Pastor Randy felt God's calling on his life as a Pastor/teacher. With
the blessing of Pastor David he began to fast, pray and seek direction
from the Lord as to where and when the Lord may send him out.
In January
of 1993 Pastor Randy began a home Bible study in north Upland. On
the first day of the study, an El Niño rainstorm flooded
the streets so badly that a man was drowned trying to leave his
car that stalled under the Interstate10 freeway on Mountain Avenue. As
Randy sat in his office at Calvary Chapel of Ontario he asked the
Lord, "Why Lord, why the rain? Nobody is going to come
out for a Bible Study tonight." But when God wants to
show His power and that the work is His, He will use anything to
remind us of that. Rain can't stop God's work and to His glory
there were 50 people who showed up to hear the Word that night. That
evening Calvary Chapel of Upland began.
By the
end of January 1993 Calvary Chapel had taken over Upland High School
on Sundays. The fellowship met at Upland High School for
2 years before we moved to our current location at 2060 W 11th Street
in Upland. We have been gradually leasing more and more of the current
building we occupy as the Lord adds more to His church.
 On
February 18, 1995 Calvary Chapel Upland begin ministering from our
current location just west of Central
Avenue on 11th Street in Upland. We meet in a great facility.
Still seeing God move in miraculous and wonderful ways, Pastor Randy
continues to preach the Gospel unashamedly.
As of January, 2006, 13 years after the beginnings of Calvary Chapel
Upland, the church is growing. The fellowship at Upland is sweet
as ever as we continue to grow in the grace of God; loving Him and
one another.
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As
I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men
will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
- John 13:34,35 |
