5 /5 Johnnie Ham: Always an amazing place! I just walked in one night, looking for a home for my spiritual well-being, and listened to an incredible Bible Study by Senior Pastor Ben Hodges, Jr and as I was leaving, the lead Pastor, Ben Hodges III, welcomed me as a friend he had known his whole life, and I recognized him...though had never met him or even heard of him before that night. Instantly, I knew I had a home. I was dealing with PTSD from combat, and had a new wife, married by Pastor Ben, and was able to start living the rest of my life, thanks to the comfort and care of this new Bethel Family. Every day I work in my workshop, filled with the power tools Senior Pastor Ben used to build his own home, I get to reflect and thank this incredible loving place. Lisa and I retired to Pismo Beach, CA, where I get to return the love to patients in my clinic, and watch the love of my life, Lisa, flourish now as a Marriage and Family Therapist, but feel truly grounded in our marriage thanks to the 3 years we spent with our Bethel Family. That was 12 years ago. Thank you so much, Pastors Ben Jr and Ben III, Cindy, Marsha and Ron, Pastor Steve, and all the rest of an incredible Staff and a family story and tradition that started as this blend of love, music and God, by Pastor Ben Sr, and flourishes under the guidance of his son, Pastor Ben Jr, then even to his son, Pastor Ben III. What an incredible legacy! LTC(R) Johnnie Ham, MD, US Army, a Soldier for Life, Pismo Beach
