Leadership

We are a Jesus-led, Elder-guided, and Congregationally-affirmed church. We believe that God has called local churches to be shepherded by a plurality of biblically qualified pastors/elders. The New Testament refers to these men interchangeably as elders (Acts 14:23, Acts 20:17, Titus 1:5) and overseers (Acts 20:17, 1 Tim. 3:1-2, Titus 1:7) who pastor (Acts 20:28, 1 Pet. 5:1) local churches. Pastors/elders are called to follow the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ, as they care for His church (1 Pet. 5:1-4).

God has currently given us one internal pastor/elder. Until we have a pluralty of elders within our own church, one of the pastors from our sending church, Calvary Church Nampa, serves as a provisional elder. We pray that the Lord will continue to raise up more pastor/elders, as well as deacons, in the days ahead!

Justin Ridgway - Replant Pastor/Elder

Justin Ridgway moved to Fruitland at the end of 2024 to serve as the Replant Pastor at Calvary Fruitland. Before that, he served in youth and family ministry at Calvary Monument in Monument, Colorado. Justin and his wife, Lou-Anne, have three precious boys at home. Justin is passionate about the gospel, seeing Christ in all the Scriptures, and watching Jesus transform hearts and lives. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute (B.A. in Intercultural Studies, 2017) and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div, 2023).