Pastor Curt Vanderstelt tragically and unexpectedly passed away while leading a youth trip to Alcatraz Island on July 31, 2024. Pastor Curt dedicated his life to loving and guiding the next generation toward fullness and wholeness through Jesus.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 "𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙙" 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣?

Pastor Curt’s sudden death could be seen as a tragedy by many. However, even in death, his life continues to change and impact others. Pastor Curt died living for Jesus, and Jesus died so that you can live. "𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙙" is a transitional phrase found throughout the Bible and was one of Pastor Curt’s favorites. It serves as a reminder that even in moments of darkness, defeat, or despair, the God of the Bible can redeem, recover, and repurpose all things for our good and His glory.

𝗘𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟮:𝟭–𝟱 — 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴. 2 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘯, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥...𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘉𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 is 𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥.