Paul Chappell

Paul W. Chappell
Senior Pastor of Lancaster Baptist
Assumed office
1986 (1986)
President of West Coast Baptist College
Assumed office
1995 (1995)
Vice President John Goetsch
Personal details
Born April 1962 (age 55)
Minneapolis, MN
Nationality American
Spouse(s)
Terrie Blanco Chappell
(m. 1980)
Alma mater Pacific Coast Baptist (BA)
Louisiana Baptist (MA)
Trinity Baptist College (DD)
Occupation Senior Pastor
Awards Citizen of the Year
Lancaster, CA (2009)[1]
Website

Paul Chappell is an American pastor who has served as the senior pastor of Lancaster Baptist Church since 1986. He is the president and founder of West Coast Baptist College, Lancaster Baptist School, and Striving Together publications.[2] He received the citizen of the year award from the city of Lancaster, CA in 2009.[3]

Early life and education

Chappell was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota but spent most of his early childhood and teen years in Northern California, and he graduated from high school in Seoul, South Korea. Chappell enrolled at the Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Theology in 1983. While attending college, he founded and pastored the Seaside Baptist Church near Indio, California. He received a Master of Arts degree from the Louisiana Baptist University in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was later honored with a Doctor of Divinity degree from Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1995.[4]

Lancaster Baptist Church

In 1986, twelve members called Chappell to pastor the Lancaster Baptist Church in Lancaster, California. The church was in foreclosure and could offer no pastoral salary. Chappell and his family moved to Lancaster. In the first Sunday evening service, Chappell brought the message from Philippians 1:27 and asked the church to “strive together” with him to reach the community with the gospel. In the months that followed, Chappell personally knocked on five hundred doors each week, inviting people to church and telling them how they could know Jesus Christ as their Savior. In the pulpit, he began preaching verse-by-verse through portions of Scripture.[5]

a service at Lancaster Baptist Church in July 2011

In 1994 the church moved to their current campus on the east side of Lancaster. Former Vice-President, Dan Quayle was the guest of honor for the dedication service on January 9, 1994.[6][7] In June 2014, at Lancaster Baptist's 28th Anniversary Leadership Conference, several conservative members of the 113th United States Congress joined the Tuesday evening service.[8]

In November 2015, Chappell announced his endorsement for 2016 Presidential Candidate for the Republican Party, Senator Ted Cruz, an endorsement Cruz requested from Chappell.[9][10]

West Coast Baptist College

In 1995, Chappell led the church to begin a Bible college as a ministry of the church. West Coast Baptist College is training students from nearly fifty states and several foreign countries. The school has over two thousand alumni serving in ministries around the world. In 2015, the school received candidate status for accreditation with TRACS.[11][12]

Dr. Paul Chappell with a WCBC Graduate

Daily in the Word Radio

Chappell’s Daily in the Word radio broadcast is heard five days a week on over eighty stations across America and in some other countries. The program began in 1989 as The Sunday Morning Gospel Hour on a local station every Sunday morning. In 1992, the program became a daily ministry on a local Christian station and took the name Truth for Today. In 2005, the name was changed to Daily in the Word and was coupled with a daily devotional website.[13]

Publications

Chappell has authored numerous books on Christian living and biblical ministry philosophy as well as resource materials such as Sunday school curriculum and minibooks on contemporary issues. In 1999, he began a publications ministry that produces materials to equip Christians and local churches with resources for ministry.[14]

Speaking and guest appearances

Chappell is a frequent speaker in Bible conferences throughout the United States and around the world.[15]Template:Not in sourced cited

In 2014, Chappell was invited by former Texan Governor and 2008, 2012 Presidential Candidate Rick Perry to the Texas Governor's Mansion.[16][17] Chappell is a Fox News opinion contributor.[18] He has been a frequent guest on Todd Starnes syndicated talk radio show on Fox News Radio.

Personal

Chappell and his wife Terrie were married in 1980, and they have two daughters and two sons.[19]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/Home/Components/News/News/896/20?npage=101&arch=1
  2. ↑ "Chappell Tending to his flock for 25 years". Antelope Valley Press. July 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ "City Of Lancaster Website". CITY NEWS & UPDATES.
  4. ↑ "Lancaster Baptist Church website". Lancaster Baptist Church website. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lancaster Baptist Church History Page". Lancaster Baptist Church History Page.
  6. ↑ "Quayle Urges Churchgoers to "Come out of the Closet"". Los Angeles Times. January 10, 1994.
  7. ↑ "Quayle: Ex-Vice President Talks to Churchgoers". The Daily News Los Angeles. January 10, 1994.
  8. ↑ http://slconference.com
  9. ↑ https://www.tedcruz.org/news/ted-cruz-announces-endorsement-of-key-baptist-leader/
  10. ↑ http://www.paulchappell.com/2015/11/02/announcing-my-personal-endorsement-of-ted-cruz/
  11. ↑ "West Coast Baptist College website". West Coast Baptist College website.
  12. ↑ "Church Celebrates Two Decades". Antelope Valley Press. July 10, 2006.
  13. ↑ "Daily in the Word website". Daily in the Word website.
  14. ↑ "Striving Together website". Striving Together website.
  15. ↑ "Striving Together Conferences". Striving Together Conferences.
  16. ↑ https://twitter.com/PaulChappell/status/545075453598265344
  17. ↑ http://wcbc.edu/media/preaching
  18. ↑ Chappell, Paul (May 19, 2017). "To have a strong marriage, plan on frequent investments". Fox News.
  19. ↑ "Paul Chappell Blog". Paul Chappell Blog. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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