Dan Kettle

executive pastor

Dan was born on November 10, 1954 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His childhood was spent in Indiana, then lived a few years in Michigan. After high school he joined the Marine Corps and retired with high honors in 1998.

The Lord touched Dan’s life at an early age, thanks to a determined grandmother who was the wife of a Pentecostal Pastor. He remembers the day she took him to church to be baptized. He was not, however, taught the Word of God and lacked a relationship with the Lord.

He attended the Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego and received Jesus as his Lord and Savior in October 1986. Calvary Chapel Honolulu became his church home while he was stationed in Hawaii from 1990–1994. Through a weekly home fellowship and Bible studies, and by serving regularly at church, Dan grew closer to the Lord.

Dan transferred to Camp Pendleton in 1994 and joined the Calvary Chapel of Oceanside family. He had a deep desire to serve the Lord, and has been doing so within the CCO community ever since.

Dan is married to Cindy and has a son, Matthew. He also has a son, Michael, from a previous marriage.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”  

Proverbs 3: 5-6