Rev. Daniel R. Hyde (“Pastor Danny”) is a SoCal native whose eclectic past has prepared him to minister in the diverse culture that is Southern California. 

He was born in Long Beach and baptized in the Roman Catholic Church. He spent his early childhood in Cypress, during which time his father was converted through Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. After moving to Redondo Beach and experiencing a broken family, he was invited to Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach (Foursquare Church) when he was 17 and was converted. After graduating from Redondo Union High School he attended Southern California College/Vanguard University (Assemblies of God) on a basketball scholarship. It was during this time that he became disillusioned as a believer leading him on a two-year journey exploring Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism as well as the cults such as Mormonism and Jehovah’s Witnesses. All the while he youth pastored at a non-denominational Pentecostal church. He discovered the riches of the historic Christian, Protestant, and Reformed Christian faith after meeting a classmate who introduced him to The White Horse Inn radio broadcast and through a theology professor, who started giving him books by Luther, Calvin, and others.

After graduating from SCC with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Danny completed his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Westminster Seminary California, Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and is currently writing his PhD dissertation through Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Department of Dogmatics and Ecumenics. You may view his full Curriculum Vitae here.

He’s married to Karajean, who serves as Director of the Irvine Math Project, and have four children: Cyprian, Caiden, Daxton, and Sadie. Together they enjoy showing hospitality in their home, welcoming any and all for meals, encouragement, prayer, and to study the Word.