Meet Our Pastors
Gary & Julie Floyd
Lead Pastor
Gary grew up in Illinois, graduated from The Master’s Commission in Phoenix, Arizona, and served as a youth pastor and lead pastor in New Mexico where he met Julie. Gary & Julie were married in 1995 and have four children. Gary is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God. Gary & Julie became the lead pastors of Foothills Assembly of God in 2018. Gary & Julie have a vision of being a church that is for its community and spreads the good news of Jesus Christ around the world. Gary enjoys reading and Julie enjoys baking and both love spending time with their kids and watching them play soccer.
Alex & Carmen Saldaña
Executive Pastor & Preschool & Nursery Coordinator
Alex and Carmen grew up in the Phoenix area. They were married in 2012 and have served as Youth & Young Adult Pastors in Arkansas and Arizona. They have two children: Joaquin, who is in heaven, and Esperanza. They joined the staff of Foothills in 2024. Alex oversees finances, media and pastoral care. Alex is a licensed minister of the Assemblies of God and is working toward his ordination. Carmen is working toward being a certified minister. Carmen oversees our nursery and preschool ministries. They enjoy spending time together as a family and good pizza.
Ashley Wilson
Discipleship Pastor
Ashley grew up in Yuma, Arizona and is a proud Yuma High School Criminal. She has two children and joined the staff of Foothills in 2018. Ashley and her children enjoy an active and healthy lifestyle and can usually be found outdoors. Ashley is currently licensed and is working toward her ordination with the Assemblies of God.
Rylie Floyd
Youth Pastor
Rylie is the oldest of four children and grew up in New Mexico. She leads Foothills Youth and worship in our contemporary service. She enjoys reading, creativity and adventures. Rylie became our youth pastor in 2020. She is currently licensed and working toward her ordination with the Assemblies of God.
Ryder Floyd
Kids Pastor
Ryder was born in Las Vegas, the lesser known one in New Mexico. Ryder joined our staff in 2023. He is studying for a business degree at Arizona Western College. He is a certified minister of the Assemblies of God. He enjoys cooking and spending time with his dog, Molly.
OUR MISSION
Our Story
Foothills Assembly of God began in 1978 and has grown to be a multigenerational church impacting its local community and the world.
Foothills offers a traditional worship option, featuring a softer style of music with a mix of familiar hymns, and choruses.
For those desiring a more up-to-date worship experience, Foothills offers a contemporary worship option, featuring a more modern style of worship music.
The sermon is the same even though the worship expression is different.
OUR BELIEFS:
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The Old and New Testament are verbally inspired by God, the only written revelation from God to man. The Bible is infallible and the authoritative rule of faith and conduct for mankind ( 2 Timothy 3:15-17, 1 Thessalonians 2:13 & 2 Peter 1:21).
Man was created in the image of God (Genesis 2:26). By a voluntary act of the will, Adam and Eve disobeyed God (Genesis 3:6). That first sin had several repercussions: Man was excommunicated from the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:23), a curse was pronounced (Genesis 3:14-19), the process of physical death began (Genesis 2:17) and man died spiritually (Romans 5:12-19). Sin separated humankind from God (Ephesians 2:11-18) and left man in a fallen and sinful condition (Romans 3:23).
God is called by many different names because of the different dimensions of His personality, but God is one (Deuteronomy 6:4). God is super-dimensional and eternally self-existent (John 8:54-59). God is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. He is the creator of the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1-2). While God is one, He has revealed Himself in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
The only means of salvation is Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12, John 14:6). He died on the cross to pay the penalty of our sins (1 Peter 2:24). He offers each of us a pardon for our sins (Hebrews 9:26) and wants us to become children of God (John 1:12).
When we put our faith in Christ, it triggers a spiritual chain reaction. We become the Temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19). Our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life (Revelation 3:5). We become citizens of heaven (Philippians 3:20-21). We are given eternal life (John 3:16). We are adopted and become children of God (Galatians 4:4-7). Our sins are forgiven and forgotten (Hebrews 8:12). We are credited with the righteousness of Christ (Romans 4:4-5). We are born again (John 3:3). God takes ownership of us (1 Corinthians 6:20). We receive an eternal inheritance (Ephesians 1:13-14, 1 Peter 1:3-5).
The evidence of salvation is two-fold. The internal evidence is the direct witness of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:16). The external evidence is the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22, 23). We become a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) and are transformed into the image of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
The Church is the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-27) and has a three-fold purpose: to evangelize the world (Acts 1:8, Mark 16:15-16), to worship God (1 Corinthians 12:13) and to equip for ministry (Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Cor. 12:28, 14:12).
The nine fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) are the by-product of a Spirit-filled life and evidence of spiritual maturity. The nine gifts of the Spirit are different manifestations of the Spirit to build up the body (1 Corinthians 12:1-11). We are instructed to diligently seek the gifts (1 Corinthians 12:31, 14:1), but they must be exercised in an orderly way (1 Corinthians 14:26-33) in the context of love (1 Corinthians 13:1-13).
There will be a final judgment in which the dead will be resurrected and judged according to their works (Matthew 25:31-46, Romans 2:1-9). Everyone whose name is not found written in the Book of Life, along with the Devil and his angels, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:11-15). Those whose names are written in the Book of Life will be resurrected and stand at the judgment seat of Christ to be rewarded for their good deeds (1 Corinthians 4:5).
