship program. For decades he served a business leader in El Paso and has served on non-profit boards in the area for many years. He has also served the Leadership Team at Cross of Grace for over 25 years.
Todd Peterson – Pastor - Operations and Global Missions
Todd serves the church by helping with business management and ministry structure. He served as a business leader in the El Paso area for many years before transitioning to operational consulting and coaching for non-profits and churches. He is also working with the Sovereign Grace Churches Emerging Nations Team.
Vincent Corpus – Pastor - Outreach, Counseling, and Youth
Vince serves the church by leading our outreach efforts in El Paso, oversees our counseling ministry, and leads the youth ministry. He served as a pastor in Prague and has been a full-time staff member at Cross of Grace since 2018.
Email: Vince@crossofgrace.net
Deacons
Alec Shoffeitt – Deacon for Operations
Alec oversees our Sunday meetings, Community Groups and business operations as a staff member.
Crystal Bustamante - Deacon for Kids Ministry
Crystal oversees our Kids Ministry as a staff member.
Jon Vogan – Deacon for Worship
Jon serves as a band director full-time and leads our worship team.
Chuck Mosely - Deacon for Care & Community Groups
Chuck oversees visitation, mercy ministry, and coordinates member care. He also coordinates our Community Groups.
Jonathan Matthews – Deacon for Community Outreach
Jonathan works as a landscape architect full-time and coordinates our neighborhood outreach team.
Staff
Alec Shoffeitt – Operations Manager
Alec oversees our Sunday meetings, Community Groups and business operations as a staff member.
Ingrid Moreno – Financial Assistant
Ingrid serves as bookkeeper and manages many aspects of the church’s finances.
Becky Gayle – Pastoral Assistant
Becky serves the pastoral team by coordinating meetings, managing information, and helping people get connected in the church.