Leadership

Curtis Yates was raised in a Christian family and has attended Calvary Church since he was an infant. He prayed to receive Christ as a five year old in his bedroom. He rededicated his life to Christ at Hume Lake as a junior higher and was baptized in high school.

Curtis married his wife, Karen, in 2000 and together they have raised their three children at Calvary. Curtis has helped lead several Sunday School classes and Life Groups at Calvary over the last couple decades, including most recently Gentle & Lowly. He has also served through Homes of Hope, NeighborGood, Operation Love, and helped to launch Calvary’s orphan care ministry and orphan care fund. He has also been a Trustee from 2001-2010, and 2020-present.

Curtis has been an attorney and literary agent since 2000, guiding and shaping the careers of Christian authors and advising ministry organizations. He currently serves on the board of directors of The Christian Alliance for Orphans and The Turner Foundation in Santa Barbara. He enjoys baseball, reading, frisbee on the beach, and epic sunsets.