Our Lead Pastors Carl and Sarah Friedel are both ordained ministers with the Oregon Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God. They met as students of Bethany University in Scotts Valley, CA where they earned their Bachelors degrees in Church Leadership. They were married in 1996 and have served together in pastoral ministry and missions for over 25 years. Prior to coming to Berean they have served in staff roles as Youth and Children's Pastors, have been Lead Pastors in Northern California and in Northeast Arkansas, and have been full-time missionaries in Mexico. In 2009 Carl earned a Masters degree in Ministry Leadership and Sarah earned a Teaching Credential in 2017. Carl and Sarah are the parents of four amazing people. Hannah is a student at U of O in Eugene and is on staff at Berean. Josh is a High School Student and Timothy and Caleb attend elementary school. The Friedel's moved to the Eugene/Springfield area in August of 2020 and they love this community.
You can contact Carl at carl@bereanag.org and Sarah at sarah.f@bereanag.org
