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Andrew Hirschman is the lead pastor of Calvary Ballard in Seattle, Washington and served for 16+ years as the assistant pastor of Calvary Fellowship in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.

Billy Almaguer is the lead pastor of Awaken City Church in St. Augustine, Florida, having planted the church in 2015 after being on staff at Calvary Chapel Port St. Lucie and Southbrook Church since 2007. The vision for planting Awaken City Church came to Billy in 2012 and was more of a call to go and make disciples. The actual planting came about with the full support of Southbrook Church, the church where he was then serving.

Brad Hall is the senior pastor of One Love Church in Beacon Hill, Australia, a church he planted in 2010. Prior to that, Brad planted a church in Maui, Hawaii in 1998, where he served as senior pastor for 12 years.

Brandon Harding is currently church planting in Portugal, where he has lived since 2011. He is actively training up men with the goal and vision to see Calvary Chapel church plants throughout the Iberian Peninsula.

Brian Brodersen is the pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. He also serves as president of the Calvary Global Network, chancellor of Calvary Chapel Bible College, and co-founder and director of Creation Fest UK. Brian is the featured speaker on the Back to Basics radio program and co-host of the live call-in program Pastors’ Perspective. Brian holds an M.A. in Ministry and Leadership from Wheaton College.

Born in 1970 and raised in the surf culture of Huntington beach, California, Bryan ‘got saved’ when he was almost 16 years old. He married his best friend, Sherry in 1991.

In 1993, when 23 years old, moved to San Luis Obispo, (a beautiful college town along California’s Central Coast) to plant Calvary SLO Church, which has become an influential church in the area and beyond, with it’s church planting /missions work.

Best of all, Bryan’s the father of two daughters, Brianna & Brooke, and enjoys spending time with his family. He’s often be found hanging around SLO at one of it’s many coffee shops, taking photos, or in the surf.

Dan Loaiza is the senior pastor of Calvary Fellowship Stirling, located in Stirling, Scotland.

Daniel Williams has a heart for encouraging and equipping church leaders through his Leadership Lessons Podcast and ministry at www.eeleaders.com. Daniel currently serves as the Lead Pastor of Calvary Chapel of the Palm Beaches in Southeast Florida with his wife, Laura, and their two teenage children.

Danny Keating serves as the pastor of Calvary Waterford, a growing church in the southeast of Ireland. He is passionate about making disciples through teaching God’s Word, building gospel-centered community, and serving their city. The church’s vision is to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to Waterford and see lives transformed by His grace.

Dave Sylvester is the pastor of Calvary Chapel York in York, England. Dave is also the director of Calvary Chapel Bible College York.

Pastor Dave Toro was born and brought up in New York City, later moving to Pennsylvania. Dave moved to Birmingham in 2010 and served alongside the founding pastor, Rich Bustraan, for several years, during which time he was made Associate Pastor. He was later installed as Senior Pastor in 2015, so that Rich and his wife, Arthy, could answer the call back to the mission field.

Pastor Derek currently serves as the Lead Pastor of Awaken Las Vegas. He gave his life to Christ in 1992 at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa while attending UC Irvine. His desire to serve God full-time led him to attend Calvary Chapel Bible College where he also served on staff upon graduating. It was during this time that he met his wife, Rachel. They went on to plant a church in Bedford, New Hampshire, and served there for six years. In 2007, they were called by God to move to Las Vegas with their three children.

Dr. Juventine Emuku is the senior pastor of Soroti Calvary Chapel in Uganda, having moved to Soroti after founding and pastoring Calvary Chapel of Midigo for 13 years. Juventine is a Bible teacher and church planter who currently oversees 20 Bible-teaching churches.

Duane Roberts is the Senior Pastor at Calvary Chapel Boynton Beach. He has also been involved in various ministry efforts with Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale.

Jered Murphy is the lead pastor of Calvary Chapel Naugatuck in Connecticut, a church he planted in October 2010. A Connecticut native, Jered graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a degree in mathematics.

Jimmy Schuarte is the lead pastor of Roots NYC, a church he planted after returning from pastoring a church and directing a Bible college in Spain. Jimmy is pursuing a masters degree from Western Seminary.

John is the founder, director, and international representative of Calvary Chapel Bible College Peru.

Kike Torres is the lead pastor at Horizonte Queretaro as well as the founder and president of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, both in Mexico.

Manola Matos is the lead pastor of Calvary Chapel Lima, located in Lima, Peru.

Mark Foreman is Pastor Emeritus for Teaching and Mentoring at North Coast Calvary Chapel.

Marlon Brown is the lead pastor of Awake Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Matt’s bio coming soon!

Peter’s bio is coming soon!

Phil Metzger is the lead pastor of Calvary San Diego in Chula Vista, and Joy leads the women’s ministry. Phil is a graduate of Veritas International University (M.A. in Theology/Theological Studies) and Western Seminary (Ph.D. in Intercultural Education). His podcast, “Crossing Cultures,” is dedicated to helping people connect to those who live, think, and believe differently than they do. Phil is also the co-author of “A Story of Grace: Beyond the Iron Curtain.”

Rafael Manzanares is the lead pastor of Santa Ponsa Community Church located on the island of Mallorca, Spain. Prior to taking over the pastorate of SPCC in 2002 and opening a Calvary Chapel-affiliated Bible College in 2005, he served with Brian Brodersen in London. Rafael is now working on a long-standing vision of opening a Christian school on the island.

South America / Brazil

Timothy Warholic is the lead pastor of Paradise Calvary Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. A graduate of Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe, Timothy returned to Las Vegas in 2014 and began a home Bible study. That fellowship grew into Paradise Calvary Chapel, a congregation that eagerly sends outreach teams across the globe several times a year.

Tommy Cota is the lead pastor of Hope Alive Church. In Tommy’s young teenage years, the life he was living led him into darkness and ultimately 5 1/2 years of prison time in the California state prison system. It was during this time that his wife, Diana, began praying for him, and soon after his release in January of 2000 he surrendered his life to Jesus Christ. Tommy was so excited to live his life for the Lord that he enrolled in Calvary Chapel’s School of Ministry, and after graduating in 2004 he was brought on staff as an assistant pastor at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.

Zeddie Muzungu is senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Kampala and Director of Calvary Chapel Bible College-Uganda, serving in both since 2013. Zeddie’s main call is to train leaders/pastors and build healthy families.