This year the church celebrated its 43rd anniversary and Pastor Fisher’s 35th anniversary as pastor. Pastor Fisher’s staff includes 2 associate pastors, a Spanish pastor and associate pastor, and a growing office and school staff.
Doug Fisher fulfilled his life’s ambition when he was commissioned a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1976. Yet, his further ambitions of advancement in the military were changed forever when he trusted Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour in 1979 while serving at Parris Island, South Carolina.

He began attending an independent Baptist Church and enrolled in its Bible institute. Although a quiet and reserved young man, he soon felt that God was calling him to the mission field. The hardest decision of his life to that point, and one that baffled and even angered his unsaved extended family, was that of resigning his commission in the Corps. But into the midst of this personal storm, God gave peace and joy.

Only 11 months after he was saved, Doug Fisher joined another missionary on an epic adventure to the mission field. The pair had decided that a sailboat would be a valuable tool in their effort to reach the lost living in the islands of the South Pacific, so they sailed a 32 foot sailboat 7,000 miles from California to American Samoa. Mrs. Patti Fisher later joined her husband on the island, their “home” being the small sailboat shared with their missionary partner.

Through the poor health of Mrs. Fisher, God led Doug and Patti back to the States and then, in 1981, to the Lighthouse Baptist Church of San Diego, California. Brother Fisher soon founded the Military Ministry in that church which has since taken the Gospel to thousands of sailors and Marines.

The unexpected resignation of the pastor of the church led the shrinking congregation, on a vote of 62 to 0, to call Doug Fisher to be her pastor. To keep the church afloat financially, and its school ministry operating, the young pastor worked an outside job full-time for the first 2 years of his pastorate.

Over the past years, a myriad of ministries have been added within the church to provide both outreach to the lost and “in reach” to the saved. These include a Christian school and a Bible institute. Pastor Fisher now has Bible institute graduates pastoring in northern California, Washington, and New York, serving full time in prison work, and serving the Lord around the world as missionaries.

In 2000 God provided the opportunity to purchase a beautiful 8-acre property with plenty of room to accommodate the many ministries of Lighthouse Baptist Church. For the first time in years every ministry of the church was able to meet on one property, at the same time.

God has also blessed Doug & Patti Fisher with 8 children and a growing number of grandchildren.

Pastor Gil Torres has been a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Lemon Grove, CA (near San Diego) for thiry-one years. He served in the US Navy for 9 years. He has been the Spanish Pastor for Lighthouse Baptist Church for 19 years and for the past 6 years has been pastoring a new church in Tecate, México, Tabernacle Baptist Church. He is also an instructor at the Lighthouse Bible Institute. In 2012 Pastor Torres received an honorary doctorate in theology. In addition to pastoring, he is also a part of the Fires of Evangelism team, traveling to Spanish speaking countries to preach and teach the gospel.

Ministries

• Director of the Church’s Orchestra and
• Music Ministry
• Military Ministry
• Lighthouse Bible Institute

Education

• Graduate Armed Forces School of Music
• Red Wing Technical College – Musical instrument Repair
• Lighthouse Bible Institute
• Baptist College of America – BA Biblical Studies
• San Diego Christian College – BS Business Management
• Baptist College of America – MRE Christian Education
• Grand Canyon University – MS Organizational Leadership

Brother Braley has been a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church for 22 years and has served on staff for 17 years serving as the Church’s Office Manager.

He and his wife Bobbie,  have two adult children and nine grandchildren. Before coming to the Lighthouse, Brother Braley served in the U.S. Navy. While serving in the Navy, Brother Braley was active in several churches as he moved from station to station. During those years, he sang in the choir at each church, served in multiple bus ministries as a bus captain and taught Sunday School and children’s church.

Since arriving at the Lighthouse, Brother and Mrs. Braley have served in the Bus ministry as a bus captain and a bus driver, and currently teaches in our Christian Academy, sings in the choir and works in our teen ministry.
Brother Braley has obtained the following degrees: AS in Engineering Science 1976 (Adirondack Community College) Bachelors’ in Business Administration 1989 (National University) MS in Management 1995 (Naval Postgraduate School) Bible Studies Diploma 2003 (Lighthouse Bible Institute)

Ed Odell has been a member of the Lighthouse since 2001 and joined the LBC staff as the Operations Manager in 2015. Ed is married to Stacey and they have 3 children. Prior to relocating back to San Diego, Ed served as a law enforcement officer in Iowa 5 years. He also served in the military for a total of 23 years retiring in 2008. His military service included 9 years as a Navy Seabee and 14 years as a reservist in the US Army. Ed has served in our Bus, Military, Beginners, Lighthouse Keeper and RU Ministries.

Ministries

• Operations Manager
• Security Director
• Beginners Dept.
• Jr Camp
• Missionary Kids classes
• Ushers, Greeters
• Special Events logistics

Education

• Keokuk Sr High school
• Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
• University of Phoenix- BSIS- Information Security

Brother Zachary is the lead pianist for the services at Lighthouse Baptist Church, assists with the music department, teaches the Emmaus Road Bible Class, oversees the church bookstore, assists with Pastor Fisher’s travels, oversees the duplication ministry, and is the staff liaison for the sound ministry and the graphics department.
He and his wife Angie were married in 1981. They currently have three adult children and five grandchildren.
Dr. Zachary holds the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago.