He is also board chairperson for the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home. He and his wife, Amy, the parents of three sons, have gone to the Dominican Republic in the summers since 2001 to serve in an orphanage. That included priorities of special interest to Vigil: children, youth and young adults. Our plan from the beginning was to motivate our members to get more involved in ministries outside our own four walls.” “But the outreach wasn’t as robust as it should have been. “There were so many opportunities for evangelization,” he said. With all that, Vigil saw greater possibilities for the church’s ministry. Its location - in fast-growing Broward County northwest of Miami - guaranteed a diverse local population comprised of suburbanites fleeing the cities, newly transplanted immigrants and families. Membership at the mid-sized church on the eastern edge of the Everglades was consistent. “I saw a church with a lot of potential, but mediocre energy,” he said. He wasn’t quite as familiar with his new church family, and from his first impressions, he knew they had some challenges ahead of them. As a Dade County native and graduate of Miami Sunset High School, he knew the area well. Rafe Vigil arrived at New Horizon United Methodist Church in Southwest Ranches in 2014 to become its new pastor, it felt like coming home. The purpose of New Horizon Church is to grow disciples of Jesus Christ into a community of believers that live out their faith in practical ways so that God may be glorified in eternity and also in the here and now.When the Rev. Our vision is to provide an environment where people can meet Jesus Christ and become disciples of Jesus Christ. The mission of New Horizon Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Northeast Polk County. We share our gifts through creating intentional space each time we gather that people may have an experience with their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We share our gifts through yearly community outreach events. We share our gifts through our prayer chain and hospital/shut-in/homebound visitation ministries which are the lifelines to keeping our congregation connected and integrated with one another. We share our gifts through our presence in the community by supporting our church's food pantries, which serve the hungry and needy in our very midst. Come join us as we move toward God's new and exciting future horizons. We embrace our rich Methodist heritage that unites Christian teachings with practical ways to engage socially conscientious and modern ideals. We strive to connect God's story with each individual's story through challenging but practical ways to grow us in our Christian walk of faith. It is our desire to live a life worthy of His calling by sustaining open hearts, open minds, and open doors to what God is doing in the world. We follow the table fellowship way of Jesus and we have a short story about Jesus at each gathering which includes prayer, a meal, and fellowship.Īt New Horizon Church, we are a gathering of families and friends from all walks of life who have chosen to journey together as followers of Jesus Christ. Other ministries and programs: We offer fresh expressions of church called the dinner gathering where we reach out to the people who are not comfortable with or in an institutional church setting.
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