Our
History

In 1998

Wildwood Calvary Chapel began as a home Bible study in Yucaipa.

Wildwood’s First Meeting, Wildwood Canyon Park 1998

Eventually that Bible study grew into meeting in three other homes.

Our first official Sunday gathering was located in Wildwood Canyon Park with attendance from 80 people. After that we moved to Mesa Grande Academy in the gymnasium.

It was an amazing season of growth in those early years. Wildwood was growing in number and growing in maturity. Pastor Chris led us through the New Testament, walking through it verse by verse and we watched God do as he did in the early church; adding daily, those who were being saved.

The Lord continued to open doors for us to meet in schools, parks, homes, community centers, and coffee shops. Wherever He opened the door for us to gather, we did so. We committed to feeding the sheep and reaching the lost, and God was faithful to grant us a place to meet.

Eventually, God opened up the door for us to meet within the city of Yucaipa in the public high school and middle school. We used these temporary locations for over 14 years before God graciously provided for us to purchase property.

In 2006, we purchased 16.5 acres on Oak Glen Rd.

In 2009, God paid off the land in full.

In 2012, we built the first phase of our master plan; the worship center.

In 2014, Wildwood Christian Academy began providing a Christian education for 1st-5th graders.

In 2019, we built the second phase of our master plan; the student ministry building.

In 2019, Wildwood Christian Academy began providing a Christian education for 6th-8th graders.

In 2023, we saw the third phase of our master plan completed; children’s classrooms.

And we are looking to the future for the fourth phase, a 1,500 seat sanctuary!

It’s been an incredible wave of God’s grace that we have been riding for over 25 years now. Watching God bless the faithful teaching of His Word and seeing so many lives changed and transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We pray that God will move in your heart to join us as we fellowship and seek to know him more.