Bruce Zachary was raised in a Jewish home, and came to faith in Christ as Messiah over 30 years ago. He has been teaching the Bible for 30+ years. He and Karen, his lovely bride have been married since 1991, and are blessed by their sons Joshua and Jonathan. Bruce taught at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s School of the Bible, and is a graduate of CCCM’s School of Ministry. He has been an ordained pastor for near 30 years, and was an attorney for 25 years. In 1996 he planted Calvary Nexus in Camarillo, Ca. where he continues to serve as teaching pastor. Bruce is the author of 17 books, and has directed the Calvary Church Planting Network [CCPN] a global church planting initiative.

Roger has been on staff with Calvary Nexus as Associate Pastor since January 1, 2006. Roger grew up in Oxnard and Camarillo graduating from Camarillo High. He met his wife, Lynn while finishing up Bible College out of state. Roger and Lynn live in Camarillo and have two adult children Laine and Mike. Roger is currently in the role of Care & Counseling Pastor and is passionate about assisting staff and the congregation with spiritual, emotional and physical needs.

Jeremy has been in the role of the Community Life Pastor since he came on staff in March of 2020. Jeremy was born and raised just outside Detroit, MI. He attended Spring Arbor University where he majored in Pastoral Studies and Biblical Studies. He then went on to receive his Masters from Liberty University in Christian Leadership. He was serving in ministry as a pastor and Next Generation leader at a church in Michigan for 10 years before coming to Camarillo and Calvary Nexus. His wife Caley attended Nexus throughout her student years, and has brought her, Jeremy, and their daughter back to serve this community. Jeremy is primarily responsible for the leadership of the Neighborhood Groups and overall assimilation.

Chris grew up in the Church, but didn't pursue a deeper relationship with Christ until high school. Since starting full-time vocational ministry over 10 years ago, Chris has served as a youth pastor in Newbury Park and an assistant pastor in Thousand Oaks. He has been married to his wonderful wife, Amanda, since they were 21; together they have a daughter, Avia, and a son, Thatcher. Since moving to Camarillo in 2017, their heart was to worship in the community in which they lived. Calvary Nexus was the answer to their prayers. They love being a part of the Nexus community as God works in them and through them!

I’ve been walking with the Lord for the past eight years, and Calvary Nexus has been my home for nearly the whole time. The Lord has recently placed a burden on my heart to serve and teach middle school students attempting to navigate this increasingly anxious cultural moment. My main goal is that students would be equipped with the Word of God and encounter the God of the Word.

Jorn grew up in and around the coastal community of Santa Cruz, CA. He sensed God’s call to ministry through his college years and had a passion for youth ministry, and youth camp ministry, which led him to being on full time staff at a Christian Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains then almost six years as Youth Pastor at a church in Watsonville, CA. Jorn moved to Camarillo in 2008 and has been a part of Calvary Nexus since that time. He was blessed to get hired as a part-time Tech Ministry Assistant and shortly thereafter was offered the position of Tech Ministry Director in 2010. He met the loves of his life at Calvary Nexus when he got to know Jennene and her daughter Savannah. They became a family in 2013 and continue to seek out how God is directing their lives and ministries. Jorn is currently the Tech Ministry Pastor overseeing all aspects of Service Production, Tech Ministry volunteer coordination/care, IT/Networking and ministry technical support.

Chase was born and raised in Fresno, CA. He has been a Christian since he was 7 years old and has been serving in church since 6th Grade. He is married to his better half, Jenell, who is pregnant with their first child and they also has 6 indoor cats! Chase went to Ozark Christian College in Joplin, MO and has a double bachelors in General Christian Ministry and Deaf Communications.

Peter accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior in 1986 in Cerritos, CA. Shortly after high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and retired honorably after 29 years of faithful service. Along his journey, he met his beautiful wife Lannie in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. They married in Dec 1994 and have five amazing and wonderful daughters. Peter has been attending and serving at Calvary Nexus since 2015. He loves serving and growing here at Calvary Nexus because of its simple, yet profound mission statement: Loving God and loving neighbors (Matt: 22:37-39). He loves deep-sea fishing, hiking, and cycling. His all-time favorite Bible verse is Matt. 6:33, "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you."

Lizette and her family have been attending Calvary Nexus since 2006. She loves Jesus and kids! Her favorite verse is 3 John 1:4, "I have no great joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." With a burning desire to team up with her husband to disciple their family in the ways of Jesus, she is excited to be called to lead a ministry that partners with families to train their children to love and follow Jesus as well.

Anne was born and raised in Riverside California where she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior in 1979 Calvary Chapel Riverside (now known as Harvest Christian Fellowship). Anne and her husband Tom met and were married in Camarillo in 1991. They moved to Livermore (Northern) California in 1995 for 25 years, but always knew they wanted to return to Camarillo. They have two adult children, Ken who still lives in Livermore with his son Kenny and Jodi who lives in Snowmass Colorado with her husband Ricky and 3 children Brynn, Bear and Braea. She likes to ride her bicycle especially along the beach, go antiquing and garage sale hunting. She loves spending time in God's word and especially discussing it at Women's Wednesday Bible Study.

Renee said yes to Jesus in 2011, loves Him with all her heart and is passionate about people getting to know Him intimately & receive the grace He gives out freely. A recent transplant from LA County, Renee, her husband Joel, their 4 kids: Jared, Sophie, Sara, Aaron and two pugs; Yaya & Sadie began calling Camarillo home in February 2022. If you see her at church please stop and say hi-she loves getting to know people!

Kayla has been going to Nexus since 2014, and interned in Kids Ministry from 2018 to 2019. She is so excited to be able to work in Kids Ministry as the Kid's Ministry Assistant and to be able to work with such an amazing team! She loves Jesus and has a passion for working with kids. In her free time, she really enjoys reading!

Yvette has been attending Calvary Nexus since she was a freshman in high school, and has been on staff, starting as a tech ministry intern, since she was 18 years old. She is currently the media specialist, specifically working in photography, videography, social media management, and production, while also attending Grand Canyon University online, pursing a degree in social media marketing. Along with all that, she serves alongside our youth and young adults ministries, and also work part time at Pacific Camps, an after school program hosted by the church.

Ezra was born and raised in a Christ-centered family and has known Jesus as his Savior for as long as he can remember. He has served at Calvary Nexus as a volunteer for several years but started interning at the church in January of 2023. “Ezra” means “God’s helper” and he would love to show the community the love of Christ by serving them. For all of his life, his parents were heavily involved in ministry and he and his five siblings grew up in the Church.

Evangelina was raised in the church and accepted Christ at an early age. She started attending Calvary Nexus in 2016 and has loved getting to serve in different ministries around the church like: Worship, Young Adults, Kids Ministry, and Student Ministries. She is so excited to now have the opportunity to intern for the Family Ministry and continue to learn more from the wonderful staff at Nexus!

John was raised on a farm near Arroyo Grande CA and retired in 2013 from the US Navy after many adventures with his wife Lisa. Together they have raised five children and have been living in Camarillo CA since 2016 and have been blessed to serving at Calvary Nexus since 2022. Both serve on the prayer and missions teams. John has a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master's Degree in Operations Research. He is passionate about seeing people connect with their identity in Christ and helping them grow in their Kingdom purpose.