Jentezen Franklin. On his way to a budding  musical career as a  Jazz saxophone player, Jentezen felt led by God to become a minister. Prior to becoming the senior pastor of Free Chapel, Jentezen Franklin had visited the church annually as a evangelist. When Roy Wellborn, the church's senior pastor, died, Franklin had been scheduled to preach but instead became the senior pastor of Free Chapel, which was made up of a small congregation of about 300 people. In 2004, the church moved to its current location, which has a 3,000 seat auditorium. In 2007, Jentezen Franklin opened the second Free Chapel Church in California. On August 5, 2007, the church held its first service with about 163. Since that day, the Free Chapel Church in Irvine has radically expanded into thousands.