Melo and his wife Nicole met in Orlando where they were saved by Jesus, served, and led together in college ministry for a few years. They have been married for 9 years and have three beautiful children. Melo Sauval is currently a church planting resident at Mosaic Church in Orlando, and he is working on a Master Of Divinity in church planting from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Melo and Nicole love Orlando and are excited to plant a church that will glorify God and expand his family by making disciples.

Manuel and Jenna Sanchez were married in 2010 and have lived for ten years in Joliet, Illinois. Manuel served on the pastoral team at Gospel Life Church as an intern overseeing Spanish ministry, teaching, and leading a small group. In 2013 the family moved to Iglesia Camino al Cielo, a Joliet Spanish speaking church in need of a bi-vocational pastor. For the past 7 years, Manuel has shepherded this church and so appreciates the privilege it has been to serve Christ together with them. Manuel and Jennifer have four children: Josue, Noemi, Natan, and Salome. Manuel currently attends New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The Sanchez family has relocated to Atlanta, Georgia. While in Atlanta, Manuel and Jenna will join Gospel Hope Church to train and partner with Gospel Hope for church planting in the Dominican Republic.

Jeremy and Victoria have been married for 9 years and have one adorable daughter, Eleanor Belle. For the past ten years, Jeremy has served on staff at Biltmore Church—the first five in college ministry and the past five as campus pastor. Jeremy will also be graduating with his M. Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary December 2020. The Woods’ are eager to engage college students and families by planting in Myrtle Beach where they will seek to enable a movement of disciple-making disciples.

Gabriel and Jeanette Salguero have lived in Orlando, Florida for the last four and a half years with their two sons, Jon-Gabriel and Seth. The Salguero family are co-founders of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition. They formerly planted a church in Manhattan and now are starting The Gathering Place in Orlando. The Gathering Place is a multilingual congregation which believes and proclaims that God is doing all things new!