Meet our Pastor

Rev.Dr. Hisham Kamel graduated Evangelical School of Theology in Egypt

in 1982. He married Ms. Rosina Hakim in 1984 and they were later blessed with two children, Rana and Tony, both of whom now attend American universities. Also,

in 1984 he was ordained as the first full-time Evangelical Sunday School Pastor in Egypt. In 1988 he came to the United States and studied at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. He later earned a Master of Science in Communication and a Doctoral Degrees of Science in Compared Religions.

In 1991 he founded the Arab Communication Center (ACC) as the firstArabic organization in California to share the Gospel through media.The ACC has since composed numerous television and radio programs aswell as the magazine The Open Door.

In 1994 the Lord called him to form a bible study group from those that come to Christ through the ACC. This group later developed in to the Temple City Arab Evangelical Church

in 1995The Lord has used him to share the Gospel and teach in manycountries throughout the world. He has preached in more that 40countries and spoken at various World Conferences. He has written booksin Arabic and English, many of which have been translated into Spanishand Korean .