In late 2020, our church was able to bring on Mako Seto as the Senior Associate Pastor of Administration. Hear from our new pastor as he shares more about himself and how the Lord brought him and his family to Evergreen SGV.

Please share some of your background and also how you came across Evergreen SGV years ago.

I am blessed to be married to my wife Amy and we have one son, Jordan who just turned 12 years old! After witnessing the birth of my son, I could not deny God anymore. The birth process was so incredible that I knew there had to be a God! During Amy’s pregnancy, my brother Rocky constantly shared the gospel with me and invited me to Evergreen SGV. (Yes, Pastor Rocky and I are biological and spiritual brothers!) Amy, Jordan, and I were attending Evergreen SGV for about 6 months and then we started to attend Mission Valley Free Methodist Church.

Please share how you became a pastor at Evergreen SGV

Before being called into full-time ministry, I was in hotel management for 10 years working with the Ritz-Carlton, Marriott, Kintestu and Omni hotels.  I worked for hotels in Maui, Palm Desert and Los Angeles.  In 2014, the Lord opened up the opportunity for me to serve at Mission Valley Free Methodist Church as the Executive Administrator.  God continued to give me different opportunities to serve Him and later on I became the Executive Pastor.  After 6 years of serving at Mission Valley, the Lord brought me here to serve as the Senior Associate Pastor of Administration.

What are your responsibilities as the Administrative pastor?

I am responsible for the administrative operations of Evergreen SGV and to shepherd our congregation to love Christ!

How has your time on staff been so far?

It has been awesome serving Christ at Evergreen SGV! I have the great honor of working with faithful staff members and lay leaders.  They have been very welcoming and loving to me. I already feel that Evergreen SGV is my home and I feel so blessed to be a part of this incredible church! 

What are you most excited for at Evergreen SGV?

I am fired up with the direction of our church with our desire to be faithful to Christ!  I love the vision of our church with Christ being our foundation and discipleship being the central theme of our church!  In the past 3 months, I can see how excited our staff is about discipleship and the spiritual growth that is happening within our church with people loving God's Word, with us trusting and loving God more and how we are becoming more like Christ!

Is there anything you would like to share with the church family? 

Evergreen SGV family, thank you for your incredible love and support!  Even before joining our church, you were praying and blessing Jordan as he continues to fight cancer.  Your love, support and prayers are making a huge difference to us! My family and I are so blessed to call Evergreen SGV our church, our home and our family!