Meet Our Pastor

Name: Richard Perea
Age: 44 Birthday: January 9th
College: Calvary Bible College
Major: Theology
Children: 8
Ages of Children: 25, 21, 18, 16, 13, 11, 9, & 7.
Married: 26 years
Favorite Book: Life of Hudson Taylor

 Favorite Quote: "Fruit bearing involves cross bearing. There are not two Christs an easy-going one for easy-going believers, and a suffering, toiling one for exceptional believers, there is only one Christ. Are you willing to abide in Him , and thus bear much fruit?"- Hudson Taylor  

Pastor Richard, his wife Kelly, and their family moved to South Carolina from Denver, Colorado January 1st, 2007. They came here heeding the call of God in their lives to plant a Calvary Chapel in the Charleston Area. Richard was the Associate/Worship pastor at Calvary South Denver (CSD) for 11 years serving along side Senior Pastor Gino Geraci. During his administrative tenure, CSD grew from a membership of 60 people to a membership of 1800 people.

"We are excited to be a part of the greater metro Charleston area. Whether you've experienced Calvary Chapels in other parts of the country/world, or whether you are looking for a Bible teaching, God fearing church, you will find a home here at Calvary Chapel of Charleston. Kelly and I look forward to serving you in the coming years and hope that you and your family will find Calvary Chapel of Charleston to be a place of worship where you and your family can learn, grow, and serve. I look forward to meeting you. May God richly bless you and your family." - Pastor Richard