Southern California Assemblies of God

Church Multiplication Network

In Southern California, there are 16 million people in desperate need of the love of Jesus. Join us in planting churches tailored to meet the needs and speak to the cultures of the varied people groups and neighborhoods that are Southern California.

A trip to any SoCal mall demonstrates that ours is one of the most ethnically diverse regions of the globe. We are made up of 24 million people from 150 different people groups who speak over 230 different languages and dialects at home. And 16 million of these people report no relationship to Jesus.

We cannot reach these people by using ineffective Church Planting methodologies. As a District, we have embraced the philosophy that each Church Planting situation will require its own unique approach, and often will combine portions of several different Church Planting models. The ideal is the “Parent Affiliated Church Plant” where each new Church Plant is related to and supported by an existing “Parent Church.”

Take a look at The Steps to Church Planting in SoCal and then prayerfully consider becoming part of the great SoCal AG Church Planting Family. 16 million people are waiting.

Rich Guerra is one of the Southern California Assemblies of God District Council Assistant Superintendents. Included in his portfolio are oversight of Church Multiplication and Church Transformation.  Rich earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies at Southern California College in 1978. He then went on to complete the M.A. program in Church Leadership at Southern California College in 1987, now known as Vanguard University. Rich and his wife, Coni, have been married since 1978 and have three grown children: Ryan, Andrew, and Lindsay.

Steve Preston serves as the SoCal Church Planting Director and is committed to walking with churches through the Parent Affiliated Church Planting process with the Parent and the Plant.  Steve graduated from Long Beach State (M.A.) and both he and Becky graduated from Southern California College (now Vanguard University). They were married in 1974, and they have two adult daughters. Since beginning full-time ministry over 30 years ago they served three churches as Senior Pastors, being at Grace Assembly in Los Angeles for over 11 years.