In Exodus 34:6-7, God describes Himself as rakhum (the Hebrew word for compassionate). It's a word that describes the deep emotion a...

Rene and Cristina Matus are Ventura Missionary Church missionaries, serving in Mexico through Love in Action Partners. One of the events...

"Come near to God and He will come near to you..." James 4:8 Drawing near to the heart of God brings about an indescribable building of...

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...

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

Jay Licata facilitates a small group at Ventura Missionary Church. One of the members of this group works at St. John's Hospital in...

Kevin Baysinger and Phil Sylvester lead a group of high school guys at Ventura Missionary. We recently shared about how they blessed a...

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

Power is a commodity that we all have. Our abilities give us power, our intelligence gives us power. Our time, our position, our...

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...

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting...

The ramifications of the worldwide pandemic are far-reaching. Economic impact has been one of the most significant ways it has challenged...

George Casarez is one of the Deacons at Ventura Missionary Church. If you have spent any time with George, you know about his beaming...

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...

Montana Wiggins is a 15 year-old student at Ventura High School. She is on the water polo and swim teams there. She is also already...

Christopher Selvey has sought after wisdom from heaven since he first began following Jesus. It was then that he began to pray the words...

Scott Grabendike recently joined the Ventura Missionary team as our Executive Pastor. Scott brings a wealth of very fitting experience,...

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....

Jonathan and Amy Holden have responded to God's call to take on the cause of the fatherless. Amy shares their story below. Foster care...