Pastor Jack Hibbs warns Christians may need to ‘pack up and get out’ of California
August 6, 2025
A popular California pastor is warning Christians that they may need to flee the state if it passes a controversial bill allowing nearly any adult to take custody of a child without parental notification.
The Christian Post reports that Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills warned worshippers last week that Assembly Bill 495 would pose a grave threat to child welfare.
The Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025 seeks to expand the definition of a “caregiver” to include “nonrelative extended family members” which would include “any adult caregiver who has an established familial or mentoring relationship with the child, or who has an established familial relationship with a relative of the child.”
In turn, that “caregiver” would then be legally allowed to take custody of a child by simply handing over a signed “affidavit” to school or childcare staff.
Hibbs has strong concerns about the law, saying, “It allows an individual to obtain a new form that comes with the bill; they fill it out, and they can name a child. … The bill does not require a background check for this man, requires no ID, no driver’s license, no nothing. There’s no requirement in the bill for the school to call you, to ask you if it’s OK if John takes your daughter out of school.”
Hibbs also pointed to the fact that AB 495 would also empower a non-relative or family member “caregiver” to make crucial medical decisions for the child including authorizing immunizations or physical exams.
If the bill passes, Hibbs warns that it may be time for his church members to flee California, telling his congregation, “If this bill passes, I am going to ask you to leave the state of California. You’re gonna need to pack up and get out; you gotta get out. You gotta run with your kids. You gotta go.”
Hibbs is hoping to rally as many as 5,000 Christians on August 19 to show up for a “Stop AB 495 Rally” on the steps of the state capitol in Sacramento.
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