Why Divine Order exists
Why we started, what the name means, and what we're actually trying to build.
The short version
Founded October 1, 2026
Divine Order started with a plain observation: a lot of people in Oxnard wanted a church that didn't feel scattered — not the schedule, not the teaching, not the community around it.
So we started small: one gathering, Scripture taught straight through, and a commitment to keep it that way as it grows. No countdown video, no fog machine — just people showing up, sitting down, and being known.
The name is the whole thesis. Order isn't control — it's what God brings to whatever's scattered: a full calendar, a hard season, a city as spread out as this one. We named the church after the thing we actually believe happens here.
What we hold to
Scripture first
We teach the Bible in plain English, verse by verse, trusting it to do the work rather than dressing it up.
Small on purpose
We'd rather know your name than fill a room. Divine Order stays sized around real relationships, not attendance numbers.
Built for this city
Oxnard raised us. We plan around this community's schedule, its work, and its kids — not a borrowed model from somewhere else.
What we believe
- The Bible is the inspired, authoritative Word of God.
- There is one God. He has revealed Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: not three persons, but one God in three manifestations, each with its own work. Jesus Christ is God manifested in the flesh. (Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Timothy 3:16)
- Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. (Ephesians 2:8–9)
- Water baptism is a public declaration of faith in Jesus Christ, and every believer should be baptized. (Acts 2:38)
- The baptism of the Holy Spirit is for every believer today, with the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues. (Acts 2:4)
- The gifts of the Holy Spirit are active today. (1 Corinthians 12)
- God still heals today. (James 5:14–15)
- Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly. (Acts 1:11)
The order we live by
- Walk in the Spirit, not the flesh (Galatians 5:16).
- Read, pray, fast, worship, serve.
- Husbands lead their homes by the Spirit, and wives follow that Spirit-led leadership (Ephesians 5:22–33).
- Singles pursue marriage with honor (Hebrews 13:4).
- Children are a blessing from God (Psalm 127:3). We raise them with love and teach them to seek God, serve Him, and know why (Deuteronomy 6:6–7).
- The Body of Christ grows as each part does its work (Ephesians 4:16).
Leadership
Isaac
Minister
David
Minister
Samuel
Youth Minister