In Brief:  
    Ordained a Minister of the Gospel in 2002. Larry founded The S.O.B.E.R.
    Project. by leading a 12-step, bible study program in recovery centers and half
    way houses. Sunday morning worship services began Easter 2004. In 2006, he
    joined the Tucson-Pima County Meth Free Alliance Faith-Based Task Force, and
    today servers as it's co-chairman. Larry has served as the National Day of Prayer
    downtown event coordinator for both 2006 and 2007.

    Larry is a Tucson native, graduating Salpointe High School and Pima Community
    College in 2001, with a degree in Social Services.. He has been married to his
    wife Bobbi for over 20 years, and is the father of Alyssa, and Jessica, He loves
    rock and roll, classic TV, and old movies; especially westerns with John Wayne.
About Us
The S.O.B.E.R. Project — 520-404-6237 — Calvary Baptist Church — 758 S Columbus Blvd Tucson AZ 85711

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                   Welcome to The S.O.B.E.R. Project!
              
              Message from Pastor Larry:          Comment:


            My name is Pastor Larry Munguia and I want to thank you for
    coming to our church. God put on my heart to reach out to the people I
    understand; people that have lived a life of drugs, alcohol and anything
    that has kept them from knowing the Lord. In 1997 my life was changed.
    I had lived a life of self-will. I drank and drugged and thought I was Lord
    Larry until it all came crashing down on me. I lost my wife, my two
    daughters, my home, health, what little respect I had from my family and
    my job. Within two weeks my whole life came to a stop. I was lost without
    my family. I had no way out of my circumstances. Then one day my
    brother offered me a chance to go to a Promise Keepers convention
    Los Angeles. I had a little information on them. I knew it was a Christian
    men's group. I uttered those immortal words, "I'll try anything." So I went
    to L.A. in search of a new way and I found an old way; the way of Jesus
    Christ. I have known Jesus all my life. I just never became a friend to him.
    I never had a real relationship with him until 8:20 p.m. on May 2, 1997.
    That is the exact time I asked Jesus to come into my life and take over. I
    was sitting in the Coliseum with over sixty thousand men who witnessed
    my conversion but only a few would be able to see the outcome of that
    day...

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Larry Munguia
Mark Vavra
Associate Pastor
Message from Pastor Mark:          Comment:

 Thank you tuning in to the S.O.B.E.R. Project and MY STORY:

        Born into a military family in 1956, we relocated frequently until arriving in Tucson
AZ in 1966.  This is where we stayed. Graduated from Sahuaro High School in 1974.  
Joined the US Coast Guard in 1975 and found my ‘first calling’.  I absolutely took to the
sea and ships.

        I was medically retired as an E-7 in 1990 after a third back surgery.  Upon my
return to Tucson I began an out-of-control spiral into alcoholism.  My world self-
destructed in 2003 through my own self-destructive choices; ie ‘my sin’.  It was this spur
that got me serious about the reality of God.

        I entered into a Substance Abuse Treatment Program provided by Tucson’s
Veteran’s Hospital.  They provided me with valuable insight into my addictive
behaviors.  During this time I also dedicated my life left to seeking God’s purpose.  

        In 2005, having been given an opportunity to start a faith-based 12 step styled
meeting at Saguaro Christian Church, I ran head-first into The S.O.B.E.R. Project.  

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