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Pastor Scott Archer

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Pastor Scott Archer
Pastor Scott Archer

Hi! Scott Archer here, Pastor of Central Congregational Church. Along with my wife, Rhonda, I want to welcome you to our website and to our church. We hope you will find the site informative and easy to navigate. Read below for a brief bio of my family and me.

Married in 1985 at the young ages of 20 and 21, Rhonda and I now have two grown children and have been in full time pastoral ministry for over 25 years. Hailing from Ventura, CA, where we met in jr. high, we came to the San Diego area in 1992 where I was called to be the youth pastor at Faith Chapel in Spring Valley. In 2002 I became the worship leader and associate pastor at Vista Grande Community Church in the Tierrasanta area of San Diego. And, through a wonderful and unexpected set of circumstances, God led us to become the Pastors of CCC in May of 2013.

Rhonda and I have a passion for helping people follow Jesus out of the pew and into meaningful engagment in witness and service in our local communities and around the world. Together, we have served with a local youth theater (Peter Pan Jr. Theater/C. Hook Theater) since 1998, where we have had the privilege of interacting with hundreds of children and their families in the inspiring and challenging arena of live theater. Currently, along with members of our congregation, we serve regularly at Ronald McDonald House, Mama's Kitchen and in Mexico. And, throughout my years of ministry, I have had the privilege of leading ministry teams of youth and adults all over the world including Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. 

We are also committed to unity within the church, which is the body of Christ in the world today. With that in mind, we strive to embrace and find meaningful places of engagement and fellowship for everyone in our faith family from the youngest to the oldest. We are a vibrant, historic, traditional church that is beginning a journey toward truly diverse, inter-generational fellowship, worship and service in the name of Jesus for the glory of God and the good of our neighbors near and far. And Rhonda and I couldn't be more excited to be a part of this faith family. If you are looking for a church home, this just might be the place for you. 

We look forward to your visit.

Pastor Scott Archer

Feel free to contact me directly at scott@ccclamesa.com.

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In his first letter to the Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul encouraged them with these words: As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. (1 Thessalonians 4:1 (NIV)).  And the Apostle Peter, in his second letter, had this to say to his readers:  So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. I think it is right to refresh your memory…, (2 Peter 1:12–14 (NIV)).  In this same spirit, and in light of the current political and social climate, it seems to be an excellent time to remind ourselves of our mission and core values as followers of Jesus walking together with this expression of the body of Christ we call Central Congregational Church. Keeping ourselves focused on the values of the kingdom of God taught by Jesus will keep us from allowin...

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As we head into the warm, lazy days of summer, planning or at least dreaming of a vacation or looking forward to a little slower pace for a few weeks, there is a grief – sharp for some, lingering for many – at what we have lost. Whether our loss is personal or just a nagging sense of foreboding at the state of things, most would agree that we live in troubling times and are experiencing some level of grief at the loss of a perceived time of greater peace, stability and community. To this point, our CCC family seems to have encountered more than our share of grief lately, as many in our congregation are battling serious illnesses, relational challenges, loss of jobs and, most devastatingly, the death of several of our brothers in the Lord. While the days are longer and the sun is high and hot, more than a few of us are struggling to keep our heavy hearts from growing cold with grief. Whether we are actively grieving or simply battling a general sense of malaise, we shouldn't be surpri...

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