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Pastors
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Staff


Senior Pastor
Ted Leavenworth
Ted has been in Christian service for over 30 years. A graduate of the Calvary Chapel School...

Lead Assistant Pastor / Director of Operations & Facilities
Russ Holliday
Russ grew up outside Knoxville, TN in a Christian home but had no personal relationship...

Assistant Pastor / Children's & Men's Ministries
Darius Mariano
Darius was born in the Philippines but raised in Southern California for most of his life. He and...

Assistant Pastor / Leadership Development
Rod Thompson
In 1990 Rod was called by God to head to Europe as a missionary with a focus...

Assistant Pastor / Student Ministry
Tyler Donnelly
Tyler grew up in Oceanside, CA and was raised in the church by parents who loved God and...

Assistant Pastor / Home Groups & Operations
Kyle Fox
Kyle has been involved in full time, bi-vocational ministry since 2009. In 2014 after selling..

Assistant Pastor (retired)
Jim Diaz
Jim Diaz has lived in Temecula since 1967 and gave his life to Jesus in 1978. He and...

Reliance Women Director
Brenda Leavenworth
Brenda is an author and speaker based in Temecula, CA. Her passion is to help women...

Reliance Kids Director
Tami Peña
Tami has served faithfully in the children’s ministry at Reliance Church since 2009 as the...

Jr. High Director
Dane Tipps
Having grown up in the Murrieta and Temecula areas his entire life, Dane has attended...

Worship Director
Sara Holliday
Sara was born in Long Beach, CA and was raised in the fast-paced culture of city life. Her...

Administrator
Shirley Ruiz
Shirley is the Church Administrator at Reliance Church. Her position entails managing...

Children's Ministry
Austin Belote
Austin Belote serves as the AWANA Director as well as a Children's Ministry...

Women's Ministry Admin
Krista Rull
Krista's love for God’s people and ministry were cultivated through her time at Calvary Chapel...

Design Lead
Royce Rull
Royce grew up in Southern California and is the oldest of two kids. Royce received Christ...

Audio & Technical Lead
Thales Wake
Prior to being on staff here, Thales worked at the Calvary Chapel Conference Center as an...

Video & Technical Lead
Wayland Collins
Wayland has a heart to see the Gospel spread through the use of technology and a passion...

Administrative Assistant
Shannon Collins
Shannon was born and raised in Fallbrook, CA, and has been attending Reliance Church since...

Custodial Services
Josh Lazo
Josh is responsible for maintaining the church property and helping ministries facilitate Bible...

Audio Technician
Josh Goode
Josh recently graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with a degree in Commer...

Communications Lead & Graphic Designer
Faith Wake
Born into a ministry family, Faith grew up as a Third Culture Kid in California, the Philippines...