Larissa

On a Tuesday during service Carlos, I think he's the director of the youth group at church asked if anyone needed healing in their bodies and if so, to stand up, so I did. I've suffered from upper back pain for many years, at some point I realized it was chronic pain, the thing is it was a pain that only happened in the mornings as I am waking up, it would last for as long as I was still lying in bed, then I would get up and after 10 min or so the pain would go away. I know it doesn't seem like much, but I got to tell you that waking up in pain for all these years was sad and burdensome, it got me so worried and I kind of got used to the pain. 

 So, I stood up and Carlos invited people who were around the ones who were standing up to go ahead and pray for them, 4 people came and prayed for me when I said that I had pain in my back one of them said "oh God healed me from back pain" so they all prayed and I asked how it felt, so you know the pain only happened in the mornings so I said "good" but I told them about it then they all said check tomorrow and let us know.

 So, Wednesday morning I woke up and I was pain-free! But I didn't realize until Thursday morning when I woke up unconsciously waiting for the pain and NOTHING! I felt NO PAIN and started crying praising the Lord and shouting thank you Jesus! It's Friday and NO PAIN! God healed my body took away the pain!

 I am so grateful. And I knew I had to share it with the church.

Thank you Harvest Rock! I've been attending since June 2020, now I help with the Children's Ministry, and I belong to a Life Group, I used to be alone now I have found a community!

Lauren

I will never forget the first service I attended, 8 years ago. It was a Tuesday evening and during that season of my life I was praying about moving to a different city. The moment I stepped into the service I heard the Lord say, “this is home.”

I still vividly remember the presence of the Lord being so strong and tangible during the prayer and worship.That night was the first time I had ever encountered true freedom in worship. I felt a little out of place as I had just come from a very conservative church and background, but I remember seeing people dancing, jumping, and singing to the Lord in complete freedom. I had someone come up to me and invite me to join in, but I responded by saying, “I’m not ready for that yet.” I remember observing that evening and leaving with a new fire and passion in my heart for more of God.

I can honestly say that my life has never been the same since that first night I attended Harvest Rock. I am now weekly inviting others to join in worship through dancing, shouting and offering expressive praise to God! The freedom in worship has marked my life and is something I am so grateful for.

Ryan

I started attending Harvest Rock Church September 2016. My past church lost its young adult pastor and the ministry was in disarray so I started praying for God to lead me to a church with a ministry that I wouldn’t only find community in, but a Kingdom community to help build me up into who The Father has called me to be. A few weeks later I attended Harvest Rock’s young adult retreat without knowing a single person! God was faithful to bring me into the Kingdom community I had prayed for and even more.

At Harvest Rock I began to understand my identity not only as a servant, but a son. I grew with the people placed around me as we consistently sharpened one another in the Word and in life. It was discipleship and being in the presence of God that has helped shape me into who I am today.

I started serving in the parking lot, then a few months later led the team. Eventually I was called into the intercession team under Mama Lynette and served under her praying for the worship team for a few years. Through that time I became a life group leader and now have been called to help plant and grow the Harvest Rock OC campus under Pastor Jay and Brittany Koopman. God has blessed me more than I could’ve ever asked for by bringing me to Harvest Rock and I know there’s so much more to come.

Mark

When I first walked into this church I knew I was home. The leadership and culture of HRC is all about family and the presence of God. I have encountered the Lord consistently through the services and through this church community.

I now have been serving here for over five years and I have personally experienced extreme spiritual growth. The pastors and staff welcomed me as true family and have been there for me time and time again.

Pastors Che and Sue Ahn have started something that is more than just a church but a family! HRC is a healthy spirit-filled community that delights in providing the love of God through family.

Brandi

It was 2010, I had just moved to Pasadena and I needed to find a new church. One of my least favorite things to do is find a new church. I loathe the process. I knew one thing, I didn’t want to drive very far to go to church. Thanks to Google I didn’t have to.

Harvest Rock Church was the first church that popped up when I hit enter. I clicked on their website link, found their core values, and after reading through them realized I didn't disagree with a single one. I thought to myself, “There’s no way that it could be this easy,” and decided to visit the very next Sunday.

At the time, I was certain that Harvest Rock wouldn’t be home, it would just be a convenient place to attend while I kept looking, but here I am 11 years later and this particular group of people is more home than I ever could’ve thought possible. I am who I am because of this church family, because of the fire we were forged in together.

When I first moved to Pasadena I wholeheartedly believed that the community I had left was as good as it was ever going to get. But that’s the thing about going from glory to GLORY - you can’t possibly imagine what that’s going to look like because you only ever have a glimpse of the person God is shaping you to be.