ABOUT

With the first step onto the lush 170-acre property of Rancho Capistrano you are greeted with lakeside gardens and towering palms. One can feel the calm serenity and inspiring beauty of this "spiritual oasis." Located just a few miles north of the historic San Juan Capistrano Mission, Rancho Capistrano is the south campus of the Crystal Cathedral Ministries.

History

Once belonging to the Franciscan missionaries in the 1700's, Rancho Capistrano been passed through the hands of several owners, from cattlemen to Pennsylvania homesteaders.

Rancho Capistrano and its Spanish mission-style architecture is a reminder of the history behind this California land. In 1968, the John Crean family purchased Rancho Capistrano and lived here with their four children until 1982. They donated the property to the Crystal Cathedral Ministries to be used as a place of spiritual growth.

Since then, Rancho Capistrano has become home to a year-round Christian Preschool, an Elementary and Middle School, Athletics and Summer Camps, a Conference & Retreat center with a Wedding Department, wellness programs and special events.

Chief Executive Director, Dr. Robert A. Schuller's unique and important message of "Possibility Living" is the foundation of each of these ministries, and continues to inspire men, women and children of all ages. In addition, the Ranch reaches out to the community by providing meeting space for support groups, bible studies, prayer groups and several churches who hold their services and meetings on the campus through the conference center.

Rev. Robert Anthony Schuller

The Reverend Dr. Robert Anthony Schuller was born in Blue Island, Illinois in 1954. He was raised in California and attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Throughout his childhood and adolescent years, he actively participated in the Garden Grove Community Church, later known as the Crystal Cathedral.

Following his ordination, Robert A. Schuller founded Rancho Capistrano Community Church at the Crystal Cathedral’s south campus in San Juan Capistrano, California. During these years, he developed the fundamental nature of his hallmark “Possibility Living” ministry. “Possibility Living” champions a Christ-centered lifestyle, with focus on mind, body, and spirit.

On January 22, 2006, Robert A. Schuller succeeded his father, Dr. Robert H. Schuller, as the second senior pastor of the Crystal Cathedral Ministries and its internationally televised “Hour of Power” program.

An accomplished author, Robert A. Schuller has written 13 books, including the bestseller Dump Your Hang-Ups Without Dumping Them on Others. His newest book is entitled: Getting Through What You’re Going Through.

Robert A. Schuller has four children and resides in Laguna Beach, California with his wife Donna.

EDUCATION

At Hope College in Holland, Michigan, Robert A. Schuller earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts. After receiving his Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, he was ordained in 1980 as a minister in the Reformed Church of America.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

On January 22, 2006, Robert A. Schuller became the second Senior Pastor of the Crystal Cathedral Ministries and its “Hour of Power” television program, watched worldwide by more than 20 million people each week. Based in the USA, the internationally televised ministry has offices in The Netherlands, Canada, Russia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, England, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. It has been estimated that Robert A. Schuller and his father, Dr. Robert H. Schuller, are the two most listened to orators in the world.

Before his ordination in 1980, Robert A. Schuller participated in the Crystal Cathedral Ministries by leading Sunday evening worship services, implementing a 24-hour prayer network, and organizing small group fellowships.

In 1981, Robert A. Schuller founded the Crystal Cathedral’s 175 acre Rancho Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, California, where he remains the Chief Executive Director of Rancho Capistrano Ministries. To promote the intellectual, spiritual, and physical development of children, he established Rancho Capistrano School in 1992. Rancho Capistrano offers a preschool, elementary and middle school.

From 1995 to 1999 Robert A. Schuller hosted a one-hour live coast to coast radio show. The program focused on heath and wellness and featured such guests as Larry King, Elizabeth Dole, Tommy Lasorda, Rudy Ruettiger, Kevin Leman, Robert Atkins and John Trent.

Robert A. Schuller received his first honorary doctorate degree in 1996 from The National Hispanic University in San Jose, California.