Meet The Pastor
Lead Pastor Bruce Schjeldahl
Pastor Bruce came to the Lord and 1983 in his mid thirties after living a worldly lifestyle. In 1986 he became a janitor at Hope Chapel in Hermosa Beach, and got involved with ministry
In 1989, he was hired as a pastor to head up an outrage including a food pantry and providing shelter and rehabilitation for those in need.
He continued as a pastor at Hope Chapel until 2011, but in 2008 he began and outreach for homeless and needy on Crenshaw boulevard
In 2011 pastor Bruce left Hope Chapel to open Community Of Hope in the city of Gardena, where he is still lead pastor to this day.