LAKEPORT, Calif. — On April 6, the Lakeport Community Seventh-day Adventist Church will have its first service with new pastor, Matt Mattzela.

The service will be held at 11:10 a.m., followed by a vegetarian potluck.

Jonan and Matt Mattzela are excited to be a part of their journey with their new church families here in the Lakeport and Upper Lake communities.

They have both been in the ministry for well over 20 years now collectively.

Jonan Mattzela has been an educator on the high school level for many years and currently is working with a mental and emotional health recovery online program.

Pastor Matt Mattzela has been working in the pastoral ministry in several different states and also overseas for over 15 years.

Working overseas as missionaries gave the couple the opportunity to meet one another. After both ending up in different ministry opportunities in California they finally came together in marriage and have been working as a pastoral couple for the last several years in the North Bay area.

They have excitedly accepted an invitation to come to the Lakeport/Upper Lake community to serve and grow with them as a family in Christ preparing for His soon coming.

Lakeport Community Seventh-day Adventist Church is located at 1111 Park Way.