Update from Kyle
I’m excited and humbled to be on this MOVE discipleship journey of generosity with you! It’s been incredible seeing how God has already been moving in and through our church, as we partner with Him in doing whatever it takes to help one more person experience the transforming love of Jesus.
But I truly believe God is only getting started…and we want to celebrate every step of our journey as we catch the wind of the Holy Spirit and partner with Him in incredible Kingdom-building work. I invite you to visit this page often during our two-year MOVE journey as we’ll be posting inspiring updates on our Together, Forward, and Closer vision initiatives.
Thank you for saying YES to God’s invitation and joining me on this MOVE journey!
Church Plant | Refuge Church Ojai Valley
We’re excited to be partnering with church planters to begin 40 new churches in the next five years…churches like Refuge Church in Ojai, California, who has been sharing the good news of Jesus since launching in 2023 with your help!
“Two years ago, we didn’t have a church, but because of you, because of your generosity, because of your prayers, two years later, God is doing something big,” Lead Pastor Kyle Costello said.
Almost 30 people have stepped into the waters of baptism and out into the life, freedom, and hope found only in Christ, a second service has been added to reach even more people, and stories of life-change are being written daily.
One of those stories belongs to Sean.
“Sean is a guy who’s entering kind of the later stages of life, and he has tried anything and everything to try to get to know God, but he’s never taken Christianity seriously,” Kyle said, adding Sean initially only came to Refuge Church because of his wife.
“Now, he is sold out for Jesus!” he said.
It’s because of stories like Sean’s that Kyle can’t help but think about Southeast every Sunday, praising God for its generosity in helping churches like Refuge share the love of Jesus.
“I just want to say thank you,” he said, “because if it wasn’t for you all, I do not believe we would have a church here today.…Thank you, Southeast Christian Church!”
