Ned & Wendy Beadel

Ned and Wendy met while attending Fullerton Junior College in 1972, fell in love and Wendy helped put Ned through school as he finished his degree in Music Education. Ned taught high school choral music for a few years before God called him to full time music ministry at Garden Grove Community Church (later known as the Crystal Cathedral). They enjoyed their years, at the beginning of their marriage – singing in the Hour of Power Choir together while Ned led many of the choirs at the church. Then Ned received a call to be a minister of music for a growing Reformed Church in Carmichael CA and they spent 9 years serving in that church – both loving their life in the church and in that community; seeing God use them in ways they never imagined. It was in 1983 that Ned started to hear the call of God to enter into seminary and become a pastor. At first it was hard for Wendy to think leaving Carmichael and going to seminary or better yet, having to go back to work to support Ned as he went to seminary. They went through a period of waiting to make sure this truly was God calling them. Finally the Lord spoke to both Ned and Wendy to leave Carmichael and re-locate to Southern California for Ned to go to seminary. It was a hard transition but they both felt God was in this decision. After seminary God called Ned & Wendy and their three sons to plant a church in Palmdale CA in 1991. Ned often will say that, “I could have not planted this church without my wife by my side. She had gifts (hospitality) and skills in leadership that helped to create the backbone of the ministry.” The challenges of planting a church and raising a family was at times overwhelming and at times put a huge strain on their marriage. Yet they saw God’s faithfulness to them, leading and teaching them through all those challenges. After faithfully serving the church they planted for 25 years they felt it was now time for them to now respond to the dream God has planted in their hearts years before of shepherding and loving on pastors and their wives who are struggling in balancing ministry pressures while raising a family. God some years ago blessed Ned and Wendy with a retreat home in the foothills above Sacramento so they could host pastors and their wives for ministry and marriage renewal. They are so excited to have found Standing Stone ministry when they did to fulfill God’s dream for their lives.