You are Most Welcome Here
Welcome to Oakhouse! Whether you have been a part of this community for a while or you are just visiting, you are most welcome here. The intention of this page is to give an overview of what Oakhouse is like and where we believe God is taking us. You have stepped into a community that feels a lot like family. We take our faith very seriously, but have fun along the way. We’re glad you’re here!
Where Does “Oakhouse” Come From?
They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.
Isaiah 61:3-4
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
Ephesians 2:19-22
Why Does Oakhouse Exist?
Our Mission
The assignment we’ve been given by Jesus.
Oakhouse exists to
love God
love others
be a witness
and make disciples.
Our Vision
How we imagine and see this mission coming to life through Oakhouse over different periods of time…
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Our Vision For You
You are an image-bearer of Christ, God’s very workmanship, created to worship Him and join Him in the work he has planned for you. You are an important part of the Church, the Body of Christ. By being here, you have been and you will continue to be changing and shaping Oakhouse. Yes, you.
You are designed to flourish in your faith. You are designed to believe and follow Christ, whenever and wherever you are. The same Spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead calls you to join in the Kingdom of God advancing here and now. This is a life full of adventure, love, laughter, trials, and victory.
Being a Christian is the greatest joy, privilege, and honor conceivable. God has more for you in this life than you could ask or imagine.
How it will happen
We will give encouragement, training, and resources for you to:
Have a vibrant relationship with Jesus through the spiritual disciplines
Find and use your spiritual gifts and talents
Supernaturally love others
Be a witness of the faith wherever you are
Walk alongside and help someone else in their walk with Christ
The Five
We see a church intentionally practicing these five rhythms of discipleship and grace that first become habits, and then become a lifestyle on mission wherever we are.
We look out five years from the Oakhouse launch and see a church community living these rhythms - sending out disciples for whom these are just normal ways of life. It’s what we do. We see a community continuing to change, be sharpened, and live life on its toes because these rhythms challenge us and grow us. We see exponential growth in the Kingdom because we are disciples making disciples.
This Year: Justice
Justice is loving others by making the concerns of the vulnerable our own. It’s our hope to use our time, heart, and resources to bring health and restoration when and where we can to the poor, hurting, brokenhearted, pushed-down, imprisoned and forgotten. We do this because Jesus made and makes our concerns his! He is bringing health and restoration to us! It’s out of this place that we go and partner with him to do the same.
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. Isaiah 1:17
Ready to get involved?
OUR 2042 YEAR VISION
We see a campus that houses not only Oakhouse and all we do, but multiple non-profit organizations that care for the “least of these” in South Orange County. These organizations would continue to do what they already do, but in one location together – as one church. Our desire is for them to come rent-free.
We see people coming to collect food at the pantry, then receiving care for recovery and addiction. We see an overwhelmed Mother coming for help, and then receiving prayer any time, any day. We see a church full of Jesus’ heart welcoming each and every person with love and supernatural hospitality.
We are preparing a future place for mothers who come to us in crisis who are currently in elementary school. We are preparing a place that will battle slavery for those not yet enslaved. We are preparing a place to welcome the future unhoused who currently have homes and jobs and are fighting for us overseas. We are preparing a place that will provide food to those yet not in our country. We are preparing a place that will charter and send out pastors and movement leaders who are currently in our nursery.
OUR HISTORY
The South County Project was a summer initiative by Rockharbor Church, which quickly grew and launched as its own campus in the Fall of 2009. Over the next 12 years, Rockharbor Mission Viejo found its identity as a place of authentic, creative, and Spirit-led worship and justice; a space for people to love God and others near and far.
In 2021, the Rockharbor Mission Viejo and Rockharbor Church Elder boards, after much prayer and conversation, decided that now was the time for Rockharbor Mission Viejo to move into the next form God was calling us to. Because of this, Oakhouse Church was launched on January 1st, 2022 with music, blessing and great BBQ.
