Spanish Ministries Pastor
Jimmy Ojeda
Senior Pastor
Bishop Brian and Jana Allard
Pastor Brian Allard, the son of Missionary Edward and Amelia Allard, spent much of his life in Africa. He came to the United States in 1979 to marry Jana and soon after, they went to Africa to work in missions. In February 1982, Pastor Allard joined the ministry team of Apostolic Gospel Church as associate pastor and April 1994 he assumed the role of senior pastor. Pastor Allard and his wife started their ministries as teenagers and have wide experience in ministry which includes the offices of evangelist, teacher, pastor, and missionary.
In addition to his pastoral duties, Pastor Allard also serves as a P.O.S.T. certified chaplain for the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, Delano Police Department, and the UPCI. His chaplain duties with Delano Police Department also include juvenile diversion/intervention. Rev. Allard is a graduate of Cal State University Bakersfield where he pursued studies in Psychology. Along with these studies, he has attended multiple classes and received certificates for classes such as Resource and Search Management for Victims of Stranger Abductions, Teen Suicide Intervention, Individual and Group Debriefing, completed F.E.M.A. Independent Study Program through the Emergency Management Institute, and has also obtained license with ICISF (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation) to respond to national and international crisis as a counselor. Currently, he is working on his license as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
Sis. Allard is the church music director, office administrator, and director of ladies’ ministries. She is also a committee member of the UPCI Western District Ladies Ministries, volunteers as a caregiver with Points of Refuge, has served as an advisor for My Hope Radio, is a dynamic speaker, and recording artist. Together, Pastor and Sis. Allard have two sons, Bryce and Blake, one daughter, Bryn-Anika, and two daughters-in-law, Ashlee and Hailey, and five darling GRANDchildren, Lionel, Landon, Romanie, Benjamin, and Ellie.
Youth Pastor
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Spanish Ministries Pastor
Jimmy Ojeda
Rev. Jimmy Ojeda came to AGC in 1992 and married Sharla Atkison September 2, 1995. He felt drawn to ministry and became a lay minister in the church. In 1998, he began working with our Spanish congregation, Iglesia del Evangelio Apostolico. The work has flourished and expanded into Pixley, a nearby community. He is employed as an Audit Specialist for pest management. Pastor Ojeda and his wife have three children Kelsey, Zack, Ethan, son-in-law Steven Aguilar and granddaughter Sophia.
Children’s Ministries Pastor
Blake and Hailey Allard
Blake and Hailey serve together as a dynamic team. Blake has attended AGC his entire life and married Hailey in December of 2018. Hailey quickly adapted to the AGC family. Together, they organize and direct B.L.A.S.T. (building lives around sound truth) for children 6-12, KIDZ Church for all children, special children’s events and other activities. Blake is also a public, middle school history teacher. Hailey is a public school fourth grade teacher. They have two children, Benjamin Robert and Ellie Blake.
Meet Our Staff
Youth Pastor
Senior Pastor
Bishop Brian and Jana Allard
Children's Ministries Pastor
Blake and Hailey Allard