Pastor Fernando Castillo was born and raised in Colombia, South America. After graduating with a degree in Architecture, he moved to the US as a missionary in 1997. He graduated from Life Pacific University in 2001. His ministerial experience extends for over 22 years. In 2004, Pastor Fernando pioneered C4 Christ Centered Community Church in Honolulu, Hawaii. That church planted 3 other churches in Taiwan, Haiti, and Honolulu.

Pastor Fernando also served the Foursquare Church as supervisor for the former Hawaii and the Pacific Southwest districts. In 2021, God called the Castillo’s to Nashville, TN, to pioneer a church planting movement of Christ-centered churches. Their first church, C4 Nashville, will be launched in the Fall of 2022. He is also a business entrepreneur in the home restoration and fixer upper real estate industry. Fernando and Karen have been married since 1999. They have 3 children, Daniel, David, and Caleb.