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We have such great news to share! Thank you for praying for our family and the church! 2 years ago, our little church was hovering near 10 people on a Sunday. But God brings dead things back to life—we now average close to 40 on Sundays! In the last 5 months since returning from our […]
Hey everybody, Michaela here! Today I get the opportunity to bring you guys our family’s ministry update! First off is that as of January 1, 2022 our dad is the official lead pastor at FBC Nipomo. A bonus that came with that, is now Kade and I are leading worship together. This often involves Kade […]
A lot has happened since our last update so let’s dive right in! First, thank you for praying for us! We are incredibly aware of the many people whom God has touched to pray for and give towards the work here in Nipomo! Ky Jonathan Denton was born on August 16 and evened up the […]
We love it here in Nipomo! With just under 18,000 people, our little town still has a big, Jesus-sized need! There are rural, country-people here and affluent, golf-course-people here. Lots of anglos and hispanics. Lots of elderly and families. And they all need Jesus. It’s just a beginning, but we’ve already started to get our […]
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Moving Day was May 22! Thanks to an amazing team of volunteers from Park Victoria, Hillview, and friends far away, our new parsonage got an INCREDIBLE makeover during the past SEVEN WEEKS! Here’s just a few of the before and after pics of the living room to give you a taste! The parsonage has 4 bedrooms, […]
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As we celebrated our first Sunday in Nipomo, we thanked God for each of you, our family and friends. We are not alone! Thank you for praying for us! We begin tearing out carpet this Saturday on our new home, then it is paint, lay down new floors, etc. etc. Lots to do before we […]
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This past Wednesday, March 10, 2021, was a historic day for our family and our new church family in Nipomo. The proposal we had sent just a week prior was officially voted on and approved–unanimously–by the members of First Baptist Church of Nipomo. We plan to move into the parsonage (located on the church property) […]
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February 17, 2021 A few days before Christmas, our family took a trip down to the little town of Nipomo, roughly 3 1/2 hours south from us along California’s central coast. We met with Tom, pastor of First Baptist Church of Nipomo, and begin praying about potentially working together. That meeting and tour of the […]
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The @surfpastormike I use for social media started with a small youth group I pastored in San Jose early on in my ministry. We played video games together and I only let them call me “Mike” if it was part of my gamer tag, “SurfpastorMike.” Several of those students received Christ, a couple got baptized, […]
Hey, Michaela here! You may have heard about my experience as an infant in the Dominican Republic. I decided to dive deeper by asking my parents for some more information on what actually took place. My parents decided to go on a 1st anniversary trip to the Dominican Republic when I was just a month […]
