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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The word "generous" shares the same root as "genesis," referring to "birth" and "beginnings." Its earliest usage dates to the 16th century, when it was used to describe someone of noble birth or high-born qualities. By the 17th century, however, to be generous came to refer not to one’s bloodline, but to the virtues of liberality and unselfishness tha...

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In 1909, a small but growing group of congregational believers, after meeting for some time in various locations, including private homes and the Baldridge Opera House, (which in recent years was Por Favor Mexican Restaurant and is now Hacienda Cazadores on the corner of La Mesa Blvd. and Palm), broke ground for what would become La Mesa Central Congregational Church near the corner of Lemon and Third Street. The two-story building, comprising a large meeting room, kitchen, and storage room on the lower floor, and a small chapel and multipurpose room on the upper floor, opened its doors for regular Sunday services and other events in February of 1911. Rev. Charles Hill, who had been serving as a congregational missionary to the Hawaiian Islands, was called back to the mainland to be the first pastor of Central Congregational Church in their new building.

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Whether you are a resolutioner or not, have you ever considered that most of the new commitments we contemplate each January are self-centered rather than other-centered? We tend to focus on improving our self-image or satisfying our curiosity, rather than on growing in compassion and generosity or on being a better friend, neighbor, or family member. This isn’t to say that these two categories of resolutions are mutually exclusive. If we take better care of our bodies and finances, we may be able to serve those around us with more energy and resources. However, we live in a cultural context that thrives on creating disconten...

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