Leadership

Trace Martinez and his wife, Kristy, have been married since 1997 and have two children, Adrian and Kiki. Trace proudly served as a U.S. Marine for 20 years, retiring in 2016, and Kristy is a Marine veteran of four years. In 2014, Trace and Jon Ransom served as the founding pastors of Pillar Church of Oceanside, planting the church with a shared vision to reach and disciple the military community surrounding Camp Pendleton.

Prior to planting Pillar Church, Trace served in ministry in churches across the country in a variety of roles, including worship ministry, youth pastor, men’s ministry leader, and elder and rotating teaching pastor at Generation Church North Oceanside. Trace holds a B.A. in Music from Thomas Edison State University and an M.A. in Music Education from Boston University.

Michael Young and his wife, Audrey, have been married since 2001 and have two children, Gabriel and Hannah. Michael proudly served in the U.S. Air Force 9 nine years. During his time in the Air Force, Michael graduated from Bible College in Los Angeles.

After separating from the USAF, he was licensed and ordained and entered full time ministry serving as associate Pastor and Worship Leader. Michael holds a B.A. in International Business from Southern New Hampshire University and an MBA from Syracuse University.

Stephen and Becky Cloer have devoted their lives to faith, family, and service. Stephen, raised in a Christian home in central Florida, felt a call to ministry early in life. After serving six years in the Navy, during which he and Becky married and had their first child, he pursued theological studies at Columbia International University. Following seminary, he reentered the Navy as a chaplain, serving for the last 18 years ministering to Sailors, Marines, and their families.

Together, Stephen and Becky raised three children, all of whom are serving in the military: Megan, a Navy corpsman; Sarah, an Air Force security specialist; and Brayden, a Navy Religious Program Specialist in Okinawa.