Fernando Palencia

Spanish Ministry Pastor
fernando.palencia@ncfcmd.org

Born in Guatemala, moved to NYC when he was 5, and moved to MD at the age of 15. Been in church his entire life and have served mostly in youth/music ministry.  Fernando love serving in the church and he’s always looking for ways to challenge himself and challenge the church to improve the way we do things.

He love sports! Yankees, Giants, and the Argentina soccer club are his top teams to cheer for.  Also, he love playing basketball, softball, football, and anything that requires running.

Fernando have been married to his amazing wife, Gilda Palencia for 17 years, been together for a total of 20 years.  He have 2 amazing children, Sofia (15yrs old) and Alejandro (11yrs old).