PASTORAL TEAM
Joe Marino
Lead Pastor
Christy and I have been married for nearly 20 years and we are the proud parents of 7 children. I am currently working on my BA in Theology through Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. We began planting The Well in August 2012 with a vision to “run a rescue mission within a yard of hell and plant a church for people who don’t like church.” We believe that Jesus wants to meet us where we are at, speak to us and set our worship dysfunctions straight. Our hope is that The Well becomes that place where many people hear the gospel, become part of the family and begin participating in the mission to see people hear from Jesus for themselves.
Joe Nelson
Associate Pastor
Eileen and I are the proud parents of 13 children with a whole bunch of grandchildren and we live in Trumbull just outside Hastings Nebraska. I hold an MDiv through Western Baptist Seminary and I enjoy preaching, teaching and discipling other believers. I was installed as the associate pastor of The Well in July 2019 and together with my wife we host biweekly gospel communities in our home where we encourage our church family to have fun, eat food and build friendships.
Patrick Richards
Pastoral Candidate
I am married to my best friend Kim who is the Campus Life Director with Platte Valley Youth for Christ here in Hastings. We both joined The Well in 2016 and we enjoy investing in teenagers together and hosting Gospel Communities in our home. I currently oversee our Sunday morning music ministry.
Michael White
Pastoral Apprentice
I am a software engineer and I enjoy deep theological conversations with good friends. I have been a member of The Well since 2016 and have served in various roles from bass playing extraordinair, to community group leader, to media and tech leader. I am excited and humbled to be pursuing eldership at The Well and I look forward to serving as one of the teaching pastors soon.