Lead Pastors

Pastors Mark and Nicole Hammond are the Lead Pastors and have been married for over twenty years. They are a dynamic team and have faithfully served at Celebration Center in a variety of roles over the last two decades.

Both pastors are known for their down to earth approach to life and their unfiltered, real ministry style, which is built upon their own personal testimonies of God’s redeeming grace and His transforming love. They have a unique ability to present the Word of God in a simple, yet practical way.

As a couple, they have a passionate desire to see the lost come to Jesus and help them recognize their identity and discover their God-given purpose.

They have 4 adult children and 2 granddaughters. In addition to ministry, they enjoy a hot cup of coffee, laughing with friends and traveling.

Pastors Tom and Bernice Hammond,
Oakdale Campus

Tom and Bernice have been married for 26 years and have three children. They have served in full time ministry for 20+ years in the central valley as well as the nations of Brazil, Bolivia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Guyana, and India.

Tom and Bernice have experience as Campus Pastors, Connection Pastors, Youth Pastors, Evangelists, and Missionaries oversees.

The Lord has called them to work alongside Pastors Mark and Nicole to reach Oakdale for Jesus Christ. Their core value is being relational and not transactional. They love to raise up sons and daughters, release them to walk in their God given identity and destinies and empower them to become world changers. His Kingdom come, His will be done in Oakdale as it is in heaven!