Senior Pastor Bob De Leon has been attending Calvary Chapel Artesia (formerly Cerritos) since March of 1998. He is married to his wife Marnee and they have two adult children, Jessica and Joseph.
He was initially ordained as an Associate Pastor by Senior Pastor Dave Gonzales in July of 2001 and then his Assistant in June of 2007. Pastor Bob faithfully served at his side for 15 years.
He stepped in as the interim-Senior Pastor in May of 2016 after Pastor Dave fell ill and then was appointed Senior Pastor in October of that same year after Pastor Dave went home to be with the Lord.
Pastor Bob accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior in March of 1986 after viewing Pastor Raul Ries’ personal story of salvation, “Fury to Freedom”. Shortly thereafter, he started attending Calvary Chapel Downey.
After a season away from the Lord, Pastor Bob rededicated his life to Christ in March of 1997 (at Pastor Raul’s church), attended Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa for a year, and then became a member of Calvary Chapel Cerritos in March of 1998, where he has been attending ever since.
Pastor Bob has always had a passion for teaching the Word and was given numerous opportunities to teach through several books of the Bible. He has also taught outside of the U.S. during various Mission trips to include Mexico, Russia, and the Cross to Light Bible Training Center in Port au Prince, Haiti.
Pastor Bob is the primary teacher on Sunday mornings and oversees the Worship, Children’s and Missions ministries.