Calvary Chapel Temecula Valley

Specialties

Local Church. For prayer come to our Wednesday night service at 7PM and/​or call the church Office.

History

Established in 1988.

Calvary Chapel was formed in 1988 by Pastor Gary Nelson. It started as a small meeting in the Nelson home and finally settled in the Northern business area of Temecula. We are a smaller and intimate fellowship and we hold very fast to our three core values: Priority of Prayer, Passionate Worship and Preaching the Word. Our desire is that you are able to connect with God and leave here strengthened and desiring to know more about the amazing Savior we serve!

Meet the Manager

Gary N.

Manager

Raised in southern California for most of his life by a conservative family, Pastor Gary was raised in the Protestant church. However, it wasn’t until he was sent to Vietnam that he met Jesus, when a good friend in the army led him in the prayer of salvation. Returning home to his wife, newly saved herself, Gary’s life was forever changed as he recognized God had a calling on his life to be a pastor. He attended the Dallas Theological Seminary in Texas and Biola Christian College in California, while holding full time jobs and pastorate positions.

In 1988, God called Gary to be the senior pastor of a Calvary Chapel in Temecula Valley, CA. Over 20 years later, he still gets a kick out of watching God work, and is passionate about seeing those who are lost coming to the Lord. His greatest desire is to teach Christians how to pray and enjoy the Christian life at its fullest. When he’s not at the church, he loves fixing up and cruising in his 57′ Chevy Nomad & surfing.