Rev. Adam M. Kaloostian began his service as our senior pastor in August of 2004. At that time
our church council labeled his position "Minister of the Word and Sacraments" in order to reflect
his primary pastoral responsibilties. In 2001, Pastor Adam was called here as our associate
minister, focusing on outreach and discipleship.

He received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Biola University in 1997 and a Master of Divinity
(M.Div.) in 2000 from Westminster Theological Seminary in Escondido, California. He and his wife
Lena, both of Armenian descent and born in southern California, married in July of 2000.
Pastor Adam did not grow up “Reformed,” but near the beginning of his college years he was
introduced to the “five points of Calvinism.” That began a five-year faith journey, at the end of which he
sought to join a confessionally Reformed or Presbyterian church. He became convinced that the
Three Forms of Unity (the URC’s confessional standards) were both biblically accurate and a solid
basis for churches to unite together. The Escondido URC received him as a member of their congregation
in 2000, and he stayed there until he was declared a candidate for ministry and called to the
Ontario URC.

As part of his work at the Ontario URC, Pastor Adam has helped to plant an emerging URC
congregation in the High Desert. He also can be heard weekly on the Sinners and Saints PODCAST.