Steve grew up on the mission field and was involved in many aspects of missionary work as a
missionary kid and later on the Associates In Missions program. In 1985 at the national conference he met Marzia and they were married in 1986.
In 1989 they were appointed as UPCI missionaries to Chile. During their time in Chile, Steve served as National Youth President and National Secretary for seven years. Marzia was involved in the Ladies and Children’s Ministries. They pastored the Central Church in the capital city of Santiago and the church in Rancagua (sixty miles south of Santiago), traveled throughout the country teaching seminars and taught in the Chilean Bible school.
After serving in Chile for fourteen years, they felt God leading them to return to the U.S. They started a Spanish speaking church in Miami, Florida, under Metro Missions, where they had sixteen nationalities of Hispanics. After ten years in Miami, the Lord directed them to Michigan where they have labored since 2011, pastoring and teaching in Purpose Institute. Steve was also privileged to be the Michigan District Global Missions Director for five years. Since arriving in the States, they have made numerous trips back to Chile to minister and preach in conferences, retreats and local churches. Upon returning to Chile, the Wells plan to travel to the different regions to preach and teach seminars as well as teach in the Bible school.