Church Staff and Leadership

Patrick Bottoms

Lead Pastor

Pastor Patrick started as the Pastor of Ridgecrest in September 2022. He comes to us with over 20 years in ministry.

Ashton Guliuzza

Worship Leader

Ashton leads out weekly in both the media and music portion of our Sunday worship services. She manages our praise team, handles new band member interviews/placements, and leads our congregation in singing praises to God faithfully each week alongside her husband and the rest of our team.

Bethanie Allen

Youth Ministry Leader

Bethanie leads our Wednesday night youth outreach alongside, Ashton and Casey Guliuzza. The youth group of 6th-12th graders is currently going through a series based on topics/questions submitted by the students.

Deacons

Keith Haws

Jay O'Neal

Gaylon Steel

Daniel Smith

Mike Elliot

Deacon Apprentice: Colton Davis

Ministry Team Leads

Kitchen Crew- Richelle Johnson and Casey McKeel

Young Adults/ Youth- Casey Guliuzza & Bethanie Allen

A/V Team: Kari Bottoms

Community Outreach - open

Prayer: Kari Bottoms

Men's Ministry: Jay O'Neal

Sing Team- Ashton Guliuzza