Steve Preston

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Steve graduated from Long Beach State (M.A.) and both he and Becky graduated from Southern California College (now Vanguard University).

They were married in 1974, and they have two adult daughters. Since beginning full-time ministry over 30 years ago they served three churches as Senior Pastors, being at Grace Assembly in Los Angeles for over 11 years.

Their vision for Church Planting in SoCal has been nurtured by hands-on ministry: For nearly 5 years Steve served as Presbyter of the L.A. Section, and was a member of the Sectional Committee before that. He has served on the SoCal AG Urban Task Force since 1997, and was a chaplain for the Los Angeles Police Department for 10 years. Each of these points of ministry gave reality to the needs, and life to the vision the Prestons have for reaching Southern California. Most recently, Steve has accepted the role of SoCal AG Church Planting Director, and Field Director for Area 4 (Los Angeles).

Since receiving appointment as U.S. Missionaries by Assemblies of God U.S. Missions in September ‘03, the Prestons have dedicated themselves to the vision of “Planting and Renewing Churches Reaching 16 Million Lost People in SoCal” by discovering, equipping and networking church planters and teams.