Ministry Leaders

SENIOR PASTOR KALEO SEARLE & HIS WIFE MARY

Kaleo & Mary grew up in Wai’anae, on the island of O’ahu and they both graduated from Wai’anae High School. They were married in 1992 and moved to California in 2001. While in California, Kaleo and Mary started attending Calvary Chapel Tracy and the Lord began to do a miraculous work in their marriage and their individual lives. They both fell in love with the Lord, His people, and the teaching of God’s word. Kaleo and Mary moved and started attending Calvary Chapel Manteca (CCM) in which Kaleo was called into ministry and he and Mary became the Youth Leaders there. By the Lord’s grace and mercy, in 2012, Kaleo was ordained as the Youth Pastor at Calvary Chapel Manteca and both he and Mary served and loved the youth and the body of believers.

In 2013, the Lord called Kaleo and Mary, and their five children, back home to Wai’anae. They both attended Calvary Chapel Leeward Coast (CCLC) and Calvary Chapel Honolulu (Pastor Bill Stonebraker) and served at both churches while overseeing a weekly Bible study in Wai’anae. During this time, the Lord placed a deep love in the hearts of Kaleo and Mary for “their people” and to “anchor down” on the Wai’anae Coast. Kaleo presently works at WHS as a teacher and Mary presently works as an elementary school teacher. In 2021 Kaleo became an Assistant Pastor at CCLC, where he now serves as Senior Pastor.

ASSISTANT PASTOR ED AIU & HIS WIFE JEN

Ed and Jen grew up on the island of O’ahu on opposite ends, Ed from Pearl City and Jen from Hawaii Kai. They both met each other at a place of employment back in 1982. They dated for a time and got married in 1990. They both were saved and born again in 1992 where they first attended Calvary Chapel Honolulu in town. They felt led to follow alongside Charles Couch as he started Calvary Chapel West O’ahu. Ed serving with the sound system and learning worship and Jen in the tape ministry in the early stages of the church and later serving alongside as a worship leader in the youth ministry. A call to start a church in Waianae opened the opportunity for both Charlie and Donna Fa’ainuinu with Ed and Jen Aiu with their two boys and a few other couples to birth Calvary Chapel Leeward Coast. Ed has been leading worship and was later ordained as an assistant pastor in March of 2014 serving side by side with senior pastor Charlie for the past 17 yrs. In 2023, a new journey with now senior pastor Kaleo and Mary Searle leading the Lord’s church and continuing to stand firm on the Word of God, simply teaching the Word, simply

ASSISTANT PASTOR MIKEY IBANEZ & HIS WIFE JACEY

Michael and Jacey Ibanez were born and raised in Waianae, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. Both attended and graduated from Waianae High School . Their love story started in 2015. But at the time Michael was not a born again believer and Jacey was. A year later Michael gave his life to Christ and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. By the year 2017 they were married. They started to attend Calvary Chapel Aiea in 2018 under the leadership of Pastor Bill Stonebreaker while attending the at-home Bible studies that Pastor Kaleo was teaching. Several years later they were called to serve at Calvary Chapel Leeward Coast where Michael would teach the mid-week studies on Thursdays and where he currently teaches today. On August 11,2024 God called Michael to be the assistant Pastor at CCLC. Both Michael and Jacey actively serve in the ministry and it is only by the grace of God that they attribute all what God has done and continue to do in and through their lives. Both are dedicated to serve and feed the body of Christ all for the glory of God and for the furtherance of His Kingdom. Today they reside on the leeward coast with their beautiful children. Jacey works as an elementary teacher while Michael operates their food truck.

PASTOR EMERITUS SIAKI “CHARLIE” FA’AINUINU & HIS WIFE DONNA

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