Harvest Orange County is located in the city of Irvine on Gillette Avenue and serves all of Orange County. Born out of a midweek Bible study, this campus continues to attract more and more attendees each week.
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I came from a broken home and was lonely much of the time. As did so many others of my generation, I bought into the idea that drugs might contain some of the answers I was looking for, so I could truly find myself. At a very early age, I found myself asking the big questions: What is the meaning of life? Why am I here? And the one that really kept me up nights: What will happen after I die?
Although I felt certain that Jesus was out there somewhere, I certainly did not think He was interested in me or my problems. But one day, on my high-school campus, I sat close enough to a Bible study to overhear what was being said without looking like one of the group. I don’t remember much of what was said that day except for one statement: Jesus said, “You are either for Me or against Me.” What side are you on?
That really struck me. Before I knew quite what was happening, I was praying to receive Jesus Christ into my heart and life. Since that day in 1970, I have pastored a church and written a number of books as well as preached in evangelistic events we hold called Harvest Crusades.
Growing up, it was my dream to one day become a professional cartoonist, but God opened up a different plan for my life, and I’m glad he did. I hope you will allow God to use you to further His kingdom as well.
Born in: 1952
Birthplace: Long Beach, CA
Pastor since: 1971
Previous work: Graphic Designer
Favorite verse: Jeremiah 29:11
Married to: Cathe
Married since: 1974
Children: Christopher, Jonathan
Grandchildren: Stella, Lucy, Rylie, Alexandra, Christopher
I am Pastor Greg’s youngest son and have always known and believed in Jesus and that there is a God in Heaven who loves me. I walked away from the Lord for a time in my teenage years, but fully committed my life to Christ after my older brother, Christopher, asked me what it was going to take to give my life to Christ. A short time later, Christopher went to be with the Lord. It was that statement Christopher had proposed to me that got my attention. I’m married to Brittni and we have known each other since we were 11, in junior high. We have three children: Rylie, Allie, and Christopher.
Born in: 1986
Birthplace: Riverside, CA
Pastor since: 2015
Previous work: Aerospace
Favorite verse: 2 Corinthians 5:17
Married to: Brittni
Married since: 2010
Children: Rylie, Alexandra, Christopher
I was blessed to grow up with parents who loved Jesus. I remember praying to receive Jesus as my Lord and Savior at the ripe old age of 7.
I never doubted that Jesus had died on the cross for my sins and rose again. I never doubted that Heaven was real and that Jesus promised everlasting life to those who believe in Him.
My problem was that I grew away from God, instead of growing closer.
From junior high through college, I lived for me. In high school, I played football and baseball, wrestled, surfed, and partied a lot. None of my friends were Christians and nobody knew I was a Christian either. Maybe I wasn’t either.
I was living a Luke 15 life—total anarchy. After high school, I moved to Huntington Beach to surf and party and live what I thought would be the “endless summer.” As it turned out, it was really the “endless bummer.” I was living the lifestyle I thought would make me happy, but I was empty inside.
Little did I know that my parents and a girl friend were praying for me. She had become a Christian and asked me to go to a concert, which turned out to be a Christian concert. That night, God used that girl to remind me how much He loved me and how much He wanted me to come back to Him.
I went to this girl’s church, which was Harvest. Pastor Greg shared the words of Jesus in Matthew 12:30: “If you’re not with me, you’re against me.”
Those words hit me like a ton of bricks. I knew I wasn’t living for Christ. I had tried to blow off my Savior, while keeping my salvation, and Jesus was calling me out on it. He spoke to my heart, asking me, “Are you for me?” My answer, by the way I was living my life, was “No.”
That morning, Greg asked those who wanted to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to come forward to the front of the church. He also asked those who wanted to start fresh with Jesus to come forward too.
My heart had been pounding so hard . . . I got up, walked to the front, and asked for forgiveness and a fresh start. It was so radical. I really felt like the weight of sin had dropped off my shoulders.
I’ve been walking with Jesus for more than 28 years now. I fell in love with and married the girl (Dianne) who invited me to that Christian concert. We have two daughters, Tiffany and Tayler; and we have a son, Dylan, who is in heaven.
My passion is connecting people to Jesus. I believe people don’t know Him for who He is. He’s been misrepresented . . . it is the ultimate identity theft. He wants to be known.
I still like surfing with my family and friends, but I love serving Jesus with family and friends even better.
If you need a second chance, Jesus is a prayer away!
Born in: 1961
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Pastor since: 2009
Previous work: Construction Foreman/Auto Parts Manufacturer’s Rep
Favorite scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2, Psalms 25
Married to: Dianne
Married since: 1983
Children: Tiffany, Tayler, Dylan
I was not raised in a Christian home. It was a very “moral” home but church and the Lord were not a part of it. On January 17, 1982, my girlfriend brought me to Calvary Chapel of Riverside. I listened to the music of “Sweet Comfort” and to the gospel message by Pastor Greg. I came forward at the invitation to receive Christ as my Savior, was born again, went back to the counseling room, talked to a counselor, and was off and running. I had never read or owned a Bible so I was totally “starting from scratch.”
