OUR STORY

The story of Traverse Christian Church starts back in 2002 when Patrick and Hannah Lightfoot bought their first home in Windsor with the goal to get back to Fort Collins as soon as possible. However God had much different plans!

God used Journey Christian Church in Greeley, Colorado, to help grow their faith, and it's where He eventually called them to leave their sales careers of 12 years to go into full-time ministry. Patrick served as the Adult Minister at Journey 4 years before following God’s call to plant Traverse.

We are acutely aware that a large portion of our community does not have a saving relationship with Jesus Christ or a church they call home. Marriages and families are in desperate need of transformative relationships with Jesus. For those reasons, we know that we have to plant a church in Windsor.

We firmly believe that someone's forever is at stake in Windsor, and it is our job as ambassadors of Christ to bring this restorative love to our community and because of this burden we planted Traverse in December of 2015.

OUR MISSION

We exist to help people cross over from death to life in Christ

OUR VISION

To be disciples learning to live and love like Jesus and inviting others to join them

OUR TEAM

PATRICK LIGHTFOOT

LEAD PASTOR

CALEB GARISON

EXECUTIVE PASTOR

DESIREE WHEELER

CHILDREN'S DIRECTOR

CURTIS REEVES

STUDENT DIRECTOR

ANDREA ANTONELLI

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & SUPPORT

MORGAN RANGEL

TRAILBLAZER ACADEMY DIRECTOR

OUR CORE VALUES

OPEN THE DOOR GIVE IT AWAY RUN WITH SCISSORS ENJOY THE JOURNEY

OPEN THE DOOR
Serving Others

“Open the Door” is using our gifts to serve others. When you get the focus off you and on to others, no amount of anything can pull that type of joy out of your life. Jesus said, “The greatest among you must be a servant.” (Matthew 23:11)  Our aim to become a community consistently delighting in what we can do for each other.

GIVE IT AWAY
Generous Heart

“Give it away” means freely giving or sharing those things that God has blessed us with, without expecting anything in return. Because we understand that God is generous with us and that everything we have comes from God, we must then reflect that generosity to others. Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive”. (Acts 20:35)  Generosity is an expression of gratitude, not I have too, attitude.

RUN WITH SCISSORS
Risk-Taking Faith

“Run with Scissors” means following Jesus where He leads you. Jesus risked everything, and he desires that we do the same for him and the gospel. Jesus said, “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it”. (Mark 8:35)  Bold faith happens when we learn to take risks for God.

ENJOY THE JOURNEY
Joy-Filled Life

Those whose lives have been changed by Jesus should be marked by a contagious sense of joy! God’s people should be fun to be around and laugh often, this creates an environment that is hopeful. Jesus said, “I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! (John 15:11)  Joy is to be a hallmark of the Christian life!

FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

Purpose of these foundational beliefs

These statements are viewed as biblical in nature and a
basis for the leaders of this church to teach God’s Word in unity, to fulfill the mission of our Lord in love, and to mold this church after the pattern found in the New Testament.

God is One - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • Matthew 5:16,45
  • Matthew 6:1,4,8,9
  • James 1:17
  • John 1:1
  • John 14:9
  • Genesis 1:2
  • John 4:24
  • John 14:16-20
  • 2 Peter 1:21
God is Creator of all things visible and invisible.
  • Genesis 1:1
  • Acts 17:24-28
  • Hebrews 11:3
Jesus Christ is God's one and only Son, my one and only Savior,
  • John 1:14
  • 1 John 4:9
  • John 3:16
  • 2 Peter 3:18
who was born Jesus of Nazareth, both fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
  • Matthew 21:11
  • John 19:19
  • John 1:14
  • Romans 5:15-17
  • Colossians 2:9
  • 1 John 1:1
  • Matthew 1:18
  • Luke 1:26-38
who suffered and was crucified under Pontius PIlate,
  • Luke 23:1-46
who died, was buried, and rose again bodily from the dead on the third day,
  • Luke 23:44
  • Luke 24:8
  • John 20:24-29
  • 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
who ascended into heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father,
  • Luke 22:69
  • Acts 1:1-9
  • Colossians 3:1
and who will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead and reign eternally.
  • Matthew 24:36-42
  • John 14:1-3
  • Acts 1:10,11
  • Acts 10:39-42
  • 1 Peter 4:5
The Holy Spirit is an active and equal part of the trinity,
  • John 16:5-15
  • Acts 1:7,8
  • Romans 8:26,27
  • I Corinthians 12:9
and indwells in every Christian.
  • 1 Corinthians 3:16
  • 1 Corinthians 6:19
  • 2 Timothy 1:14
The Bible is God’s Holy Word, that God inspired the original writings of the Scripture, and that those writings were consequently without error.
  • Mark 12:36
  • John 14:26
  • John 16:12-15
  • Acts 1:16
  • 1 Corinthians 2:12-13
  • 2 Timothy 3:14-16
  • 2 Peter 1:20-21
The Bible is the final authority for all matters of faith and practice.
  • Isaiah 40:8
  • Matthew 5:18
  • Matthew 24:35
  • Romans 15:4
  • Hebrews 4:12
The New Testament explains and contains the New Covenant Relationship between God and His people, and supersedes all other covenants.
  • Acts 2:14-21
  • Galatians 3:23-25
  • Galatians 5:1-6
  • Hebrews 8:6-13
  • Hebrews 9:15
Man was created by God, but willfully sins against God and is consequently lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 4:12
  • Romans 3:23
Salvation—forgiveness of sins, relationship with God, and the hope of heaven—is possible only by God’s grace through the blood of Jesus Christ.
  • Matthew 26:28
  • Romans 5:9
  • Ephesians 2:8,9
  • 1 Peter 1:18,19
  • 1 John 1:7
One responds to the good news of the gospel by putting faith in Christ, repenting of sin, confessing Christ, and being immersed into Christ. All of these together make the salvation process complete.
  • Romans 5:1,2
  • Luke 24:45-47
  • Acts 3:19
  • Acts 17:30
  • 2 Peter 3:9
  • Matthew 10:32
  • Romans 10:9
  • Philippians 2:11
  • 1 John 4:15
  • Acts 2:38
  • Romans 6:1-7
  • Galatians 3:27
  • Colossians 2:12
  • 1 Peter3:21
The Body of Christ, his church, was founded on the Day of Pentecost and consists of all Christians everywhere.
  • Matthew 16:13-18
  • Acts 2:14:47
God has ordained marriage, that marriage is the exclusive covenantal union of one man and one woman,
  • Genesis 2:24
  • Matthew 19:4-6
  • Mark 10:7-9
and—if married—I have an exclusive sexual relationship with my spouse, or I will abstain from having sexual relationships until I am married.
  • Hebrews 13:4
  • I Corinthians 5:1
  • I Corinthians 7:8-9
God created each person male or female,
  • Genesis 1:27
  • Matthew 19:4
and gender is acceptable—for all to recognize—according to the chromosomes and anatomy God provided at birth.
  • Romans 1:24-27
  • Galatians 5:16-21
  • Ephesians 5:29
  • I John 2:16-17
  • Leviticus 20:13
The Elders are to exercise loving authority over the local congregation.
  • Acts 20:28
  • Philippians 1:1
  • 1 Timothy 3:1-7
  • Titus 1:5-9
  • 1 Peter 5:1-4