Even though Jay and his wife were "seasoned believers," they took the step to participate in Rooted, a discipleship experience offered at...

Nina Nozzi grew up in the church and has participated in quite a number of Bible studies and small groups during her spiritual journey,...

Alexia was a single parent and homeless. After struggling for some time, she entered a program at Lighthouse. The ministry and its...

John Worthy says that Rooted has yielded a "gigantic transformation" in his journey with Jesus. He has participated in Rooted since we...

Elizabeth Sylvester, and her husband Phil, were one of those couples that faithfully came to church for years, but they didn't do...

Melanie Bograd can’t even remember the first time she knew that Jesus was her Savior. She accepted that truth when she was very young....

When Dawn Hogan walked into an Easter service at Ventura Missionary Church in April of 2017, she met the resurrected Christ, and she has...

Richard Lewis learned about God as a child, but he came to the conclusion that there wasn't really anyone listening when people pray....

During the fall of 2019, Alex Villavicencio's wife, Vanessa, signed them up for Rooted, Ventura Missionary Church's ten-week discipleship...

Brooklyn Grant decided to go through Rooted, our ten-week discipleship experience, after attending a friend's grandfather's memorial...

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...

On April 24, 2019, we completed our eighth session of ROOTED at Ventura Missionary! ROOTED is an opportunity that we host twice a year....

Part of our ten-week Rooted Discipleship opportunity involves participating in a serve experience. One of the groups in our current...

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....

John and Marci Worthy have had a difficult and overwhelming year. When the homes above Foothill were threatened the night the Thomas Fire...

On April 25, our seven Spring 2018 Rooted Discipleship groups celebrated their 10-week experience. At the onset of the journey, some of...

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...

In 2015, we began inviting people into the Rooted Experience. Rooted is an opportunity to connect with God, the church community and your...