Who We Are
Calvary Chapel Ascend has been formed as a fellowship of believers who desire to grow in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ by studying God’s inerrant Word, and applying it authentically to our lives. We are affiliated with the Calvary Chapel Association founded by Pastor Chuck Smith in 1965 in Costa Mesa, California. We meet Sundays at 10 am, and Tuesdays at 7 pm. We gather in the Fellowship Hall of the College Ave Church of the Nazarene in Whittier, CA.
What you can expect from a Sunday service:
Prepare to be greeted by a smiling greeter and handed a bulletin. Worship begins at 10 am, followed by a responsive Psalm reading that ties into the sermon. We receive tithes and offering for all those who call Calvary Chapel Ascend their “home fellowship”. We then have an expository teaching from the Word of God after the worship. We teach from the Bible, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. Food and fellowship are available after service every Sunday. Children’s ministries are available.
Pastor Frank and Darleen Mayorga:
Pastor Frank is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Ascend and is supported in ministry by his wife Darleen. Darleen oversees the women’s events and ministries. Pastor Frank and Darleen were received the Lord at Calvary Chapel of Downey under the pastoral teaching, and care of Pastor Jeff Johnson. They have been in the Lord for over 25 years and have served in many different capacities throughout their life, and marriage, including overseas as missionaries. They have three children Luke, Anna, and Hope.
Board of Directors
Ismael Gutierrez - Elder
Pastor Andrew Cochran - Elder - Sr. Pastor of
Calvary Chapel Long Beach
Pastor Frank Mayorga - Sr. Pastor of Calvary Chapel Ascend
Pastoral Team
Frank Mayorga
Senior Pastor
Nick Guerra
Assistant Pastor and Worship Leader
Meet The Team
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
- Psalm 133:1 kjv
Pastor Nick is the Worship Pastor of Calvary Ascend. Pastor Nicks wife Malissa assists with worship.
Pastor Nick and Malissa Guerra
Ismael is an Elder on the board of directors for Calvary Chapel Ascend. Rita teaches the woman’s bible study 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month. Rita has been teaching the Word of God to women for over 20 years.
Ismael and Rita Gutierrez
Linda and Jason Carothers
Linda is the church administrator, and is the missions secretary acting as a liaison between Calvary Ascend and the missionaries we support. Linda also oversees our Greeter Team on Sunday mornings. Jason assists in various capacities including children’s ministry.
Steven and Linda Piccaso
Steven and Linda are Calvary Chapel Ascends Children’s Ministry Overseers. God has gifted them with vision and love for our children. They lead a team of awesome children’s ministry workers on Sunday’s and Tuesday evenings. If you should have any questions regarding children’s ministry come by and see them on Sundays!
Eliseo and Victoria Caamal
Eliseo and Victoria serve in multimedia. Eliseo heads our Spanish translation ministry, and Victoria assists also with our hospitality ministry.
Mike and Imelda Hernandez
Mike helps with security and ushering. Imelda oversees our wonderful hospitality ministry where she sets out a welcoming spread of food and desserts weekly before & after services.
Danny is our Head Usher. He and his wife Lisa came to our fellowship in 2024 and quickly became apart of our set up team. He oversees the team of ushers for all main services. If you should have a need before, during or after service, see Danny!