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Pastor Rich Guerra currently serves as 12th District Superintendent of the Southern California District Council.

He earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies at Southern California College in 1978. He then went on to complete the M.A. program in Church Leadership at Southern California College in 1987, now known as Vanguard University of Southern California.

In 1984, he was chosen to serve as the Youth Ministries Director for the Southern California District where he led the District from 16th to 1st in the nation for Speed-The-Light and traveled across the county as a conference speaker.

He went on to join the staff of Capital Christian Center in Sacramento, CA, and served under Pastor Glen Cole as Singles Pastor leading one of the largest singles groups in America.

Rich and Coni served as the Senior Pastor of Trinity Life Center, in Las Vegas, NV from 1990 - 1995, where they helped transform a church that is now reaching its community for Christ. Rich served as the Senior Pastor of Visalia First Assembly of God for 12 years. Under his leadership, the church saw tremendous growth and relocated their Worship Center, Elementary School and Church Offices to a 40 acre (Akers) campus, while retaining their 5 acre (Walnut) campus for the Preschool, Jr. High and Sr. High Schools. The Miracle League of Visalia baseball field (for special needs children) is located on the Akers Campus and at that time the only one of its kind west of the Rockies.

Rich served as an Executive Presbyter for the Southern California District of the Assemblies of God prior to being elected as the Assistant Superintendent in April 2007. It was at the District Council in April of 2010, that he was elected to his current position.

Rich and his wife, Coni, have been married since 1978 and have three grown children - Ryan, Andrew, and Lindsay. They have five grandchildren as well – Jacob, London, Simon, Everly, and Raelyn.

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