Ernest Gentile is the founding Pastor of Christian Community Church in San Jose, California, which was launched in 1959. Ernest pastored for 33 years resulting in an academy (K-12), a Bible College and four outreach churches. Ernest has authored eight books, and has been active in conventions, minister's conferences and prophetic conferences both in the USA and many other nations. Noted for his inspiring preaching, deep prophetic ministry, insightful pastoral teaching and spontaneous humor, Ernest continues as a member of Christian Community Church and travels as a minister-at-large to the church at home and abroad.  He is a graduate of Whitworth University and has an M.A. in biblical theology from Fuller Theological Seminary; he has served for twenty-five years on the Apostolic Leadership Team of Ministers Fellowship International (MFI).

Ernest was married most of his life to his beloved wife, who went home to be with the Lord at the outset of 2013. Together they served in Christian ministry most of their lives in both pastoral and traveling ministry which had been a marvelous adventure to them through the years. They enjoyed raising a close, loving family with their four children.