NewStory Church

Do you want your life to count for Christ? Would you like to make a real impact for God’s kingdom in this world? Jesus invites us to accompany Him on an incredible journey toward a meaningful life and the power to significantly impact the world around us, when He boldly called His disciples, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." In this new series “Following Jesus: The life of a Discipl...

Do you want your life to count for Christ? Would you like to make a real impact for God’s kingdom in this world? Jesus invites us to accompany Him on an incredible journey toward a meaningful life and the power to significantly impact the world around us, when He boldly called His disciples, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." In this new series “Following Jesus: The life of a Discipl...

Ready for some summer fun at the beach? On August 7th, we are moving Sunday service to the beach, which means we will have only one worship service at Will Rogers State Beach. No worship services will be held at Jefferson for that day. We are looking forward to NewStory at the Beach which will be an epic celebration with Baptisms following the service!

Church is fun! Summer is here. School is out. So let’s take advantage of this short season with Family Worship Services and change the dial to something fun and faith-building by examining some God-sized themes behind Hollywood’s story-telling.

Church is fun! Summer is here. School is out. So let’s take advantage of this short season with Family Worship Services and change the dial to something fun and faith-building by examining some God-sized themes behind Hollywood’s story-telling.

Church is fun! Summer is here. School is out. So let’s take advantage of this short season with Family Worship Services and change the dial to something fun and faith-building by examining some God-sized themes behind Hollywood’s story-telling.

Church is fun! Summer is here. School is out. So let’s take advantage of this short season with Family Worship Services and change the dial to something fun and faith-building by examining some God-sized themes behind Hollywood’s story-telling.

Untold Stories is a series that will highlight Biblical stories that are “untold” in the sense that they are often overlooked. But even though these characters are lesser known, they provide us with big lessons about God and His heart for us. We’ll be discussing the characters of Mephibosheth, Naaman, and Caleb.

Untold Stories is a series that will highlight Biblical stories that are “untold” in the sense that they are often overlooked. But even though these characters are lesser known, they provide us with big lessons about God and His heart for us. We’ll be discussing the characters of Mephibosheth, Naaman, and Caleb.

Untold Stories is a series that will highlight Biblical stories that are “untold” in the sense that they are often overlooked. But even though these characters are lesser known, they provide us with big lessons about God and His heart for us. We’ll be discussing the characters of Mephibosheth, Naaman, and Caleb.

Ron Koustas is recently retired and though he prefers the couch, God keeps nudging him off it. He is a founding member and ministry leader of Hope For New York's outreach to people dealing with AIDS. He is instrumental in partnering faith-based ministries with established secular organizations in both Manhattan and New Jersey. Featured in CT's Leadership Journal and Mike Slaughter's book, "unLearn...

Q&A with Ron Koustas and Tom Kang on June 12th at 1:00pm (PST) Ron Koustas is recently retired and though he prefers the couch, God keeps nudging him off it. He is a founding member and ministry leader of Hope For New York's outreach to people dealing with AIDS. He is instrumental in partnering faith-based ministries with established secular organizations in both Manhattan and New Jersey. Featured...

Q&A from June 5, 2022 with Kyla Gillespie & Tom Kang. Kyla answers your anonymous questions. Kyla was born in BC, Canada. Being raised in a Christian home, she gave her life to Christ at an early age. At age 5, she began struggling with gender identity, dysphoria and same-sex attraction. In 2011, she fully transitioned from female to male. After living 6 years as male, God revealed Himself to her...

Kyla was born in BC, Canada. Being raised in a Christian home, she gave her life to Christ at an early age. At age 5, she began struggling with gender identity, dysphoria and same-sex attraction. In 2011, she fully transitioned from female to male. After living 6 years as male, God revealed Himself to her in a powerful way, and has since fully de-transitioned and is living as female in pursuit of...

Q&A from May 29, 2022 with Tony Scracello & Tom Kang. Tony answers your anonymous questions. “Tony is Kelsey’s husband, an author, pastor, speaker, movie-aficionado, book-worm, and pitiful golfer. After over a decade of youth ministry, Tony and Kelsey have started the process of church-planting in, Springfield, OR. Tony is the author of Regenerate: Following Jesus After Deconstruction.”

“Tony is Kelsey’s husband, an author, pastor, speaker, movie-aficionado, book-worm, and pitiful golfer. After over a decade of youth ministry, Tony and Kelsey have started the process of church-planting in, Springfield, OR. Tony is the author of Regenerate: Following Jesus After Deconstruction.” We live in a world and a time in which we are faced with many conflicts, challenges, and confusion, and...

Q&A from May 22, 2022 with Greg Coles & Tom Kang. Greg answers your anonymous questions. Gregory Coles is the author of Single, Gay, Christian (InterVarsity Press, 2017) and No Longer Strangers (InterVarsity Press, 2021). He holds a PhD in English from Penn State and lives in Idaho's Treasure Valley, where he works as a writer and speaker. Greg is a Senior Research Fellow at The Center for Faith,...

Gregory Coles is the author of Single, Gay, Christian (InterVarsity Press, 2017) and No Longer Strangers (InterVarsity Press, 2021). He holds a PhD in English from Penn State and lives in Idaho's Treasure Valley, where he works as a writer and speaker. Greg is a Senior Research Fellow at The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender and curates most of his creative activities at gregorycoles.com We liv...

We live in a world and a time in which we are faced with many conflicts, challenges, and confusion, and we often have more questions than answers. When it comes to how we talk about and understand sexuality, we can find so many different perspectives, viewpoints and experiences - even within the church. So, as a community, we want to humbly embark on a journey of seeking to understand, listen, and...

Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you moms for sacrificing so much to bring us all into the world. Today we celebrate all the mothers out there. Not just biological mothers, but also spiritual mothers who pour into the lives of others around them.

Scripture describes his people as a royal priesthood of all believers. This means you get to speak blessings and good words to those around you. How many people need to hear a good word from you? God has given you a authority to speak blessings in His name to others. The prayer given to the people as they leave the assembly is called the benediction. The benediction is literally saying, “God bless...

Jesus’ longest continuous teaching is found in the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5-7). These chapters beautifully display how the King, Christ Himself, teaches his weary and wandering, but beloved, subjects on the ways of the kingdom of God. Not only are some of Jesus’ best known teachings here (ex: Beatitudes, Lord’s Prayer) but the core elements of discipleship today and what the kingdom of God...

Celebrate Easter with us outdoors at LATTC this year! We will have one service together as a family with baptisms and festivities for everyone. You won't want to miss it!

Why is Good Friday good? Because Jesus’ death on the cross meant the death of our punishment. Today we remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us. A death we deserved, taken by the only truly good man who ever lived. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” – John 15:13 We will be taking Communion from home on Friday. Here's how to do it: grab some juice and cracke...

Jesus’ longest continuous teaching is found in the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5-7). These chapters beautifully display how the King - Christ Himself - teaches his weary and wandering (but beloved) subjects on the ways of the kingdom of God. Not only are some of Jesus’ best known teachings here (ex: Beatitudes, Lord’s Prayer) but the core elements of discipleship today and what the kingdom of G...