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Horizon City Church

October 6th at 10:00am

Sunridge Elementary
14455 Sunridge Blvd, Winter Garden, FL

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Meet Our Lead Church Planters

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Kenny and Malaina Ortiz, along with their two young kids, moved from Minnesota to Florida in June 2023 to launch Horizon City.

Kenny was a pastor at Cities Church and professor at Bethlehem College & Seminary. He’s also a blogger and podcaster at Theology for the Rest of Us. Malaina was previously a missionary to France and then worked as a college recruiter for several years.

Kenny has been dreaming of church planting since his college days, more than 20 years ago, and Malaina has become his biggest supporter. They are currently recruiting a launch team to be a part of this church plant.

“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.”

—John Piper

Mission

To make disciples who treasure Christ.

Vision

Our dream is for Horizon City Church to be a community of Christians in Central Florida who:

  • Possess a steadfast happiness inspired by the grandeur of God;
  • Obey the commands of Christ without reservation;
  • Practice radical hospitality;
  • Consistently apply the wisdom of God to every sphere of life;
  • Fiercely commit to kingdom multiplication through church planting and global missions.

Core Values

Gathering

We gather often.

Teaching

We make much of teaching.

Engage

We show others the way.

“We look for a city that hands have not raised,
We long for a country that sin has not stained.”

—Lyrics from “Christ Our Glory” (Sovereign Grace Music)

DISTINCTIVES

Big God Theology

Expository Preaching

Formative Liturgy

Team Leadership

Redemptive View of Culture

Christ-Centered Worship

Meaningful Membership

Church-Centered Missions

Multiplication Focused

Easy-Entry Community

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”

—C.S. Lewis

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“But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”

—The Apostle Paul (Acts 20:24)

Members Beliefs

Our Members will be expected to affirm the essentials of the historic Christian faith, as expressed in our Member Affirmation of Faith.

Full agreement with the Elders on secondary and tertiary doctrines will not be a prerequisite for membership. We want to give latitude for various theological convictions. However, Members are expected to enthusiastically and prayerfully consider the teachings of the Elders, which shall always be in accordance with the collection of statements we affirm.

Bottom Line: If you’re cool with us, then we’re cool with you. If you’ve got any questions or doubts, let’s grab coffee and chat.

Elders Beliefs

Our Elders will be expected to joyfully affirm a collection of statements that we believe, together, most accurately depict the gospel of Jesus Christ, its doctrines, and its implications. This collection of statements will include:

Besides our doctrine, we have our Elder Commitments. These are the commitments that our Elders make to the congregation and to one another.

In addition, as a member church of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), we pledge that our church’s doctrine and practice shall be in “friendly cooperation” with the official statement of faith of the SBC, the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.

“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”

—St. Augustine of Hippo

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