Pastor Tyler's Testimony
Who We Are
We are Tyler and Alyseia Sanchez! We have been married for 14 years and are blessed with four daughters, ages 10, 8, 4, and 2. We met at Evangel University, where we both graduated before getting married and stepping into ministry together.
After graduation, we moved to Montezuma, Iowa, where we served as youth pastors for four years. God then called us to Sioux City, Iowa, where we returned to my home church and served as youth pastors for nearly eight years. Most recently, I resigned from my position as Director of Spiritual Life at Siouxland Christian School to pursue church planting full-time.
Throughout every season of ministry, Alyseia has faithfully served alongside me. In addition to ministering together, she has played a vital role as a worship leader in our youth ministries and at the school. Ministry has never been something I do—it is something we do as a family.
Personal Testimony
Before I Met Jesus
My parents were juniors in High school when they had me. My mom came from a Christian home and my dad grew up in a broken family marked by poverty and abuse. By God’s grace, they stayed together and have now been married for 37 years. I grew up in a Spirit-filled Christian home and have been part of the Assemblies of God my entire life.
I gave my life to Jesus at age seven and was filled with the Holy Spirit in eighth grade. However, during high school I began to push the limits of sin. That continued into college when I went to play football and embraced the party lifestyle. One morning I woke up after a blackout drunk night with no memory of what had happened. It scared me enough to transfer to Evangel University, hoping a change of environment would fix everything. It didn’t. I spent the next two years making many of the same choices. Deep down, I always knew God had a specific calling on my life, but that responsibility frightened me, so I ran from it.
How I Met Jesus
On September 3, 2008, I was in a prayer meeting with other athletes in my dorm lobby. There was no agenda—just authentic worship and prayer. While praying in the corner, I finally told God I was done running. As I sought His direction, I felt God clearly call me into full-time ministry.
My immediate reaction was fear. I thought of every reason it wouldn't work: I didn't like public speaking, I wanted financial success, I had a messy past, and I didn't want to be in ministry. I asked God for three signs to confirm His call.
Almost immediately, my mentor approached me and told me not to worry about money or possessions because God would take care of me. Minutes later, another friend said, “Whatever you are praying about, the answer is yes.” The next day, a student I had never met came up to me during chapel and said, “One day you will be speaking on a stage to hundreds of people.” Those were the three confirmations I had asked for.
I changed my major from Business Marketing to Biblical Studies and fully surrendered my life to God. Later that year, on a mission trip to Italy, a woman I had never met told me that God had revealed I would speak to thousands and impact nations if I remained faithful to Him. I asked God for three confirmations but He gave me four.
After Putting My Faith, Hope, and Trust in Jesus
Everything changed when I fully surrendered to Jesus. I left behind my old lifestyle and devoted myself to following God's call. My desire became simple: hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and keep saying “yes” to whatever He asks.
My family and I have built our lives around ministry. From 2011 to 2022, we served as full-time youth pastors before I became the Director of Spiritual Life at a Christian school from 2022-2026. Today, we are stepping out in faith to plant Valley Church in my hometown. Our mission is to help people encounter Jesus and see families transformed, believing that when fathers passionately pursue Christ, entire families can be changed.
