Lead Pastor
John P. Blondo
John Blondo is the lead pastor of Bethlehem Church and a man after God's own heart. His passion is to see people understand and thrive in their God-given potential through strong Biblical relationships and clearly communicating the Word of God.
Before coming to Bethlehem, Pastor John spent several years overseas as a missionary, serving other nations, helping countless men and women understand the powerful truth of Jesus Christ and planting churches. That invaluable experience joined with being a professor at one of the nation's top Bible colleges makes him a great leader to challenge today's generation to live passionately for Christ. He is married to his wife, RainyDawn and has 3 sons John Z, Jeremiah and Josiah Blondo.
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Check out his latest book Marked By Design
Teaching and Worship Pastor
Steven Carey
Steven Carey is the teaching and worship pastor of Bethlehem Church. His desire is to see the body of Christ exalt the Lord through passionate worship.
Pastor Carey has been involved in New York City music ministry leadership for over 30 years. He is an award winning song writer, has produced multiple gospel recordings, and is also an adjunct professor at the Nyack College Manhattan Campus in the Pastoral Ministries department. He and his wife Mary live in Queens and have two adult children, Joshua and Anna.
Discipleship Pastor
Nathaniel Rosa
Nathaniel and Suannette Rosa have been married for 13 years and have 5 children (Cierra, Emmanuel, Samuel, Abigail and Ava) They are passionate in fulfilling the great commission as commanded by Jesus in Matthew 28:16-20. They are also committed to equipping believers in Christ for the works of service to which they have been called, building them up to be united in faith and mature in the knowledge of GOD.
Nathaniel served at Christ Tabernacle for 20 years and Suannette for 17 years in various capacities. Ushering, children's ministry, evangelistic outreaches, youth ministry, security, counseling, life groups, care ministry, discipleship are some of the ministries they served in. Nathaniel and Suannette were ordained to Pastoral ministry in January 2014. As ordained Pastors, both Nathaniel and Suannette served at Christ Tabernacle’s Spanish Campus supporting the Lead Campus Pastor with shepherding the congregation through counseling, teaching, discipleship, and intercessory prayer. In April 2017, they began to hear the Lord calling them to leave their “father’s house” and go to the land He will show. Through prayer and counsel, they knew the land was Bethlehem Church and have answered the call to serve the mission and love on the community of Bethlehem Church!