Pastor Ted Leavenworth

Ted Leavenworth is the Lead Pastor of Reliance Church. He is the main teaching Pastor and is responsible to set the course of the ministry in response to the leading of God. Pastor Ted is the founder of Reliance Church and serves as the President of its Board of Directors. With the assistance of the Board of Directors, Pastor Ted has the responsibility to lead the church, Pastors & staff to glorify God in all things.

Prior to starting Reliance Church, Pastor Ted was the founder & Executive Pastor of Revival Christian Fellowship, a Calvary Chapel in Menifee where he served for 15 years. Before entering full-time ministry, Pastor Ted worked as a Paramedic / Firefighter for 10 years. He graduated from Daniel Freeman Paramedic School in Inglewood, California and began his Paramedic career in Los Angeles, prior to transferring to Riverside County in 1987. He attended & graduated RCF’s Engineer Academy & served as a Paramedic Firefighter with the Riverside County Fire Department until 1995 when he entered full-time ministry.

Pastor Ted is a graduate of the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry and has a passion for church planting. Following the Lord’s leading, Pastor Ted has personally planted two churches and has helped to plant several others, serving on the Board of Directors of four Southern California churches.

Pastor Ted is 46 years old and has been married to his wife, Brenda for 25 years. Together, they have three adult children, a brand new granddaughter and another grandchild due in December 2010!