SUNDAYS AT 10 AM
Join us in Downtown Escondido for practical preaching, inspiring worship, and engaging kids programs that all point to Jesus.
OUR STORY
NVC is a non-denominational church that launched in 2011 with a vision to cultivate a healthy church environment where all people, no matter their faith background, will encounter the transforming love of God, be welcomed into authentic community, and grow into mature followers of Christ.
PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK US:
In the heart of North San Diego County, Escondido is a historic city with a freshly-restored identity as a place brimming with cultural diversity, artistic flavor, and community connection.
New Vintage Church is investing ourselves and our resources directly into blessing our community because we believe that restoration is at the heart of who God calls us to be as His followers – not only bringing restoration to individual lives, but restoring vibrant life community and city, as well.
In John 15:5-8, Jesus describes Himself (the Vine) as the source of all spiritual power and nourishment for His followers (the branches). Apart from Him, we can do nothing! Connected to Him, we can do great things!
We believe this and strive to cultivate a community of believers that are firmly attached to the power and presence of Jesus. As we do, Christ's Spirit abides in us, and we bear the fruit of love for God, one another and our neighbors.
OUR TEAM
Matt Grubb
Lead Pastor
Matt is a native Texan who had an encounter with Jesus in high school and was called into ministry as he started college. He went to Abilene Christian University where he met and married his wife Sarah Lynn which was hands down the best decision he made in college. After finishing his degree in ministry and being up for adventure, they helped start a church in Eugene, Oregon and later moved to Southern California where they served at Discovery and Real Life Church. Matt has worn many hats being a church planter, student pastor, leading a children's production, adult ministry, and being a campus pastor.
They have two amazing children. Their oldest son Enoch is currently attending CODARTS in Rotterdam Netherlands pursuing his degree in modern dance. Their daughter Indie is attending Abilene Christian University where she is double majoring in Bible and Music. His wife and kids are his greatest gifts and he is ridiculously proud of them.
Matt loves sports but especially the Oregon Ducks. He loves being outdoors, fishing, hiking and going on adventures. Family and friendships are gifts that he loves to nurture around a good meal or a strong cup of coffee.
DJ Iverson
Associate Pastor
D.J. was part of the launch team for NVC and helps lead with the support of his wife Stacy, and their two sons. He grew up in San Diego and Seattle, and returned home to serve in ministry after graduating from Oklahoma Christian University with a degree in Advertising Design.
D.J. is a gifted artist, and has a passion for creativity in the church. He served for over 20 years in Youth Ministry, leading camps and helping build ministry networks across Southern California.
When D.J. is not caoching TBall or wrestling with his two sons, you can usually find him at Padres game, a record store, or one of San Diego’s many Mexican restaurants.
Rylie Keener
Worship Pastor
Rylie has been sharing her gift for leading God’s people into worship at New Vintage Church since 2016. She is passionate about creating a moving and meaningful worship experience for the congregation to connect with the Lord. She holds a Bachelor's in Graphic Design and Digital Media from Southern New Hampshire University and a Master's in Worship Studies: Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University. Newly married, she and her husband Alejandro are finding great joy in this new chapter of their lives, and they love doing ministry and serving the Lord together. Reach out to her, she'd love to get coffee with you!
Scotty Cowan
Kids Pastor
Scotty has been leading as part of the NVC youth ministry team since 2017 and recently accepted the role of Youth Pastor in August 2019. As an Escondido native, Scotty has a passion for shaping the next generation and positively impacting the future of our city. Scotty coaches softball at Classical Academy High School and loves interacting with students, both on the field and on campus. His enthusiasm for worship is contagious, as is his love of sports and good food. If you ever need a teammate for any pick up sports game, Scotty is your guy.
Ricky Rodriguez
Student Pastor
Ricky fell in love with Christ during his time in the NVC Youth Ministry. He immediately emerged as a leader in High School, and has committed to developing his passion for Youth Ministry. Ricky not only works with teens, he loves to shepherd and serve those around him with an attitude of joy and excitement. Ricky has a giant heart for the local community, and serving in several areas of the church.
