Abundant Love’s Leadership Team includes five positions: Senior Pastor, Assistant Pastor, Leader/Commissioned Christian Worker, Assistant Leader, and Coordinator. Assistant Pastors may be Licensed or Ordained Ministers; Senior Pastors must be Ordained Ministers. Our ordained ministers include Rev. Anthony Menzel (Senior Pastor), Rev. Luís Moreno (Assistant Pastor and Director of Musical Worship), and Rev. Juana Núñez (Assistant Pastor and Director of the Children’s Ministry). Rev. Mary Menzel (Assistant Pastor and Sunday School Teacher) is a licensed minister. Our Assistant Leaders include Brenda Escobar and N. Carmen Soto (Church Board Member). Our Coordinators include our church’s First Lady, María Menzel (Director of the Youth Ministry); Virginia Ramos (Director of the Children’s Choir); Omar L. Diaz; and Thomas Rosa.
Everyone on our Leadership Team has a secular profession, in addition to serving in the church. Our Senior Pastor is both a high school science teacher in the inner city and an author. He has published seven volumes of poetry, a poetry compilation, and a novel entitled Justice for Carmen. Many of his books are currently available at amazon.com. More information about Justice for Carmen is available at www.justiceforcarmenlachavez.org.