Our Story
I was saved as a young boy after growing up in a happy home that talked about Jesus all the time. My dad has been a pastor all my life, and while growing up in rural Oklahoma, being a pastor was all I ever really wanted to do. After starting college, I met and married Brooke, then dropped out of college, had my two children (Bailey and Britton), and became the pastor of a rural church in Oklahoma. This all happened within a four-year span of time. Brooke and I first felt the call to church planting in 2003 and in 2004, planted a church in Portland, Oregon. We made Phoenix our home in 2011, and started Valley Life Church on January 8, 2012 in a movie theater. From day one, Valley Life was planted as a disciple-making, church-planting church. We have seen hundreds of people baptized and six other churches planted since we started, and by God’s grace, we will see many many more of both.
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Brian Bowman
Lead Pastor
Our Story
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Brian Bowman
Lead Pastor
I was saved as a young boy after growing up in a happy home that talked about Jesus all the time. My dad has been a pastor all my life, and while growing up in rural Oklahoma, being a pastor was all I ever really wanted to do. After starting college, I met and married Brooke, then dropped out of college, had my two children (Bailey and Britton), and became the pastor of a rural church in Oklahoma. This all happened within a four-year span of time. Brooke and I first felt the call to church planting in 2003 and in 2004, planted a church in Portland, Oregon. We made Phoenix our home in 2011, and started Valley Life Church on January 8, 2012 in a movie theater. From day one, Valley Life was planted as a disciple-making, church-planting church. We have seen hundreds of people baptized and six other churches planted since we started, and by God’s grace, we will see many many more of both.