Meet Our Team: Lori Hahn

Lori Hahn has been a part of the ENCOUNTER family since the fall of 2000. Though she has worn many hats in the course of those nineteen years, from Director of Communications to leading the [...]

We all experience poverty. Poverty isn’t just a lack of material things. It is a lack of peace in our relationships with God, ourselves and each other. This means that as we serve others, we can [...]

One of the ways ENCOUNTER is serving globally is through the ministry of Catalyst Intl, which is an extension of our church. Catalyst is focused on supporting Christian workers who serve in [...]

Robby and Carol have been serving with MAF for over 25 years. Robby was a pilot/mechanic in Indonesia for eight years and served as a Maintenance Specialist in Indonesia for 4 years. He currently [...]

One any given Sunday, you are likely to find the Drake family serving. Four years ago they started attending ENCOUNTER, and in that time the family has left an indelible mark as Kyle and Donnea [...]

When I began writing for the ENCOUNTER blog, I did not know where God would lead me. When Clare asked me to be a contributor, I said “yes!” and wrote my first blog about the City Center [...]

The room was buzzing with excitement as parents, friends, and neighbors packed the auditorium last Thursday evening for the VBS performance. During the week, almost 300 children and teens worked [...]

This Spring ENCOUNTER launched Rooted, a 10-week experiential group experience that serves as a catalyst for growing deeper in relationship with Christ and others. Through study, sharing of [...]

We had a great day at Urban Excursion! 28 people came from ENCOUNTER, a few from the Perspectives class at Reality, plus a 10 more from Nathan and Naomi Gapper’s church. We went to a Hindu temple [...]

White Flag Weekend is a weekend when high schoolers and middle schoolers come together to grow in Christ and serve the community of Ventura. Families in the church graciously open up their homes [...]