When Howard Cook was born, his grandma declared, "He's a chip off the old block!" He has been called, "Chip" ever since. As a child, he was introduced to Christianity, but wasn't interested in the sal...  Read More

Pastor Chuy Mondragon is a VMC missionary in Mexico. We met him years ago when one of our youth short-term mission teams went to serve in Tijuana during Spring break. At that time, Pastor Chuy was sha...  Read More

On what was supposed to be a fun evening celebrating a friend’s 30th birthday, Sally’s world changed forever in August of 1986. She and her husband, Pat, and their two daughters, Kristin (3 1/2) and S...  Read More

In July of 2019, a team of seven traveled to Latvia to bring support to those who serve full-time in this northern European country. On-site missionaries, Juris and Kristine, are developing a retreat ...  Read More

The home of Jonathan and Amy Holden grew rapidly in a matter months. Already parents to three-year old Cor, the Holden's adopted one-year old Nora, and on August 16, 2019, Rhett was born into the fami...  Read More

To say that those being baptized at the beach on September 15, 2019 were eager would be an understatement. Asked to check-in for the 3:00pm baptism by 2:30 or 2:45, most of the participants had arrive...  Read More

"Young Life" shares the transforming love of Jesus with teens by building authentic friendships with them on their turf and in their culture. Ventura's Young Life has been active for 30 years. Weekly ...  Read More

"This is the best day of my life!" one little girl told her foster mom. She was referring to the Fun Fest for Foster (Resource) and Adoptive Families hosted by the Royal Family Kids Camp team at Ventu...  Read More

On July 22, 2019, volunteers from Ventura Missionary Church distributed 180 gift bags to our homeless friends.  Once a month we prepare and serve hot lunch for those in need through a ministry called,...  Read More

Ventura Missionary Church has been hosting summer camps for local teens in foster care for over ten years through "Teen Reach Adventure Camps."  (TRAC) Nick and Jessica Mehle oversee this ministry and...  Read More

On April 24, 2019, we completed our eighth session of ROOTED at Ventura Missionary!  ROOTED is an opportunity that we host twice a year. This ROOTED session included our second Spanish speaking group,...  Read More

Rene and Cristina Matus are VMC missionaries serving in Mexico through Love in Action Partners. Since 2005, as part of their ministry to teens, Rene and Cristina have been hosting camps that teach Abs...  Read More