OUR VISION

SEEKING RENEWAL IN OUR CITY

Our vision comes from Colossians 3:3 (NLT) “For you died to this life and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.” As a church we are seeking out all the hidden riches found in a love relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This happens after we first accept the finished work of Jesus Christ dying on the cross for our personal sins & the sins of all mankind. This is good news that God through Jesus Christ has reconciled his people and renewed his creation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The power of the gospel brings spiritual, relational, and cultural renewal, and we desire to see this grand vision realized in the City Of Lakewood.

SPIRITUAL RENEWAL

In Lakewood we see people being reconciled to God and given new hearts through the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Sin and shame will no longer have the final word. People will be spiritually renewed & become sons and daughters of God.

RELATIONAL RENEWAL

In Lakewood we see people reconciled to one another and brought into a new family. Broken relationships will be healed & renewed. Through the gospel of Jesus Christ, we become brothers and sisters in Christ.

OUR MISSION

MAKING DISCIPLES IN OUR CITY

The church’s mission is to make disciples of Jesus through sharing our faith as commanded by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.” As a redeemed community grounded in Scripture, we do everything for the purpose of loving God, one another, and our city.

LOVING GOD

Disciples of Jesus delight in knowing, loving, and glorifying God above all else. As sons and daughters of God, we grow in our relationship with the Lord by daily turning from sin, trusting in our Savior, and living by the power of the Holy Spirit.

LOVING ONE ANOTHER

Disciples of Jesus follow Christ together in community. As brothers and sisters in Christ, we pray, study God’s word, care for one another, and reach out to our neighbors.

LOVING OUR CITY

Disciples of Jesus love their neighbors and their city. As stewards and servants, we proclaim the gospel, and bless the city through our serving, individual gifts and vocations.

MEET OUR PASTOR

Hello, my name is Leonardo Figueroa. I am the youngest of 3 boys born to Raul & Lidya Figueroa who was raised in Cerritos C.A.. I go by my nickname “Fish”, which was given to me at a young age by my cousin because I was always in the pool during the summer. In 1992, at the age of 18, I gave my life to Christ at my youth group and shortly thereafter I became a youth group leader. In 1998 I met a beautiful girl named Rhonda, who would steal my heart with her love for Jesus, while attending the young adults group at Calvary Chapel Golden Springs in Diamond Bar. Just a few years later, in 2001, we were married and soon became the proud parents of 3 amazing boys, Isaiah, Josiah, & Uriah.

Our marriage hasn’t always been perfect, much like everyone else, and after seven years I confessed to my wife of a deep personal struggle with pornography that I had for most of my life. Needless to say, this destroyed Rhonda & it nearly destroyed our marriage. But by the grace of God, The Lord restored our marriage and today we enjoy counseling & sharing our powerful testimony of God’s love & restoration with couples who are facing challenges in their marriages.

Years later, in 2010 on the same spot I stood to surrender my life to Christ years before, I would now stand to minster to 100’s of High School teenagers for 8 years as their youth pastor. In September of 2017 I began a home bible study, in Lakewood, which then led me to take a step of faith to plant a church, and on Mother’s Day May 13, 2018 “Realife Calvary Was Born”. We held our 1st service at Willow Elementary in Lakewood C.A. and have been growing since. My family and I are so excited to be a part of His work and we invite you to come see, for yourself, what God is doing.

Grace & Peace,

Pastor Fish ><))>