Our story began with two congregations Christ Church Ventura and Redeemer Ventura County merging together toward the common goal of Gospel unity, partnership, and flourishing. Through years of tilling the soil here in Ventura County, this newly assembled congregation sought to dream together, to envision together, and to be together. On May 28, 2023, this newly unified body Christ Our Redeemer came together for our first public Sunday worship service at Rancho Campana High School. For twenty months, our congregation grew there through new rhythms and patterns of life together through worship services, potluck fellowships, community groups, and affinity groups. We set up and tore down each Sunday, met in one another’s homes, and came together whenever and wherever we could. But on February 2, 2025, we turn the page to a new chapter, as we set out for life together at our new place of gathering here in Camarillo. With the opportunity to minimize our setup and teardown, to be constrained to promised hours accessing the school grounds, and most importantly, to do life together on Sundays and midweek through the means of our own space, we are excited for what’s in store for this coming season.

In our story, at any moment and in every which way we turn, our comfort lies in a traveler who came from a faraway land to make his dwelling among us. And it’s His Story that we commit to gather around. We rest in the truth that the presence of Jesus will never leave our pages as long as He remains both the Author and Perfecter of our faith and of this church. So, we face the unexpected and step forward, knowing that He has seen this journey through. Trusting in His guidance, protection, and presence, in whatever season, we know this church will be in good hands and in His firm grip.

And so, we observe and celebrate the evidences of God’s nearness through tracing His hand that’s moved His people, His servants, and His churches in years past. And in wonder and trust, we dream toward the land of “What if,” seeking to join those faithfully serving as Gospel ambassadors in our city and county. And we invite you to join us, as these next chapters continue to be written in our ongoing plot line. We trust, we pray, and we eagerly anticipate this developing story of Christ Our Redeemer.