Pastor Johnny became part a licensed and ordained member of the ministry team of Alpha and Omega Christian Center in October 2003.  The Dare family currently resides in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.  They are developing a core team able to impact the inner city with the Father’s heart of compassion and love.

John Dare is a well-seasoned pastor.  He came from a Christian Missionary Alliance background.  For as long as John can remember as a child, his home was always filled with visiting missionaries.  He came to Lord at the age of nine at a BILLY GRAHAM crusade.

By the age of 13, his peers treated him as an outcast of life because of his love for the Lord and the message of the gospel.  By 1986, John was part a Full Gospel church in Hayward Ca. where he met his spiritual mentor Pastor Quillan.  John became the youngest deacon and youth pastor in Full Gospel history.

In a move to an Assemblies of God church 3 years later, he became a youth leader in a church of about 5000.  There, he developed his experience in    working with the most troubled teens and family situations he had ever encountered.  He worked in repairing broken relationships, between child and parent; dealt with issues such as the occult, drugs, sex issues, abuse, mental and physical.

After marriage, John and his wife Jeaneen spent 12 years as part of a unique ministry in Anaheim called Set Free where he was pastor in both Southern and Northern California.  The Dares became involved in church planting and have felt impressed to direct their ministry toward restoration within the church body.

In particular, they sensed a call to restoration for those in the Ohio area.  

Pastor Joyce M. Leavitt ministers through  music, the prophetic, teaching, preaching and intercession. She shares with her husband, Richard the desire to impart a passionate response, like ‘liquid fire’, into the body of Christ.  Ordained in 2003 through Alpha & Omega Christian Center,  Pastor Joyce and her husband Richard host events, oversee food and service distribution and facilitate ministry gatherings throughout California.  

Senior Pastor David A. Lopez was the founder and Chief Executive Officer for what is now Alpha and Omega Christian Center.  He began Faith House Ministries in 1978.  He was ordained in 1980 by Reverend Ed Dufresne. Retired from full time ministry in 2003, he continued to serve as mentor and adviser until 2008 when he and his wife Eileen moved out of area and health issues required full time attention. Pastor Dave shared a fundamental message bringing insight and revelation of the love of God for the world.  As Senior Pastor, he oversaw, mentored, trained and developed our clergy by instilling in them his vast knowledge of the word and practical ministry experience. 

Celebrating the joyful life of

Senior Pastor David A. Lopez August 15th 1932- March 28th, 2013

Former Senior Pastor of Alpha & Omega Christian Center, passed away on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2013.

He is survived by his loving wife, Eileen;

his son Andy and his wife Amy;

his daughter Jaime;

and his son Dennis.

Pastor Dave was the founder of what is now Alpha & Omega Christian Center in the Culver City area and began Faith House Ministries in 1978.

He was an active member of the local Optimists Club, served as chaplain for the Culver City Fire Department, and spent many treasured years as spiritual mentor to the West L.A. Community College football team.

He served the West Side for more than 30 years, offering dignity and kindness to all in need through food outreach programs and faith leadership within the community.

He loved living beside avocado trees and the ocean and was a fisher of men.

He was a great blessing to so many and will be greatly missed!