From there, I attended just about every Bible study and service the church provided, including Dennis Davenport’s home study in Rialto. I went on missions trips to the Philippines, Thailand, Macau, and smuggled Bibles into China. The East Coast “Radio Rallies” in the early ’80s were instrumental in getting me involved in serving the Lord and providing me with great fellowship. Many of the relationships built on these trips remain to this day, including meeting my wife, Leah, whom I met on a church trip to New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC in 1984.
In more than 30 years at Harvest I have served in missions, children’s ministry, ushering, home Bible studies, men’s studies, and spent over 20 years helping oversee the follow-up and discipleship ministries. In the mid ’90s, I was blessed to help coordinate Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child on the West Coast. I was able to help deliver the shoeboxes to needy children in Bosnia, Croatia, and Mexico City. Since 1990, when Summer Harvest (later the Harvest Crusades) began, I was blessed to attend and to serve at all the Harvest Crusades, and got to direct crusades in amazing places including: Fort Lauderdale, Honolulu, Australia, and New Zealand.
To see our sons and their families, including our five grandchildren, being raised in the ways of the Lord is by far the biggest blessing. The Lord has been very good to Leah and me and we are blessed to call Harvest our home.
Born on: October 13, 1957
Birthplace: Fontana, CA
Pastor since: 1990
Previous work: Masonry Contractor
Favorite verses: Psalm 1, Psalm 37:4, and Romans 8:28
Married to: Leah
Married since: 1987
Children: Dan, David
Grandchildren: Miles, Owen, Liam, Quinn and Jane
Adam was raised in a strong Christian home and comes from a family of ministry. His grandfather and uncle were both pastors, and his great grandfather was a traveling evangelist. Though he accepted Christ at the young age of 5 years old and grew up in the church, Adam considers coming to Harvest as a pivotal point in his spiritual journey. At Harvest, he developed a passion for serving and ministry, quickly getting involved in various ministries throughout the church.
In 2014 Adam was hired as a custodian at Harvest. It was during his tenure in custodial that he began to feel the call to pastoral service. Adam met his wife, Jackie, at Harvest in 2016 and developed a close friendship with her while serving and ministering together. In 2018 they were married, and they now have the privilege of working together in Harvest Kids.
He is also a worship leader and graduated as valedictorian from Calvary Chapel School of Worship. His hobbies include hiking, music, movies, and coffee.
Adam is excited to see God continue to use Harvest for His glory and is honored to help shepherd and minister to God’s people.
Born in: 1982
Birthplace: Hemet, CA
Pastor since: 2020
Previous work: Disability Management
Favorite verse: Psalm 139
Married to: Jackie
Married since: 2018
I was blessed to grow up in a Christian home with loving parents and I remember praying to receive Jesus into my life when I was six years old on a Sunday evening in my room. I told my mom that I wanted Jesus to live with me forever!
I went to Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa through high school and started playing competitive table tennis (Ping-Pong) all over the country during that time. At 19 years old, I competed in the Junior Olympics for the sport and received a gold medal. Guitar was one of my passions as well, so I began leading worship at church every chance I could get. Being a musician always kept me involved at church, sometimes leading worship up to four times per week!
After graduating from Cal State Fullerton in communications, I moved to Hollywood to pursue my music career. I was spending long hours in the studio learning the complete process of recording a full-length album when God redirected my passions and changed my life completely. Up to this point, I had my own dreams and goals. I was not “seeking first the kingdom of God” because I was seeking fame and fortune; we all know about the “wide gate” that leads to destruction and I was headed for it!
After years of “chasing the dream” in Hollywood, God started to tug on my heart and call me back into ministry to use my gifts for His glory. Doors began to slam shut in Los Angeles and open wide in ministry, in the children’s department. I had never stepped foot in children’s ministry since I was in children’s ministry myself, so it was a huge leap of faith for me, but guess what? God blessed! Because of God’s call, “Mr. Mike” kids’ music was born and now I use my gifts and talents for the Lord as a pastor all these years later.
In February 2013, I married the love of my life, Crystal Cooper Amren. She was beautiful, had a voice like an angel, and a strong relationship with the Lord! I remember her telling me, “The closer we get to God, the closer we will get to each other.” Crystal had the blessing of leading worship for Pastor Chuck Smith for many years before his passing. He was the one that performed our wedding ceremony and it was actually the last ceremony he ever did. We often remember his teaching, “Soon all things will come to pass, and only things done for Christ will last.” Personally, this means a lot to me because we can try to use our gifts to our own glory and search for fame and fortune and our own hearts’ desires, or we can surrender all to our blessed Savior and just watch as He blesses “above all you could ask or think.”