Ricky also has a passion for sports. He currently serves as an assistant football coach and leader of the NVC softball team.
CORE PURPOSES
Worship
We will love God with everything, offering our lives as living sacrifices.
Mission
As missionaries, we will lead to Christ those within our sphere of influence and witness to Christ throughout the world.
Community
We will love one another with the love of Christ and use the gifts God’s Spirit provides to build up His Church.
OUR BELIEFS
We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. God made the world good and humankind in His image. Having limitless knowledge and sovereign power, God has graciously purposed from eternity to redeem a people for Himself and to make all things new for His own glory. He alone is worthy of all our worship and praise. But we sin against God and are thus lost and deserving of God’s condemnation. Yet in His justice and mercy God has acted to redeem His creation, choosing a covenant people to bless all peoples of the earth. In His grace and faithfulness, God makes us heirs with Christ of the covenant.
We believe in God’s only Son, Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God, the Word through whom all things were made. Jesus came to the earth to teach the Truth and to proclaim the reign of God, preaching good news to the poor, release to the captives, healing for the sick, and forgiveness of sins. He called all people to repent and believe the Gospel, the Good News that salvation is found in Him alone. He was crucified for us, and on the third day God raised Him from the dead, defeating the powers of evil and death and securing for humankind forgiveness of sins by grace alone through faith alone in Him alone.
He instructed us to observe the Lord’s Supper in His memory so that by participating in His body and blood we regularly commune with Him and with one another. He ascended to the Father, where He is now our Priest and Advocate in whose name we pray. He is Head of the Church under which our congregation governs itself. He will return to judge the living and the dead and to deliver us from death to life eternal with God in heaven. He invites us to join Him as obedient disciples in the work of His ministry, the proclamation of the Gospel, and the forming of disciples.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the gift of God promised through Christ for His children and for the Church. The Spirit convicts the world of sin, and is the pledge of our adoption as God’s children. The Spirit intercedes for us in prayer; and claims us in the waters of baptism, in which believers are immersed for the forgiveness of sins to be united with Christ in His Body. The Spirit of holiness and freedom liberates us from sin, and claims us as servants of purity, conforming us to the image of Jesus Christ in our attitudes and conduct. The Spirit binds us together with believers of all times and places in the one Body of Christ, the Church; and calls and empowers men and women for various ministries for building up the Body and carrying out Jesus’ ministry in the world. The Spirit inspired the prophets and apostles to speak God’s Word, guiding the preservation, study, and proclamation of Scripture, both Old and New Testaments, the unique revelation of God under which we stand, our authoritative guide for faith and life.
We believe that God has spoken infallibly in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments. The Bible is living and active, sharper than a double-edged sword, cutting through our motives, rebuking us, challenging us, inspiring us, and leading us. The Bible is the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged. Therefore, it is to be believed in all that it teaches, obeyed in all that it requires, and trusted in all that it promises.
We believe that the true Church comprises all who have been justified by God’s grace through faith in Christ. They are united by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ, of which He is the Head. The true Church is manifest in local churches, whose membership is composed only of believers. The Church is to make disciples of Christ, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all Jesus commanded.
We believe that God’s justifying grace must not be separated from His sanctifying power and purpose. God commands us to love Him supremely and others sacrificially, and to live out our faith with generosity, care for one another, compassion toward the poor and justice for the oppressed. With God’s Word, the Spirit’s power, and fervent prayer in Christ’s name, we are to combat the spiritual forces of evil.
Baptism is the immersion of a believer into Christ and the biblical way by which people give their lives to Christ. When by faith we believe in Christ, repent and are baptized, we are eternally identified with Him and His church. Jesus’ final words to his disciples were: “Go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you.” So Peter concludes his first sermon after Jesus is gone with the words: “Repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins.”
We believe in the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at a time known only to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed hope, motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service and energetic mission. We believe that heaven and hell are real. We believe that God commands everyone everywhere to believe the gospel by turning to Him in repentance and making Jesus Lord of their life. We believe that God will raise the dead bodily and judge the world, assigning the unbeliever to condemnation and eternal conscious punishment and the believer to eternal blessedness and joy.