Our Mission

FREEDOM exists for the purpose of: Magnifying Jesus through worship and the Word, Moving believers in Jesus toward maturity and ministry, and Making Jesus known to our neighbors and the nations.

Pastor Anthony Lamb

Senior Pastor

Pastor Anthony Lamb was born and raised at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the small country town of Stanardsville, Virginia. Upon graduating from high school, he entered the United States Army. Shortly afterward, he surrendered his life to Christ while stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

One year later, as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, he joined the Berean Baptist Church of Fayetteville, North Carolina. It was there that Pastor Lamb met and married Carolyn Ridgedell. Pastor and Mrs. Lamb were married February 15, 1986. They have eight children and seven grandchildren.

Upon finishing his military service, Pastor and Mrs. Lamb were called into full time Christian ministry. Pastor Lamb holds a Bachelor of Science in Pastoral Theology and Master of Education in Administration.

In February 1992, Pastor and Mrs. Lamb founded the East Coast Baptist Church of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Three years later, the Lord led them to San Antonio to establish a second church. Freedom was founded October 1, 1995.

Associate Pastor

Albert Villanueva

Pastor Albert Villanueva was born in Redmond, Oregon, but grew up in San Antonio, Texas. He attended high school and college in San Antonio, and married his high school sweetheart, Mitzi, in 1976. They were married for forty-two years, until her passing in 2018. They have four children and fourteen grandchildren. He later fell in love and married Valerie in 2022. Together, they have seven children and eighteen grandchildren.

Pastor Albert Villanueva was saved in July 1977 and felt the Lord’s call on his life into Christian ministry in 1981. After his surrender, doors opened to teaching and preaching opportunities in three different churches. Pastor Villanueva retired from his work at AT&T, after 35 years, in 2009. In October 2005, he was ordained at Freedom, A Church for All People, where He currently serves as Associate Pastor and Adult Life Group Superintendent/Teacher.