Pastor Rick Warren, author of the best-selling book, “The Purpose Driven Life,” today announced Andy Wood, current Lead Pastor of Echo.Church in the San Francisco Bay Area, will transition into the role of Senior Pastor of Saddleback Church.

As a result of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, for the first time in more than 2,000 years of history, the church will not be able to gather together to celebrate Easter. For this reason, Pastor Rick and Kay Warren and church leaders representing every continent around the globe will host the first-ever online global Easter Pastor Prayer Gathering on April 6, 2020.

As the world grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church and best-selling author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” will share a special message, “What to Do in a Crisis: Our Response to the Coronavirus.” The message will be live-streamed at Saddleback.com at 4 p.m. PDT / 7 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 14.