Pastor Bret Allen is an ordained Assemblies of God minister and has been active in church leadership since 1980.  He is married to Valerie, has two sons, Ryan and Andrew, and is currently the Senior Pastor of Bethel Church San Jose which sustains more than 160 ministries.

Prior to Bethel Church, Pastor Bret served as Youth Director at the Assemblies of God District Office where his responsibilities included training and equipping 450 Youth Pastors in the Northern California/Nevada District.  He has a bachelor's degree in Communications from Eastern Washington University and a ministerial degree from Berean University and has traveled both nationally and internationally speaking at conferences and crusades.