Church

Sometimes a sick patient needs a physician but, more often than not, what they really need is a pastor! That’s why Healing Grove has a Spanish speaking church in San Jose and a Farsi speaking church in Sacramento for Afghans. Our physicians know that modern medicine might make a patient better, but only Jesus will make a patient WELL.

San Jose

Kairos International Church in San Jose is led by Pastors Hugo & Veronica Castillo

“Tengo una familia de tres, mi esposo, mi hija, y yo y estoy agradecida con Dios por tenerlos en mi vida. Dios nos ha regalado el privilegio de pertenecer a la familia Kairos. La iglesia ha sido un lugar para nuestras vidas de crecimiento espiritual, hemos madurado en fe, hemos aprendido a ser mejores personas y he visto como Dios nos ha transformado. Hemos vivido procesos hermosos, hemos sido moldeados, hemos experimentado bendición y hemos visto crecer en lo económico. En Kairos no solo encontré un lugar, encontré una familia que me abrazó, me apoyó, camino conmigo, una familia espiritual que me edifica, y llena mi corazón. Kairos no es solo una iglesia es un hogar donde podemos encontrar el amor de Dios en cada rincón.”

Milagros Zapata

Mission: Serve, Equip, Restore

  1. Serve: We are called to serve with love and humility. Every act of service is an opportunity to show others the heart of Jesus.
    1. “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.” (Matthew 20:26)
  2. Equip: We believe in preparing and strengthening every believer with the Word and the power of the Holy Spirit to fulfill their calling.
    1. “To equip the saints for the work of the ministry.” (Ephesians 4:12)
  3. Restore: We long to see lives healed, families reconciled, and hearts restored by the love of Christ.
    1. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)
  4. Vision: “Go and make disciples” (Matthew 28:19)
    1. Reach the lost, going where others will not go.
    2. Restore families and hearts, showing the love of Christ.
    3. Form steadfast disciples, teaching biblical principles that transform lives.
    4. Raise up sent leaders, prepared to impact their generation.
    5. Expand the Kingdom of God, within and beyond the four walls.To 

Sacramento

Sacramento Farsi Ministry is led by Pastors Ailin and Arash Lovyn. By God’s grace, Pastor Arash and team have baptized people from Muslim backgrounds who repented and accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior!

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  • Sundays at 12pm, 9470 Micron Ave Sacramento, CA 95827
  • Attendance: ~30
  • Evangelism/programming: home visits, picnics, bible studies, but primarily focused on 1:1 visits
  • 21 baptisms
  • Mission: Sacramento Farsi Ministry operates in response to the love and teachings of Jesus Christ to serve Farsi-speaking immigrants and refugees, upholding human dignity and supporting them toward healing, empowerment, and healthy integration into both community and faith life.
  • Vision: A community of Farsi-speaking immigrants and refugees who grow in hope, healthy identity, and responsibility, becoming active, contributing and service-oriented members of society and the Body of Christ.
  • Extra fun-fact: The church made 40 new Christian songs mostly in Farsi – some English, some Latin, some Armenian
    – Working with Christian Broadcasting Network to make the songs available world wide