Rev. Angelo Contreras

Pastor Angelo is a native Northern Californian. He was raised in a faithful Christian home and went on to study philosophy at CSU Stanislaus where he earned his B.A. While working as a high school teacher, he sensed the Lord’s calling to pastoral ministry and enrolled at Westminster Seminary California. He graduated from WSC in 2011 and in 2012 received the call to be the Pastor of Congregational Life at Zion URC in Ripon, California. He served there for nine years. In 2021, Pastor Angelo accepted the call to be the Pastor of Congregational Life at Escondido URC. He loves ministering to the flock and applying the Word of God personally to the life of the people by way of visits and relationship building. He has been happily married to his wife since 2006, and they have been blessed with four wonderful daughters. In his free time, Pastor Angelo enjoys spending time with his family doing all things outdoors or simply catching a ball game together.