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Freedom Fellowship began on September 4, 1994, when 10 families united together to form a local church. Known as Lakeside Fellowship at the time, the first meeting was held at the Boy Scout Headquarters in Westlake, TX.
From the early days, Lakeside Fellowship has been a family of faith. Close bonds held the church together as we moved twice in the first few months. Facing an uncertain future, members of the small congregation met one Sunday night and agreed that God had a purpose for the church. This body of believers saw God working in incredible ways and through them, and new families joined.
In July of 2004, Lakeside Fellowship moved to the Fieldhouse Fitness Center in Justin. Eight years later, we purchased a building of our own in Roanoke and changed our name to Freedom Fellowship of Roanoke.
Today, we are seeing God move in a mighty way. The collective group of families and individuals who comprise Freedom Fellowship are a family of faith living for eternity today. The church is continuing to grow and reach new people with the life-bringing message of the gospel.
There is only one God, who reveals Himself to mankind as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each with distinct attributes but without division of nature, essence, or being (1 Corinthians 8:6).
Jesus Christ is God’s Son. He is fully God and fully man, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on a cross as an atoning sacrifice that quenched the wrath of God, was buried, rose again three days later, ascended into heaven, is currently seated at the right hand of God, and will return to earth in the imminent future (Romans 1:3-4; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 2:22).
The Holy Spirit is a divine helper and counselor to believers. He helps people understand truth and convicts all of sin. His work is to reveal Christ while leading unbelievers to repentance and guiding and sanctifying believers (John 14:16-17).
The Bible contains God’s special revelation of Himself to mankind. As the Word of God, it is entirely true, trustworthy, and free from any error (2 Timothy 3:15-17).
God made a way for people to know God and experience a restored relationship with Him through Christ’s atoning death and resurrection. This salvation is provided by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9).
The Church is the body of Christ, established by God with the primary purpose of exalting the name of Jesus in the world (Ephesians 2:19-22).
Baptism is a living picture of the gospel; it illustrates your death to your old self and your new life as a Christian by the grace of God (Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:12; Galatians 3:26-27). Therefore, we only baptize those who have made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ.
Baptism is one of the first, noticeable steps of obedience to Christ. When you experience redemption, you get baptized to publicly declare that you are now a follower of Jesus. It is both a public proclamation of the gospel and a call for accountability to this new life (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:41).
If you would like to be baptized, please contact the church by clicking here and ask to speak with a pastor about baptism.
Participate in our New Member Discipleship by emailing us here and letting us know you’re interested. Our New Member Discipleship is a twelve-part series of meet-ups with a member of our church, scheduled at whatever pace is convenient for you, in which you will discuss exactly what it means to be a member of Freedom Fellowship.
Membership means more than a name on a roll. At Freedom Fellowship, we hold our members to a high standard of faithfulness and commitment as we seek to grow in the image of Jesus. For this, we need more than consumers; we need contributors.
Freedom Fellowship is an elder-led, deacon-served, congregational church.
This means that the members have the ultimate authority on all church decisions, but they delegate leadership authority to the elders they elect. These are our elders:
Matt was born and raised in Houston, Tx. At an early age he saw many of his friends receive Jesus and get baptized. He wanted to do the same. But in the wisdom of his children’s minister, she discerned that his heart was not ready. Two years later, after intentionally listening to sermons and learning more in church bible study, Matt received Jesus into his life. But it wasn’t until high school that he started to take his faith seriously. Through the investment of his youth leaders, he began to sense that God was calling him into ministry. And during the end of his freshman year in college it was clear that the Lord wanted him to enter the ministry to make disciples through preaching the word and forming relationships with others so they might know Jesus.
Matt graduated from the College of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Houston in 2016 (B.S. in Biblical Studies) and from the Fort Worth campus in 2019 (Advanced Master’s in Christian Education with a focus in Missions). In 2016 Matt married the love of his life, Molly and they have two boys, Kai and Emmett, and one daughter, River. They are also in process of adopting from India. Some of their favorite things to do are discipling their children, spending time outdoors, eating international foods, and sharing the hope of Jesus in the community.
Austin Clark serves in family ministry alongside his wife, Emily. They were married in 2017 and are blessed with two children—Chloe Ryann and Isaac John Douglas. Austin is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity with a focus on preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Since 2014, Austin has served in various roles, from youth volunteer to ordained pastor. His passion is preaching the gospel and walking with families as they disciple their children—from the nursery to college. His mission is to see students entrust their lives to Christ, empower parents to lead at home, and exemplify disciple-making. At Freedom Fellowship, Pastor Austin oversees our student ministries—Tiny Trackers, Truth Trackers, and Freedom Youth. We are grateful for the volunteers who pour into the next generation and pray our church is a lighthouse of hope and grace for every student who walks through our doors.
Steve received a Bachelor of Business (Business Computer Systems) degree from New Mexico State University. He is passionate about worship music and connects with God more through music than any other form of worship. He has three amazing children, all of whom have been or are still active in worship ministry. Steve is also passionate about youth, serving in youth ministry for over 35 years. He enjoys spending time with his family, including his first grandchild .
