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Bethel Church Leadership

Bethel Church is blessed to have a leadership team who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Following are brief bio's of our leadership team and their qualifications for ministry.

Billy Wydermyer

Senior Pastor


Billy Wydermyer was appointed to serve as Bethel Church's Senior Pastor September 13, 2014. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Pastor of Bethel Curch.

The attributes that best describe Pastor Bill as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like Bethel Church where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Bill takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending hours of his day focused on Bible study.


He graduated from Phoenix University in 2000 with a BS degree in Business Management.

Pastor Bill has been happily married for 32 years to his wife, Lady Marilyn Wydermyer. They have 5 children, a host of God-Children and Grand Children.

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Billy Wydermyer was appointed to serve as Bethel Church's Senior Pastor September 13, 2014. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Pastor of Bethel Curch.

The attributes that best describe Pastor Bill as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like Bethel Church where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Bill takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending hours of his day focused on Bible study.


He graduated from Phoenix University in 2000 with a BS degree in Business Management.

Pastor Bill has been happily married for 32 years to his wife, Lady Marilyn Wydermyer. They have 5 children, a host of God-Children and Grand Children.

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Chris Gibson

Associate Pastor

Elder Gibson served as a faithful member of Bethel Church Richmond under the leadership of Bishop Billy Wydermyer, a part of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc. Elder Gibson is very active in his church, serving as the Youth and Young Adult Pastor, Co-Outreach Coordinator, and Altar Worker. He also served as the California District Council Co-Chair for the Northern region from 2007 to 2014. Elder Gibson serves as the Northern California District Council Young People Union President. His goal is to help develop the gifts and skills of youth throughout the Council and assist in preparing them for leadership roles.  

 Elder Gibson currently works for the Alameda County Fatherhood Initiative as a Program Specialist for six years and worked with Families and Children for over 13 years in Health Care, Parks & Recreation, and School settings. Elder Gibson has been married to his wife Jameka for 7 years, they have four children 22-, 17-, 4-, and 2-year-old.   

Pastor Chris was appointed to serve as Bethel Church's Associate Pastor December 15, 2024. Prior to that, he served as Youth Pastor of Bethel Church in Richmond, CA.

The attributes that best describe Elder Chris as a pastor are compassionate teacher, encourager and faithful leader. Pastor Chris takes worship and preaching very seriously, making sure he explains the bible for every age to understand.

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Elder Gibson served as a faithful member of Bethel Church Richmond under the leadership of Bishop Billy Wydermyer, a part of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc. Elder Gibson is very active in his church, serving as the Youth and Young Adult Pastor, Co-Outreach Coordinator, and Altar Worker. He also served as the California District Council Co-Chair for the Northern region from 2007 to 2014. Elder Gibson serves as the Northern California District Council Young People Union President. His goal is to help develop the gifts and skills of youth throughout the Council and assist in preparing them for leadership roles.  

 Elder Gibson currently works for the Alameda County Fatherhood Initiative as a Program Specialist for six years and worked with Families and Children for over 13 years in Health Care, Parks & Recreation, and School settings. Elder Gibson has been married to his wife Jameka for 7 years, they have four children 22-, 17-, 4-, and 2-year-old.   

Pastor Chris was appointed to serve as Bethel Church's Associate Pastor December 15, 2024. Prior to that, he served as Youth Pastor of Bethel Church in Richmond, CA.

The attributes that best describe Elder Chris as a pastor are compassionate teacher, encourager and faithful leader. Pastor Chris takes worship and preaching very seriously, making sure he explains the bible for every age to understand.

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