SERVANTS

Manny was saved back in 1989 and has served as Lead Pastor of Calvary Chapel El Monte since its inception, which initially started as a home Bible study back in February of 2002. He has been married to his lovely wife Shelly since 1992, and has 2 children – Ariel and Aaron.

In his own words, “Simply put, I have been the recipient of God’s abundant and amazing grace. I’m completely aware of the fact that I’m unworthy and unable, but I also believe I’ve been called by God, and it just so happens to be a calling to love and serve the most wonderful family and flock in the whole wide world.”

The Scriptures God used to encourage Manny in planting the church are Deuteronomy 31:6; Jeremiah 29:7; Galatians 2:10; Psalm 127:1; and John 14:31. Each one of these passages has a personal word in how God established the church in El Monte.

You can visit Pastor Manny’s blog by clicking HERE.

Henry was saved back in 2004 at a Calvary Chapel Men’s Conference and has fellowshipped here at Calvary Chapel El Monte since 2006. He’s been on staff full-time since 2010.

In his own words, “I’ve been married to my beautiful bride Liz since 2002 and we have 3 boys, Jeremy, Maximus, and Isaac. From the first day, the message of the Gospel penetrated my heart, I’ve remained in awe of the grace God has shown me through Jesus Christ. I know that the Lord called me into ministry for no other reason than what Paul writes in, 1 Corinthians 1:26-27, ‘For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty.'”

Rich has been attending CCEM since 2002. He gave his life to the Lord and has been serving here since 2003. He was ordained as an Associate Pastor in 2013.
Rich married his wife Veronica in 2004, and by the grace of God has been blessed with 7 children – Amarise, Israel, Elijah, Seraphine, Eliana,  Nazarene, and Nayelli. Rich attributes all of his blessings to the grace of God.

In his own words, “After a childhood filled with religion and family traditions my eyes/heart were opened through His word. I am extremely blessed to serve along side my brothers and sisters here at CCEM. What a wonderful work the Lord has done!”

Psalm 37:3-5, “Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.”

Mark was saved back in 1988 and has attended Calvary Chapel El Monte since 2008, serving as an Associate Pastor since 2014. He has been married to his wife Eva since 1983, and has 4 children – Nancy, James, Michael, and Randy, as well as 4 grandchildren.

One of Marks favorite passages in the Bible is Romans 12:15, “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.”

In his own words, “My story at CCEM is a common one here at the church and simply put – it’s  all of God. You come, God only knows how you find it, the Lord brings you is my deduction; you’re  embraced by God through the beautiful people and you don’t ever want to leave. This is my home, these are my people, the Lord loves me through them, what else could I possibly want? And I love them too.”

Ariel has been on staff here at Calvary Chapel El Monte since 2012. She was raised in the church and by the grace of God has serve the Lord all her life. Ariel uses her computer and media gifts and talents to faithfully serve the Lord and His people.

One of her favorite passages is Romans 5:8, "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."