Even as a youth, Pastor Ladimer Alkhaseh has always had the heart to serve the Lord. He delivered his first sermon at the age of 17 under the mentorship of Rev. Shmoil Es-Haq at the Assyrian Evangelical Church of Tehran, Iran. Pastor Alkhaseh came to the US in 1975, lived in New York for a period and eventually settled in the Los Angeles area in 1978. His love and zeal for the Lord led him to pursue ministry opportunities. He served as a volunteer youth advisor at the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles for number of years, where he organized Bible Studies and activities for the at-risk youth.
His passion to minister to the youth increased through this experience and brought him to serve as the full time youth pastor at the Armenian Brotherhood Bible Church in Pasadena. Pastor Alkhaseh completed his studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, where he received an MA degree in Theology in 1999. During his studies, Pastor Alkhaseh also had the opportunity to serve as adjunct faculty at Azusa Pacific University, where he taught courses in Theology and Mathematics.
Upon relocating to San Jose in 2002, Pastor Alkhaseh became a member of the Assyrian Evangelical Church of San Jose, where he served as an Elder and lay Pastor until his official ordination. Pastor Alkhaseh was ordained and installed as the Senior Pastor of the Assyrian Evangelical Church of San Jose on August 15, 2009.
In addition to his ministry-related accomplishments, Pastor Alkhaseh holds an MS degree in Civil Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in California and Arizona. He is also a licensed General Contractor in California. Additionally, as an adjunct faculty, he has taught courses engineering at Cal Poly, Pomona.

Pastor Alkhaseh, his wife Sherry, and his children, Eliana and Luke, reside in San Jose, California.

Rev. Samuel Khangaldy was born in Tehran-Iran into a Christian family. His father, the Late Pastor Shimshoun Khangaldy planted the seed of loving of Christ and the zeal of ministry into his heart. At age 10 he started playing music in worship services. He delivered his first sermon when he was 16 and continued serving the Lord ever after. He served “The Good Shepherd Church” in Ahwaz by delivering sermons, playing piano and leading the youth group for six years. In 1967 Rev. Samuel moved to Tehran and joined Saint Thomas Assyrian Presbyterian Evangelical Church where for eleven years he served in the capacities of playing piano, church leadership, leading worships, and occasionally preaching
In 1984 Rev. Samuel and his family moved to the United States and settled in San Jose, California. From 1985-1992 he joined Assyrian Evangelical Church of San Jose and served in the church board as well as directing the music. From 1992-2008 he served at Bet-Eil Assyrian Church as the associate pastor. Rev. Samuel attended San Jose Christian Collage (now William Jessup University) and graduated with a degree in Theology and received his ordination as the Minister of the Word in 1996. In 2009 Rev. Samuel returned to Assyrian Evangelical Church of San Jose as the Associate Pastor.
In addition, Rev. Samuel holds BA degree in economics from National University of Iran, and a management certificate from Industrial Management Organization of Iran. From 1972-1980 he worked for Iran Aircraft Industries (IACI), a company under Ministry of Defense.
Rev. Samuel is an accomplished musician and piano teacher. His compositions were performed by Tehran symphony and National Iranian Radio and Television orchestras. His music archive includes several classical and folkloric pieces, and about 80 Gospel songs with lyrics written in two languages, Assyrian and Farsi. His artistic profile includes calligraphy and oil painting.

Rev. Samuel’s wife, Irene, went to be with the Lord in 2001. He has two children, a son, Pal Iden, and a daughter, Ellit, and a grand daughter, Kayla, all residing in San Jose, California.