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Dave Chew
Born	(1991-11-23) November 23, 1991 (age 34) Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Occupations	Motivational Speaker, Occasional Vlogger, Retired Podcaster, Freelance Ministry Networker, GCAAM, Charizomai Online Resource Center, advocate for Autism Spectrum Disorder,
Writing career
Literary movement	Gospel Centered Autism Awareness
Website	www.chewmadenew.com

Dave Chew is a Christian Evangelist, Motivational Speaker, and Autism Rights Activist. He was diagnosed with Autism in 2003. He is most notably known for his YouTube testimony, where he shares how God gave him a new heart on February 6th, 2015. His testimony as of August of 2026 has reached over 4,380 people worldwide.

Chew first gave his life to Christ in 1997, but his faith started to fade in Jr. High School. In December 2009, He recommitted his life to Christ at a Winter Retreat.

After graduating from college with a certificate in Graphic Arts, He served as a Tech and Media Associate and later as Media Arts Director at a Church in San Leandro, CA. He resigned on June 11th, 2017. He was a member of NorthCreek Church in Walnut Creek, CA, for more than 2 years. As of September 2024, he is now a charter member of one of NorthCreek's church plants, Gospel Community Church of Livermore, CA.

Church Terms:

Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Berkeley, CA - 1991-1992

Redwood Chapel Community Church, Castro Valley, CA - 1992-2006

First Baptist Church, Castro Valley, CA - 2006-2010; 2020-2022

First Baptist Church, Monterey, CA - 2011-2012

Fremont Community Church, Fremont, CA - 2013-2014

Valley Community Church, Pleasanton, CA - 2014-2019

NorthCreek Church, Walnut Creek, CA - 2022-2024

Gospel Community Church, Livermore, CA - 2024-present

Chew came from a Baptist background. He was a Charismatic Calvinist from 2014 to 2018. After leaving the Charismatic Calvinist Movement, he returned to his roots as a Leaky Dispensationalist and holds to Traditional Calvinism. However, he continues to keep in fellowship with other believers regardless of whether they are Calvinists or Arminians. He affirms the 5 Solas of the Reformation and holds that a literal interpretation of Scripture is proper, as opposed to an allegorical or spiritual one.

Chew is a strong supporter of Traditional Marriage and is highly against abortion. He is a strong supporter of Autism Rights and continues to stand up for what he believes in regardless of how anyone responds.

Chew is a Premillennialist. Prior to that, he was a Postmillennialist. He changed his views after his departure from Charismatic Calvinism. He opposes Amillennialism.

Even though Chew has friends in the Charismatic Movement and is encouraged by their heart for Jesus, he holds to the doctrine of cessation. While he believes that God does give people spiritual gifts, he believes that speaking in tongues, the gift of miraculously healing others, and prophecy are gifts that have ceased. He also does not believe that there are true prophets or apostles in existence today. "There are false, unfortunately. But not true ones, those are all a thing of the past." He adds.

Chew is highly critical of the Spiritual Formation Movement. Chew described his experience with the movement by sharing how a small group, at a church he attended, exposed him to the teachings of Dallas Willard, John Ortberg, among others. In his Facebook LIVE Broadcast "A Fox in the Henhouse", Chew described the Spiritual Formation Movement as an Aspie's Worst Nightmare. Since then, he believes that Spiritual Formation is heresy.

Chew left the Charismatic Calvinist Movement due to issues of spiritual manipulation and doctrinal differences. In his Facebook live broadcast called "The Tongues Twister", he shared his story on how he left the movement. He also shared that combining reformed theology with charismatic theology is confusing and oxymoronic. He concluded that Charismatic Calvinism is unbiblical. "You can't combine reformed theology with charismatic theology. It just doesn't add up."

He is a strong supporter of the The Gospel Coalition, Ligonier Ministries, Together for the Gospel, Grace To You, and the 9 Marks Ministry from Mark Dever.

While he disagrees with the Charismatic Calvinist Movement, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy, he is open to having a dialogue with members while holding to his beliefs.

In addition to being a strong opponent of the Spiritual Formation Movement, He also opposes Social Justice movements, the King James Only Movement, and Mormonism.

Chew has been encouraged and influenced by several evangelists, pastors, and theologians. Some of them include Dennis Jernigan, Rich Mullins, Joni Eareckson Tada, D. James Kennedy, R.C. Sproul, Corrie Ten Boom, John MacArthur, and many others. After MacArthur's passing on July 14, 2025, Chew's Testimony update for 2025 was dedicated in his memory.

In January 2015, Chew started attending Celebrate Recovery meetings offered at the church where he served as media arts director.

He said it was during that time that he was able to reevaluate where his walk with God was going subsequent to several incidents in his past.

After going through his first year, surrendering his life fully to God, new relationships began to flourish, old relationships were restored, and there was an enormous amount of healing in the process.

Chew received his one-year chip in December 2015 and served as a co-leader for the Men's open share group for The River's Celebrate Recovery in 2016. He later attended and served at a Celebrate Recovery group closer to his home in the Tri-Valley in 2017. In August of 2023, Chew announced that he would be stepping down from Celebrate Recovery after 8 years with the ministry at the end of the year. He taught his last lesson with the ministry in November of 2023.

During his spare time, Chew likes to create videos and record podcasts.

On September 23rd, 2016, Dave made his triumphant return to YouTube with a new vlog, "Chew Made New". Unlike his old vlog, Chew on This TV, there is no teaching. Instead, Dave invites people into his world with him and his friends, whether it's hanging out or special occasions. The vlog ran until 2019.

On Fridays, Dave Chew hosts an audio podcast series: "Grace & Truth with Dave Chew". Podcasts can be heard on podbean.com or on the Podcasts app on iTunes. The series ran from 2016 until 2022.

Even though Chew's main focus has been networking and more in-person ministry with his local church and other ministries, from time to time, he will have interviews with well-known ministry leaders worldwide. Some of those leaders include Samuel Farag, Dr. Tony Costa, and John Diacos.

In April of 2018, Chew founded the Gospel-Centered Autism Awareness Movement (GCAAM) as the overall umbrella of his ministry. There is also a church network to help families and individuals on the Autism Spectrum find healthy church families that will welcome them in.

As of June 2020, there are 20 churches recommended by GCAAM Network.

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