About RAC

  

Welcome to Riverside Apostolic Church!

Founder Bernardo Lerma

Pastor Bernardo & First Lady Wilma Lerma

1946 – 1970

We are a community church located near downtown in sunny Riverside, California. We’ve been serving the Riverside community since 1946 in the early stages of the Apostolic Assembly. We were founded by Pastor Bernardo Lerma and his wife Wilma Lerma who began to teach the Word of the Lord by having services in homes and in open areas in Riverside from 1946 – 1970.

Bishop Thomas & First Lady Frances Ramirez

1970 – 1982

Bishop Manuel & First Lady Martha Vizcarra

1982 – 1986

The land where RAC currently resides was generously donated by the Perales Family. We’ve been here for over 70 years since, under the pastorship of Bishop Thomas and Frances Ramirez from 1970 – 1982, and then Bishop Manuel and Martha Vizcarra 1982 – 1986. In the year of 1986 Bishop Alejandro Galarza and his wife Ana Galarza became the fourth pastor of RAC from 1986 – 2021.

Bishop Alejandro & First Lady Ana Galarza

1986 – 2021

Pastor Martin & First Lady Colleen Calderon

2021 – Current

On July 17, 2021 Pastor Martin & First Lady Colleen Calderon were installed as the fifth Pastor of the Riverside Apostolic Church. We know God will do great things through him and his family.