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Brandon Hardy, Senior Pastor
Pastor Hardy moved to Salem from Whitefish, Montana in 1996 to attend Western Baptist College. It was there that he met his wife Kristie, and together they began attending Bethel in 1997. Ordained in July of 2005, Pastor Hardy served and trained under the founder of Bethel, Mike Pass, as his assistant until 2008. He was elected pastor of Bethel on October 8, 2008.
Travis Crew, Associate Pastor
Pastor Crew and his wife JoAnna graduated from Lifegate Christian School in 1997 and were married three years later. They served at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Springfield, Oregon until August 2006, when they moved to Salem and started attending Bethel. Pastor Crew has been serving full-time since 2009.
Craig Silvers, Youth Pastor
Pastor Silvers moved to Lancaster, California from Amarillo, Texas to attend West Coast Baptist College in 2021. There, he met his wife Shayla from Visalia, California. They were married after he completed his degree in Pastoral Theology in December of 2024. In January of 2025, the couple moved to Salem to serve on staff at Bethel with a primary focus on youth ministries.