{"id":11,"date":"2026-01-27T16:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-01-27T16:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:56:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Receiving the past with gratitude<br>Shaping the present with faithfulness<br>Entrusting the future to God<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to <strong><em>Discipleship<\/em><\/strong> that deepens faith, <strong><em>Leadership<\/em><\/strong> that serves with humility, <strong><em>Stewardship<\/em><\/strong> that honors God\u2019s provision of our resources, <strong><em>Worship<\/em><\/strong> that exalts Christ, and <strong><em>Fellowship<\/em><\/strong> that unites the Church in love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Values<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Authenticity<\/strong> &#8211; We are honest, transparent, and value authenticity over appearances and perfection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Heritage<\/strong> &#8211; We seek to rediscover traditional practices &amp; spiritual disciplines and weave them into modern worship experiences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Engagement<\/strong> &#8211; We courageously engage with each other and with the people and culture around us. We are disciples, not spectators<br><strong>Healthy Relationships<\/strong> &#8211; We are humbly committed to listen to one another, learn from one another, serve one another, and grow together as a faith community, practicing genuine repentance and forgiveness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Pastor Jason &#8211; Lead Pastor:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Jason Hoffman has served in various leadership roles in different churches over the past 25 years. In 2024 he was ordained as a pastor, and recently God has given him a vision and a calling to plant\/pastor Lion of Judah church in Sun Prairie. Pastor Jason and his wife Rebecca have been married for 28 years and have 5 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Pastor Sam:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Royappa has served in pastoral ministry for more than 43 years across India and the United States. His ministry experience spans church growth, congregational health, vitality, and church planting. Sam is passionate about outreach, evangelism, and developing strong leadership within growing local churches. He currently serves as a church planting consultant, offering support and guidance to emerging church communities like Lion of Judah church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vision Receiving the past with gratitudeShaping the present with faithfulnessEntrusting the future to God Mission Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to Discipleship that deepens faith, Leadership that serves with humility, Stewardship that honors God\u2019s provision of our resources, Worship that exalts Christ, and Fellowship that unites the Church in love. Values Authenticity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13,"href":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lionofjudahchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}