PASTOR BEN CLOUD & MANDY CLOUD

LEAD PASTOR

Pastor Ben Cloud is the Lead Pastor and Teaching Pastor at AMADEO.  Ben is married to Mandy and they have four children (two of which recently got married so they actually say they have 6 kids ;) ).


Ben graduated from Northern Arizona University with a BA in English, an MA in Applied linguistics and served as a High School English teacher for five years. Ben is a certified K-12 Principal and in certified in Educational Leadership.  After his teaching years he then worked in software development with Pearson and General Dynamics where he helped test and develop software for another nine years.  While he worked as a software engineer, Ben was the Student Ministries pastor at Vineyard Community Church of Gilbert for five years when he felt God calling him to plant AMADEO Church. (Truth is, the staff at VCC came to Ben and told him that he  was who they felt was called to plant a church.)  Ben completed his Masters of Ministry with St. Stephens University while also planting and growing AMADEO Church.  He has been pastoring AMADEO church for 12 years and helped a partnership plant two churches in Tanzania, Bend, Joseph City, Taylor/Snowflake and Bend, Pinetop-Lakeside.

Ben hopes to plant 40 churches in 40 years, but his prayer request to God is to plant seven by 2027.

 

Contact Pastor Ben at pastorcloud@me.com

 
 
 

PASTOR ART MARTINEZ & VALERIE MARTINEZ

ASSOCIATE PASTOR and Women’s Ministry Leader

Arturo (Art) and Valerie help with Sunday Services, Youth Group, Online Services, Church planting at the farm and a thousand other ways. AMADEO is so thankful to have them working with us.

They have three children who are also a great help and leaders to AMADEO


Arturo is now an associate pastor at AMADEO - primarily helping with Sunday services - and everything else under the sun.

Valerie is now the women’s ministry leader and was the coffeeshop manager after faithfully working there for many years.

 
 
 

JEREMY GIGUERE & SHERRI GIGUERE

Elder & Worship Director

Sherri is our director of the music ministry.  She helps lead and organize the worship team, audio team, and visual team.  She also mentors and disciples developing worship leaders.

Jeremy is an elder and a beloved sunday school teacher.  Jeremy is instrumental in helping the church with financial priorities and occasions of conflict/resolution.   

Jeremy & Sherri lead a beautiful family of five children.  They have hosted several life groups over the years with topics including Alpha, Phillipians, and Marriage.  They are often seen serving the church in other ways also such a clean up, special projects, and even at the farm.   

For more information about worship ministry contact Sherri  sherri.giguere7@gmail.com

NATE MCAVOY & ROBIN MCAVOY

YOUTH PASTOR

Nate and Robin have been Serving at AMADEO in various capacities including children's and youth ministry, worship ministry, and with local and global missions for over four years. Their family does ministry all over the country hosting VBS events and traveling in Mexico and in Germany.

Nate and Robin have 7 son’s who also serve in so many ways within the church. Their sons often help lead worship and VBS along side their parents. Everyone of all ages at AMADEO appreciate the presence this family has here!

IAN ASTON & KIM ASTON

ELDER & PASTOR

Ian is a math teacher by trade, a dad of five and married to Kim.

He is the bi-vocational elder/pastor. He has lead, hosted, and assisted with home groups and helped spawn many different home groups. He has been a long-term major supporter of Pastor Ben, and when difficult situations arise he is fearless, gentle, and willing to tackle whatever needs to be done in a tactful and godly way.

Contact Pastor Ian at ian@amadeochurch.com



DARRELL KENNEDY AND ANGIE KENNEDY

ELDER & HOSPITALITY

Darrell Kennedy has been at AMADEO for most of the years it has existed. Darrell's wife Angie and two kids have done a plethora of simple and humble services at AMADEO, including: Sunday School, Catalyst Kids, Facilities, Sunday Snacks, Parents of Teens, Youth group, and men's and women's ministry. Darrell is Elder over facilities and Angie is a deacon.

Angie helps lead hospitality in so many areas within the church. She helps maintain supplies that are needed, stays before and after church to set up and take down, and so many more things. We are forever thankful for her presence.

STEVE BOWMAN & LOUISE BOWMAN

MINISTERS

Louise is married to Steve Bowman and they have amazing kids who serve in our youth. Louise and Steve have helped with teaching, greeting, Sunday cleanup, prayer and a million other servant-leader activities. Louise also works with the pregnancy center.

Louise is gifted at caring for women in our Church and empowering them for what God has for them.

NICK D’AMBROSIO & LACEY D’AMBROSIO

IT SPECIALIST

Nick is our IT specialist.

This family is an integral part of the AMADEO community. They help in so many ways. They help run and teach co-op's in our facility and fill in the gap through out the week and on Sunday. 

We are thankful to have them!

IVAN SEYMORE & KRISTAL SEYMORE

Missional Pastor in Snowflake

Ivan and Kristal serve us in many ways and one of those is serving as chief evangelist to Northern Arizona. Serving from Joseph City to Holbrook, Snowflake/Taylor to Pinetop. 

Down in here in Queen Creek they help with set up of Sunday services, children’s ministry, and many other ministries. Kristal is a prayer warrior and serves us in our Deep Healing Prayer.

They recently moved to Snowflake to help plant a church up there.

See Taylor/Snowflake website on the location page