(Photo courtesy of The Rock Church San Diego)

• Military background (enlisted Marine and officer in the Navy)
• Hispanic/ Latino (bilingual in Spanish and English)
• Born in Texas and graduated from H.S. in Texas but consider San Diego my home. I’ve lived in SD for more than 15 years
• Raising my family in Chula Vista—completely invested in the south county of SD.
• I was raised south of the U.S. border in a missionary family during my childhood and early adolescence.

• Div. from APU; BA from SDSU
• Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy (New Port, RI)
• Non-Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps—Active Duty (San Diego, CA)
• Commissioned into the Military Chaplain Program during seminary (Navy, Marines, Coast Guard)
• DoD Civilian corporate operations department—3 years  (Naval Base SD)
• San Diego County office of Education-Juvenile Court and Community Schools—3 years in special education department (SDCOE-JCCS)
• Served at Point Loma as a volunteer in Altar Call, Rock Your City Events, and Pastoral Support Team. Moved to SY as a volunteer leader on the launching day
• Served for Two years as an Associate Campus Pastor and currently serving as the Campus Pastor of San Ysidro

Find out more about Pastor Mario Montoya and The Rock Church San Ysidro Campus by visiting www.sdrock.com/campuses/sanysidro/