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REV. DAVID VAN LANT
REV. DAVID HARTONO

 
 

REV. DAVID VAN LANT

Pastor of English Ministry

Pastor David Van Lant was born on December 29, 1953. He has been a resident of Southern California for 35 years. He attended California State University at Long Beach were he majored in both Philosophy and Psychology. He graduated from CSULB in with honors in May of 1983 with a BA in Philosophy. He attended Fuller Theological Seminary from 1983 to 1987. He graduated from Fuller Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in May of 1987.

During the course of his college and seminary education, Pastor Van Lant served as a youth pastor at Bethel Reformed Church in Bellflower, California. He then served as an associate pastor at BRC for one and one half years. He then became BRC’s Sr. Pastor and served as Sr. Pastor for 10 years. Most recently he has accepted a call to become the Pastor of English Ministries for St. Paul Evangelical Community Church.

Pastor Van Lant has been married to Sandra Van Lant since October 1, 1976. They have three children—two daughters and one son. Their oldest daughter, Leah (25), is married and live in the Salt Lake City area. Their second daughter, Sarah (24), is currently living in Torrance, California. Their Son, Dylan, (16), lives with them in Norwalk, California, and attends Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California.