Jeremy Anderson

Hi, I’m Jeremy. I love the outdoors, snowboarding, gardening and building things that I could have just bought, because where would the fun be in that?

I grew up in Southern California in the seventies, the youngest of three with a loving single mom. My mom became one of those “Jesus People” when I was just a little boy and sat under Chuck Smith, meeting in a tent and having church with a bunch of barefoot hippies. When I was five we were part of a Calvary Chapel church plant in the city of Downey led by Jeff Johnson. Today Calvary Downey is a thriving voice of Jesus in the community with nearly 8,000 believers being served and equipped each week. I became a Jesus follower at an early age while at Calvary of Downey and grew up participating in the youth group, as well as venturing several times to an orphanage in Ensenada, Mexico.

After marrying my beautiful wife Michele, we started attending  another Calvary Chapel closer to home. One day the youth pastor there told me in so many words “Jeremy… you need to stop sitting around and start using your gifts for the kingdom.” So, Michele and I spent the next 17 years actively involved in high school youth ministry. In 2006, pastor Steve Folgheraiter and I co-founded miletwo::church with a calling to reach the unchurched, underchurched, and those who have been hurt by the church. They are still growing and I continue to participate with them in teaching and missions planning; extending the vision to reach emerging generations for Christ.

We areDad and Mom to Josh and Nick, our two awesome sons. We’re still a little bit “California” and demonstrate that by dining on sushi, hiding from the rain, and calling the coast the “beach.” We’re honored to be a part of the Grace community and eager to see His vision unfold as we labor together in building.