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Welcome Tia and Yanger, Our New Missionaries
We are so excited to introduce our new missionaries, Tia and Yanger, and their son Samuel. They are living and sharing the love of Jesus...
Apr 19, 20211 min read
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Nina's Rooted Story
Nina Nozzi grew up in the church and has participated in quite a number of Bible studies and small groups during her spiritual journey,...
Mar 7, 20212 min read
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Caring for the Caring
Jay Licata facilitates a small group at Ventura Missionary Church. One of the members of this group works at St. John's Hospital in...
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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God's Perfect Timing
Kevin Baysinger and Phil Sylvester lead a group of high school guys at Ventura Missionary. We recently shared about how they blessed a...
Feb 12, 20211 min read
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Blessing it Forward
Alexia was a single parent and homeless. After struggling for some time, she entered a program at Lighthouse. The ministry and its...
Feb 5, 20213 min read
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The Power to Bless Others
Power is a commodity that we all have. Our abilities give us power, our intelligence gives us power. Our time, our position, our...
Jan 28, 20212 min read
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Small Group Shaking Salt All Over
Have you ever taken a bite into something that hadn't yet been salted? There's something about salt that brings out the flavor of what we...
Jan 25, 20211 min read
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Dawn's New Normal
When Dawn Hogan walked into an Easter service at Ventura Missionary Church in April of 2017, she met the resurrected Christ, and she has...
Jun 25, 20204 min read
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Nelda Stuart - Decades with Jesus
The oldest of five children, Nelda Stuart was born in Texas. Her parents were farmers who decided to leave Nelda's home state after...
Feb 26, 20202 min read
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Richard & Alex's Rooted Story
Richard Lewis learned about God as a child, but he came to the conclusion that there wasn't really anyone listening when people pray....
Jan 22, 20202 min read
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Alex & Vanessa's Rooted Story
During the fall of 2019, Alex Villavicencio's wife, Vanessa, signed them up for Rooted, Ventura Missionary Church's ten-week discipleship...
Jan 12, 20202 min read
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Brooklyn's Rooted Story
Brooklyn Grant decided to go through Rooted, our ten-week discipleship experience, after attending a friend's grandfather's memorial...
Jan 7, 20201 min read
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Chip Cook - Brand New in Jesus
When Howard Cook was born, his grandma declared, "He's a chip off the old block!" He has been called, "Chip" ever since. As a child, he...
Nov 22, 20193 min read
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True Community
On April 24, 2019, we completed our eighth session of ROOTED at Ventura Missionary! ROOTED is an opportunity that we host twice a year....
May 10, 20191 min read
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Resounding Service
Part of our ten-week Rooted Discipleship opportunity involves participating in a serve experience. One of the groups in our current...
Mar 18, 20191 min read
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The Rooted Tug
George and Christine Meier had been living in Ventura for a year. They missed the close-knit community they had at their church in L.A....
Jan 30, 20192 min read
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Through the Fire, God is With Us
John and Marci Worthy have had a difficult and overwhelming year. When the homes above Foothill were threatened the night the Thomas Fire...
Dec 11, 20182 min read
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Rooted Celebration - Spring 2018
On April 25, our seven Spring 2018 Rooted Discipleship groups celebrated their 10-week experience. At the onset of the journey, some of...
Apr 26, 20183 min read
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Learning From Each Other in Rooted
Michelle Kennedy (4th from the right) has been on a journey in her relationship with her mom. She was led to the Lord by her mom at the...
Jan 18, 20182 min read
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Rooted Impacting Lives of All Ages
In 2015, we began inviting people into the Rooted Experience. Rooted is an opportunity to connect with God, the church community and your...
Jan 5, 20182 min read
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