HELLO

It means the world to us that you’d take the time to learn more about New Life. We truly see your interest as a gift. Our prayer is that as you visit, you’ll experience the love of Jesus through the warmth and care of our church family.

We’ll be the first to say—we’re not a perfect church. But we are a real community of people who are growing in grace, learning together, and seeking to live out the mission of Jesus. Our desire is to bring His love to our neighborhoods, our city, and even to the farthest corners of the world.
 -Lead Pastor, Doug Felts

Our Values

Why We Exist

Everything we do comes from one purpose: helping people know Jesus personally - as a Friend, a Savior and their Lord

Our Vision

We envision a community of disciples partnering together to bring the restoring love of Jesus into every home, neighborhood, school and workplace we touch every day. 

Our Strategy

We live out our mission through radical hospitality, intentional discipleship, strong Christian education, planting new churches. and building meaningful ministry partnership. 

What We Believe

We use modern tools to share a timeless truth: Jesus saves. Our faith is rooted in the bible and the historic Christian message of salvation through Jesus Christ

 


What We Believe

We may use up-to-date language and music to communicate God’s Word for today’s culture, but our message is as old as the Bible itself. We embrace the historic Christian teaching of salvation through Jesus Christ, faith in Christ alone, repentance, and the authority of the unique God-inspired Bible.

OUR BELIEFS

OUR STORY

1979  |  New Life: The Early Years

  • June 1979 — Pastors Jerry Holleman & Keith Tanis, in partnership with Home Missions, begin New Life Church. Worship begins in a school.
  • October 1980 — With financial help from Home Missions, ten acres of land are purchased on F.M. 2920 and a formal dedication takes place.
  • November 1981 — The church is officially “organized” as a self-sustaining church, and the first elders and deacons are installed.
  • April, 1983 — Keith Tanis takes a call to a church in Ferrysburg, Michigan, and Jerry Holleman remains as pastor of New Life Church.
  • July 1984 — Construction of the church building is completed, and worship begins in the new facility.

2023  |  The Missional Years

  • March 2003 —John Medendorp accepts the call to be the next pastor.
  • August 2004 — New Life Community Christian School begins.
  • September 2005 — Table Fellowships begin.
  • July 2006 — Old Town Spring Heights Task Force begins.
  • June 2008 — Sister Church with New Life Church in Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • August 2008 — Pastor John Medendorp leaves to further his education.
  • July 2009 — Pastor Andy Sytsma becomes our Pastor and moves from New Jersey.
  • November 2011 — Casa de Oracion begins in Conroe, the first of six churches daughtered in the next six years.
  • September 2012 — Faithwalking and other missional discipleship training begin.
  • June 2013 — Houston SERVE begins, running for three consecutive summers.
  • September 2017 — Hurricane Harvey hits. New Life joins in relief efforts.
  • September 2019 — New Life Church celebrates 40 years of God's faithfulness.

1986  |  The Maturing Years
  • February 1986 — New Life Church daughters Hope Church in Clear Lake, the first of four churches started in the next five years.
  • May 1993 — Pastor Holleman accepts a position with Home Missions as Regional Director for west-central United States.
  • July 1994 — The congregation calls seminarian Bob Lyzenga to become the next pastor of New Life Church, and he accepts the call.
  • June 2001 — Construction of the church fellowship hall and classroom building is completed.
  • July 2002 — Pastor Bob Lyzenga accepts a call to Sunrise Christian Reformed Church in Lafayette, Indiana.
 
New Life in a Larger Story: Our CRC Heritage
Our story is part of our larger denominational story. New Life Church is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church (CRC). Here are some highlights:
  • New Life Church has as its foundation the Christian Reformed Church, a 170-year-old Protestant denomination that emphasizes the centrality of the Bible and the all-powerful care of God.
  • The word Reformed means that the church is aligned with that historic branch of Christianity called Presbyterian in Scotland, and Reformed in continental Europe. Both draw on the teachings of John Calvin.
  • Reformed churches flourished in the Netherlands and Germany. In the early 1800s, some of these Dutch Reformed people moved to the United States, and in 1857 they started the CRC.
  • The denomination has nearly 1,000 churches in North America. Many Christians are familiar with Reformed writers R.C. Sproul, Tim Keller, J.I. Packer, and John Piper. Reformed theology is popular today.
  • Today, the CRC is made up of many peoples: Korean, Hispanic, Navajo, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Anglo, and African American. We are praying that God will ignite a missional movement in the CRC and beyond.

OUR DENOMINATION

New Life Church is privileged to partner with the Christian Reformed Church in North America, a 170-year-old Protestant denomination rooted in God's word, committed to the gospel and centrality of Christ. We are a diverse family of congregations, assemblies, and ministries expressing the good news of God’s kingdom that transforms lives and communities worldwide.

As a people called by God, we gather to praise God, listen to Him, and respond. We nurture each other in faith and obedience to Christ. We love and care for one another as God’s people. We commit ourselves to serve and to tell others about Jesus. We pursue God’s justice and peace in every area of life. What does the name Christian Reformed Church of North America mean?
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