
Since 2023, Pastor Arnel has served as an Expository Preacher at CCBC in Olney Laytonsville, MD. He is also involved in ministering to Filipino American Christian groups throughout Maryland as part of the Filipino Diaspora.
His extensive ministry background in the Philippines includes roles as:
Pastor Arnel was ordained in 2013. He is a lifelong learner of the faith, currently pursuing a Master of Ministry at the Grace School of Theology in Texas. His academic journey also includes a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from FEBIAS College of Bible and graduate studies in Family Counseling at Ateneo De Manila University, both in the Philippines.
A native of Quezon Province, Philippines, Pastor Arnel moved to the US with his wife, Cecil and their three children—Kacey, Oliver and Lance.