The Alliance of Renewal Churches is happy to welcome Radiant Church of Garden Grove, CA to membership in the ARC! Welcome to Pastor Jeremey King and all the leaders and members of Radiant. We’re excited to add you to the band of brothers and sisters on mission together in the ARC. It is evident Radiant Church is already living out the core values of the ARC, particularly are value for ministry to and with Forgotten Ones. Following is a bit of Radiant’s story.

Radiant held its very first service in the home of a mission partner on January 31, 2010. Three short years later lives continue to be changed and God is being glorified through the work of this vibrant church. Radiant is a church that is built on the premise of serving rather than being served, hence the name “Mission Partners” rather than “members.” Our mission statement is that we exist to authentically be the church and to reach out through the love of Christ. We are a community of believers committed to:

• LISTENING to God through scripture and prayer
• TALKING of God in our circles of influence
• LOVING like God as we love the “unlovable”
• SERVING like God as we meet the needs of those in need

The men and women of the church are doing life together in a wide variety of areas including home groups, orphanage support, women’s shelter help, low income family shelter workdays, Compassion International, Samaritan’s Purse, hospital visitation, and many more. In addition Radiant continues to support and edify our local “sister” churches. Once a year around Christmas, members of the church trek down to Ensenada Mexico to deliver presents to the children at Reino De Los Ninos orphanage. Mission partners donate the gifts and they are delivered to the children in time for Christmas. For many of the kids, this is the only gift they will receive, so the smiles on their faces, as pictured, are priceless.

About once a month the men of Radiant put on their aprons, and make a trip down to Precious Life Shelter in Los Alamitos to BBQ for the women and children there. Not only is this a way to serve some great food and fellowship, it also models “Godly men” for these single mothers. Last Thanksgiving about 20 volunteers from the church served Thanksgiving dinner to the residents of Thomas House Temporary Shelter in Garden Grove. Radiant also plans to adopt an apartment at the shelter and be responsible for painting, maintenance and general upkeep.

The above examples are just the “tip of the iceberg” of the current ministries at Radiant. This year we have joined the Alliance of Renewal Churches and are excited to be a part of this connected network of men and woman building an atmosphere of Kingdom, renewal, mission, and transformation. The ARC has already been very influential in the lives of many Radiant mission partners, and we look forward to the years to come.

Welcome aboard the ARC, Pastor Jeremey, and Radiant Mission Partners!