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Greg Merrill became the Senior Pastor of CBC Father's Day, June 21st, 1998. He was born April 15, 1953, right here in Hawthorne, where he lived for three years. His family then moved only five miles away to Torrance. Pastor Merrill received the Lord at the age of six, when his grandmother led him to Christ using the Wordless Book. Though growing up in a non-Christian family, he still remembered to pray a blessing over them before going to sleep at night. |
At age 17, his aunt asked if he would like to come to her church. He said "No, I want to read the Bible first to know which church is the true Church. Seeing the difference between how his aunt's family celebrated Christmas around Jesus, and how his own celebrated Christmas around Santa Claus, Pastor began studying the gospels for himself. After two years of reading the Bible, and just before going into the Air Force, he was ready to attend his Aunt's church. It was there, Dec. 3, 1972 that he was baptized, joined the church, and received a Scofield Study Bible. Three months into the Air Force, he joined a "soulwinning" Baptist church in
northern California, where he became involved in the different ministries of the church.
His
pastor there was an excellent pastor and teacher, who greatly helped prepare Pastor Merrill to do well at Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College, where he graduated Magnum Cum Laude in 1979. For a short time thereafter he pastored the
San Dimas Baptist Temple church.
Yet God had a different kind of education in store for our pastor, as
He then moved him into secular work for the next 17 years. Always involved in the church, Greg, still had a desire to pastor. Through a series of events, Pastor sensed God's leading
and call. In 1996 he joined Adelanto Community Church, of the IFCA Int. It was a dream come true, to become associated with a non-denominational church. In 1997 he was ordained and became the Assistant Pastor of ACC, as well as doing a year of pulpit supply for a number of other churches.
He accepted the call to become our Pastor on June 21,
1998. God has verified His call and prepared him for this time in CBC's history.
Not only did God prepare Pastor, but Pastor's wife
Jenny. She has been just as equal an asset to CBC,
being involved and bringing enthusiasm to several
ministries. We are excited with the new things and people that have come to our church
since Pastor, Jenny, and their two daughters first came
here. If you haven't been here to experience the presence of God, or
the enthusiasm of God's people here yet, we give you an
enthusiastic invitation to do so, and may God bless you.
Click here to go to
"PASS-ONS FROM PASTOR." |


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Pastor met
his wife Jenny for the first time on 12-1-84, while
working together at Hughes Aircraft Co. He proposed two
months later and they were married
9-21-85.
Jenny has been a terrific “help meet” through the years,
providing the needed balance to Pastor's life.
Not only has she been a great wife & mother, but a great
Christian co-worker, involved in too many things to
list. She has been the ladies Sunday School teacher for
the past 9 1/2 years, as well as the church secretary
since May, 1999. Pastor and Jenny have two beautiful
daughters, Dorina & Crystal. Dorina now serves as
the CBC church Clerk, Deaconess, and Reality of Faith
youth Director. She is also our "Centinela Pages"
newspaper Editor. Crystal attends UCSB and is
faithful in the campus Christian clubs and Bible
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Send prayer request by emailing
Pas. Merrill. He will then post it on our "Prayer
Request Page." See home page.
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When prayers are answered notify
Pastor Merrill if you want them posted on the page of
answered prayers, and then you can
click here
to see them listed to God's glory! |
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SUNDAY
9:30 AM - Sunday School
11:00 AM - Morning Service
11:00 AM - Children's Church
(ages 4-11)
6:00 PM - Evening Service
WEDNESDAY
6:30 PM - Bible Study/Prayer
6:30 PM - AWANA Club
(ages 4-13)
THURSDAY
7:00 PM - Home Bible Study
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4475 W. 137th Street
Hawthorne, CA 90250 |
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