About Refuge Church

Being transformed through life with Jesus

Our Vision, Longing and Pursuit

By the grace of God who is making everything new:

  • People are welcomed into community wherever they are at—no matter their questions, struggles, doubts—and no matter where they came from. God is at work and people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds are baptized into God’s family. 

  • Our homes are open, our dinner tables filled with laughter—glimpses of the Kingdom of God where diversity is celebrated as the Creator’s gift, where strangers become family. We see a family rooted in Jesus, filled with love and affection, committed to one another.

  • Living radically open-handed, using their God-given gifts and passions in their vocations throughout the week. Some help plant churches, some give their evenings and weekends to the poor, some are on mission globally. All are moved to be generous with their time and money. 

If we are known by outsiders we are known as a church that might have a bunch of messed up, awkward misfits, but together we are pursuing Jesus, seeking justice and righteousness in every sphere of life, expecting to find God on the margins, celebrating his love…and never taking ourselves too seriously. A place where people can give Christianity a try, or a second try. 

By the grace of God who is making everything new, we see a refuge. Not a building, but a family being transformed by Jesus to be what he is: a safe place and a saving place. 

Beliefs & Doctrines

Refuge Church is associated with the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA). To read that Statement of Faith, visit efca.org.

Meet the team

Staff

  • David

    INTERIM LEAD PASTOR

  • Toshi

    DIRECTOR OF JUSTICE & MISSION

  • Gary Villa

    INTERIM PASTOR OF GATHERINGS AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION

  • Stacy

    WORSHIP DIRECTOR

  • Sadie

    COMMUNICATION & CONNECTION COORDINATOR

  • Amanda

    KIDS DIRECTOR

  • Jeremy

    YOUTH DIRECTOR

  • Whitney

    KIDS ASSISTANT

  • Melanie

    SMALL GROUPS ASSISTANT

Volunteer Staff

  • Katie

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF JUSTICE & MISSION

  • Haley

    WORSHIP INTERN

Volunteer Leaders

  • Steve

    PRAYER TEAM

  • Dana

    BENEVOLENCE & OFFERING

  • Karen

    SCRIPTURE READING TEAM

  • Les

    FACILITY MAINTENANCE

  • Diane

    COFFEE BAR

  • Kathryn

    COFFEE BAR

Board

  • Doug

    BOARD CHAIR

  • Rachael

    TREASURER

  • Amy

    SECRETARY

  • Seth

  • David