Rev. Bill Holdridge

Pastor Bill Holdridge has been in pastoral ministry since 1976. He spent 27 years as the Founding Pastor of Calvary Chapel Monterey Bay in Monterey, California and has been a part of JAMA’s New Awakening conference since 2002. After stepping aside from his role in Monterey, he has served as Teaching Pastor for New Community Baptist Church in Mountain View, CA, as the Transitional Pastor for a new church plant in St. Helena, CA (a Calvary Chapel fellowship), and currently, as the Interim Pastor of Capitola Community Church in Capitola, CA. In addition to these roles, Pastor Bill is the director of Poimen Ministries, a ministry to pastors (www.poimenministries.com). He serves as pastor-at-large for Calvary Chapels throughout Northern California and is on the board of directors of several churches and Christian discipleship ministries. He has also traveled extensively in his role as an instructor for various Calvary Chapel Bible College campuses. He and his wife Sheri make their home in Soquel, CA, and have been blessed with three adult married children and seven grandchildren, with an eighth on the way.