A little bit about us... Jurgen and Leanne Matthesius are the Lead Pastors at C3 San Diego. They are passionate about impacting the city of San Diego with a message of faith, hope, and love, and empowering people to live out their dreams and passions. They currently live in beautiful San Diego with their four children: Jordan, Ashley, Tommy, and little Zoe! Jurgen's Story: Born in Germany, Jurgen grew up in Sydney, Australia with his parents and brother. As a student in primary and high school, Jurgen was always entertaining his fellow classmates, getting into trouble, and solidifying himself as the class clown. Sports came quite easy to Jurgen and as a teenager he picked up surfing and seemed destined for greatness in the surf community. At the age of 17 he was invited to a surf event put on by Christian Surfers where he met God, got saved, and had his life changed forever. With a growing passion for God, Jurgen enrolled at Hillsong Bible College where he attended for 2 years. After finishing college, he left beautiful Sydney to move to  South Auckland, New Zealand to help start a Hillsong church plant. Wanna know more... read the rest of the story below. Leanne's Story: Leanne was born in a small town on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. She was the fourth of five girls and was bought up in a rural farming community by two very loving, Christian parents. Her grandfather was actually the mayor of the town and her family ran one of the diary farms in the community. She made her own decision for Christ at a J. John rally held at a basketball stadium in Wollongong and was fired up for God from that time forward. In 1989, she met Jurgen at a Church of Christ in Wollongong and was immediately smitten by this ruggedly handsome surfer with a passion for God. They dated for three years before getting married and moving to New Zealand to be a part of a Hillsong church plant. What happened next? read the rest of the story below. The Rest of the Story: Jurgen and Leanne met in Sydney, Australia when Jurgen was serving as youth pastor for the church Leanne attended. After Jurgen went to Hillsong College, he moved to New Zealand as part of a Hillsong church plant. After six months of running the youth ministry at South City Christian Life Centre, Jurgen traveled back to Australia to marry his sweetheart Leanne!! After their wedding and some tearful goodbye’s to family and friends, Jurgen and Leanne traveled back to NZ to resume pastoring the youth at South City Christian Life Centre. During the seven years they were in New Zealand, Jurgen and Leanne had a profound and long lasting impact on the city of Auckland especially amongst its youth. Jurgen had become a popular speaker in colleges and high schools and had grown and developed the youth ministry at South City CLC to make it one of the largest in the nation at that time. They had also welcomed their first two “kiwi” sons Jordan and Ashley. In the summer of 1998 Jurgen and Leanne felt a strong call from God to move back to Australia. They sold their home and packed up their boys and belongings and planted themselves in one of Australia’s most incredible churches, C3 Church Oxford Falls. Under the amazing leadership of Pastors Phil & Chris Pringle they were appointed as youth pastors. In the fall of 2001 they welcomed Tommy, their third son and presumably their third and final child! In the seven years they were part of the team at C3 Oxford Falls Jurgen and Leanne grew the youth ministry to over 750 strong and pioneered the hugely successful Phenomena youth conference that hosted over 3000 delegates from Australia, New Zealand, and around the world. In the fall of 2004, Pastor Phil approached Jurgen and Leanne about starting a church in San Diego, California. Having never even been to San Diego, they both were hesitant about moving but it didn't take long before God confirmed the move. In the summer of 2005, Jurgen and Leanne and their three boys packed up all their belongings and moved to San Diego. On August 20th, 2005, C3 San Diego had it's first service and an attendance of 50 people. Year after year the church continued to grow by the hundreds and moved into it's current location at the Carmel Valley Middle School in the Del Mar area of San Diego. In 2008, after many years of wanting a girl to add to the family, Jurgen and Leanne welcomed beautiful baby Zoe into the Matthesius clan. With the journey in San Diego just starting, Jurgen and Leanne are confident in knowing that these days are only the beginnings of the amazing things that God wants to do in San Diego!

Speaking Schedule

Aside from building their own church here in San Diego, Jurgen and Leanne also have a passion to equip christians, leaders, and local churches all around the world. Highly regarded as two of the greatest church communicators available today, Jurgen and Leanne have been honored to speak at such places like Hillsong, Planetshakers, C3 Church

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2012                                        

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March 7-9, 2012

Pastor Leanne Matthesius
Atlanta, GA
Everywoman Conference

 

March 24-25, 2012

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June 8, 2012

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September 21-23, 2012

September 26-27, 2012

September 28-30, 2012

Products + Resources

We are currently working on getting our online store setup, but in the meantime you can purchase Pastor Jurgen and Leanne's product at our Resource Center after a church service. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The Life of Joseph (4-Disc Set) Pastor Jurgen Matthesius Joseph is one of the most talked about figures in the Bible and his life played out almost like a Hollywood movie. This humorous, engaging, and in-depth look at the life of Joseph will leave you inspired and challenged in your walk with God.
Shine Your Light Pastor Leanne Matthesius You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Matt. 5:15 (THE MESSAGE) We're all meant to be lights to the world, and in this message Pastor Leanne focuses on how we can maximize our impact and influence in the world around you.