About Us

What We Believe

Welcome to ‘Church for a New Generation’.  Oasis Church is a newly forming church offering the unchanging love and truths of God in a 21^st Century package.   At The Oasis, you will find a safe place to investigate the Christian life, a solid place to learn God's principles, and a secure  place to grow as a Christian. We present Christ in a relevant cultural context and offer an exciting place where people are empowered to grow at their own spiritual pace, being built up not beaten down. While our approach to ministry is modern, all that we do is God-honoring, Christ-centered, and Spirit-driven.  The Oasis is a place where you can experience real life in all of it's fullness, the way God meant for it to be. We are living life, giving life, and having fun.

    Who We Are
We are  people from all backgrounds, all walks of life, and all stages in our spiritual journey with Christ who have come together to form a new type of church for this generation and to live out our lives together with meaning and purpose.  

   Why We Are Here
  Our purpose is to live and help others to live in a passionate, purposeful, authentic, and exciting relationship with God and one another. Our vision is to create a spiritually significant, culturally relevant atmosphere of worship, teaching, and relationships that empowers people to enjoy a successful Christian life and enrich the lives of others.

   What To Expect
At the Oasis you will see people of all ages and cultures, with a majority being in their twenties and thirties. You can expect a faith, hope, and love-filled worship experience that builds a bridge between the life changing power of God and your everyday life.  You will worship with very contemporary, upbeat music that will uplift you. You will hear and see Biblical principles and related life-changing truths presented in a way you can remember and in a language you can understand. You will find real people, getting real answers to real problems from a real God. You'll be touched, you'll experience God, you'll laugh, and you'll have fun.

     Where We Are Going
 In the Summer of 2004, we began to build a core group of people who shared the same vision, values, and commitment. In the Spring of 2005, we will be going public as a new church. This phase will continue throughout the years as a Perfecting Church, growing in numbers, effectiveness, excellence, and efficiency as a body of believers and blessing to our community.  We will greatly affect the spiritual climate of our community through our greatest asset:  maturing believers, magnifying believers, and ministering believers. As a part of our Biblical mandate and church strategic plan, we will actively raise up people for ministry and plant churches and outreaches around the United States and the world.  We will use our resources of people, money, prayer, and experience to enhance and advance God’s kingdom around the world.

   Whose Leading Us
  Pastors Ray and Teresa Popham spearhead the efforts of the Oasis and provide the spiritual oversight and parenting for the ministry.  They lead a an ever expanding core of leaders and volunteers who implement the vision and serve the Body in living out the mission. You can learn more under the "Our Pastor" and "Ministry Team" pages of this website.

   Divin' In with Us
 To join us for the journey, check out the            Get Connected page.