Friday, September 20, 2013

30 Years of Triumph - Rod & Stephania Anderson



When Rod and I came to Triumph Church we'd been married about nine years, and we had two small children.  We both came from Christian backgrounds, but we were accustomed to different styles of worship.  It was important to us to have a place of worship that represented our Christian beliefs and our family dynamic.  Since we are a biracial family we wanted a church home that "looked" like us.  We had visited a great number of churches over the years but had never been able to settle on a permanent home.  We were looking for a church where we were free to openly worship as well as bible-based teaching.  The churches we visited were either "too light and quiet" or "too dark" but "bumping and jumping."  The messages were sometimes a little long, slightly wrong, or short and ritualistic.

A family friend had heard (on several occasions) us talking about our dilemma.  She said she'd heard that Triumph had most of the things we were looking for, especially the multiethnic congregation.  And they also had become known for their productions.  It sounded like Triumph was meant for our family.  So we visited and...... ironically Rod was sold after the first visit.  I on the other hand didn’t know for sure it was for us until after seeing a production and witnessing how God used that event to win souls for the Kingdom.  The production was totally opposite of what my childhood church experience would have allowed.  I was happy to see all ages engaged in the move of God through song, dance, and worship.  Triumph is truly a Bible-based, Spirit-filled home for people of all religious backgrounds, races, and ethnicities.

There's something for everyone... not too old or too cold and the word is really bold; not too light or quiet.  Worship is just right!

Since we joined nineteen years ago, of course, some things have changed, but the atmosphere of worship remains strong and the Word is true.

My Lead Pastors are much younger than me, but they are great leaders for God.  And our family couldn't be happier with our church home.

Stephania Anderson
Beaumont Campus

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