Pastor Tom Aversa
Senior Pastor

Pastor Tom was born and grew up on the East Coast in New York. Tom planned to work with his father in their family business but after his father was murdered in 1980, he moved to California. Tom was saved in 1985 during a VBS meeting for parents. After being saved Tom says his life was sold out to Christ Jesus. Tom served 7yrs on staff at Joshua Springs Calvary Chapel starting in 1994 as an assisting pastor, directing Sky Valley Christian Conference Center. After graduating from Bible College, Tom was offered a teaching position on the Bible College Staff. Pastor Tom answered God’s call to minister at Valley Community Chapel in January of 2001. He hopes that God will allow him to serve as pastor here for the rest of his ministry years.Tom, is married to his beautiful wife Valerie, has two daughters Nicole and Ashley, son-in-laws Derrick, Heath, and grandson Caleb.

Dr. Trent Nicholson
Elder and Teacher

Dr. Trent and his family are from New Mexico where he also did his undergraduate studies at NMSU. He is the youngest of six children and was raised a Southern Baptist under the tutelage of his grandfather Darwin. Trent did his graduate work at USD and his doctoral work in Religious Studies with focuses in Christian Education and Theology at Trinity Theological Seminary. He came to VCC from his work through both in his radio ministry and his international missionary work. Over the last couple of years he has severed as head usher and a board member at VCC and has taught the congregation now numerous times as well as occasionally helping with counseling, prayer meetings, hospital visitations, and the like. Trent shared how he feels “doubly blessed by having both such a supportive, loving family (his wife Jacquie and infant son Isaiah) and so many honorable God-fearing men to study under.” He hopes to have a powerful and long-lasting effect on VCC. (Isaiah 57:20-21)

Pastor Daniel Thompson
Youth Pastor

Daniel was born outside of Atlanta, GA but moving with his family has lived in Florida, Nevada and eventually settling in southern California where on Palm Sunday of 2006, after a life deep into the world, he heard the gospel and everything was changed. Devouring his Bible and being blessed with many opportunities to fellowship with mature believers God grew and developed Daniel. God revealed His call as a pastor to Daniel in 2007 and after fighting God’s design for a while he surrendered to his Father’s will and loves every minute of it.

Daniel volunteered and served as an intern with his church in San Marcos for 3 years while attending Calvary Chapel Bible College, Murrieta. Just before graduating in May 2010, The Lord answered Daniel’s prayers for direction in service when a good friend told Daniel to email us at VCC. Opening doors and guiding hearts, God planted Daniel at VCC officially as the youth pastor in August and so far it is going great.

Daniel’s passion is for helping believers to be developed and encouraged towards full commitment to following Jesus Christ through God’s gift of His Son, His Spirit, His Scripture and fellowship in the body of Christ and for sharing the awesome gospel because, “If God can save me and use my life for His glory then He can do it with anyone.”

Daniel is excited to get to know our church and the youth in our valley, praising God the whole way through.