Meet Our Staff
Pastor Oscar Chavez, Western U.S. Church Planting Director
- 818-633-0695
- Oscar.Chavez@Go2ChurchPlanting.org
- Lancaster, CA
A native of Honduras, Oscar Chavez has been training church planters on the U.S. West Coast and in Latin America for many years. In essence, Oscar has been a man on a church planting mission nearly his entire life. Initially raised Catholic, six-year-old Oscar informed his parents he wanted to become a priest. Two years later, at the age of eight, Oscar gave his life to Christ while attending a church started in his school by American missionaries, a step in his faith walk that further confirmed his desire to serve God even at that young age.
Following his teenage years, during which he had strayed from his relationship with Christ, Oscar moved to the U.S. and found his way back to God. He began attending classes taught in English at a local Bible Institute at a time when he did not yet fully understand the language. Rather than be discouraged, Oscar experienced a fresh and intense understanding of the Scriptures.
He then started a Bible Study for new believers, which grew from five to 65 attendees in its first year. During this time he heard a sermon by Alex Montoya, a pastor who had been instrumental in planting 17 churches, a sermon that challenged and influenced Oscar to pursue church planting. Pastor Montoya’s mentoring led Oscar to take classes at The School of Ministry (now Fundamental Bible Seminary). Shortly after, in July 1997, Oscar launched his first church plant, Lancaster Grace Brethren Church in Lancaster, California.
Oscar is entering his eleventh year as Senior Pastor of the Lancaster GBC, during which time he has overseen the planting of two new churches from within his congregation and the development of a Bible Training Center dedicated to training church planters. It is this commitment to the training, assessment and coaching of church planters that Oscar brings to Go2.
Headquarters Staff
- Dr. Timothy Boal
- Executive Director
- Randall Disert
- Chief Financial Officer
- Michelle Kane
- Administrative Manager
- Kristen Lopez
- Communications Assistant
- Anna Rininger
- Administrative Assistant to the CFO
Field Staff
- Dr. Musa Asake
- African People Groups Church Planting Director
- Rev. Arnold Betoney
- American Indian Church Planting Director
- Pastor Oscar Chavez
- Western U.S. Church Planting Director
- Clive Craigen
- Church Planter Mobilization
- Antonio Figueira
- Lusophone Groups Church Planting Director
- Steve Galegor Jr.
- Albanophone Church Planting Director
- Stephen Joyce
- Urban Ministries Church Planting Director
- Kevin Marsico
- Church Planting Network Coordinator
- Rev. Jesus Munoz
- Hispanic Church Planting Director
- Nelson Peters
- Director of Donor Relations
- Rev. Jim Snavely
- Northeast U.S. Church Planting Director