Mike McDonald

Mike McDonald serves as the Lead Pastor at Faith Church in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. A native of Flagstaff, Arizona, he embraced Christianity at the age of five. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Northern Arizona University and later graduated from Phoenix Seminary with a Master’s in Biblical Leadership in 2011. 

Before coming to Faith Church, Mike and his wife, Becky, spent three years as missionaries in Vienna, Austria and he spent seven years serving as a Youth Pastor and then later as an Associate Pastor at a church in Flagstaff, AZ. They are blessed with five children. Beyond his pastoral duties, Mike loves being outside and enjoys outdoor activities such as camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, and weightlifting. He is also an avid supporter of the Arizona Cardinals, whom the Lord uses to sanctify him.