Pastor Mike & Lisa Fraga
have been serving
Celebration Church since 1986.

I am honored to be the pastor of a loving, caring, and committed group of Christians. My wife, Lisa, and I have never been more excited to be part of Celebration than we are today. I would like to briefly share what we have come to understand as being truly important in our church.

The Word of God tops the list—it’s clear and faithful proclamation and our unflinching and uncompromising faith in it as the very words of God. Christians must daily reject the devastating lies of a culture opposed to God and embrace the life-giving truth claims of our Creator. The Word of God is a brilliant light in a dark world. Only the power of the gospel can save and transform us.

Loving one another is a huge emphasis at Celebration because it is a distinguishing mark of a true Christian. With this in mind, we strive to do those things that show genuine love and concern for one another. We believe it’s important to be part of each other’s lives and we strive to make every effort to help each other in times of need. Since loving one another is so important, unloving things like gossip, discord, and division are not welcome, and by the grace of God, will be an uncommon thing in our church. An important part of being a church is to show the world the same forgiving and merciful love that we have so richly received from God.

Being your real self has become a characteristic of family life at Celebration. I think that most of us here understand the futility of putting on a ‘church face’ for Sunday mornings. We are becoming keenly aware that God looks on the heart and that nothing is hidden from His sight. Because the gospel has convinced us that without Christ we are enemies of God, dead in our sins, and have nothing in and of ourselves to offer a holy God, we find joy in agreeing with God’s assessment of mankind and through faith in Jesus Christ moving on to repentance, forgiveness and living each new day with His strength and the support of one another to walk what we believe. Until we stand before Him, we are subject to the temptations inherent in this life. So, there is no shame in being our true selves, even when we struggle and fail. Restoration and the joy it brings are what we seek so that God will receive the glory for it all.

I could go on, but I think you have enough information to get a sense of what this pastor believes is of utmost importance to the family life of our church.

We look forward to getting to know the real you!

Pastor Mike