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About Us

Waypoint Ministries is a community built around walking with Jesus and with one another in real life. We’re shaped by Scripture, grounded in relationship, and committed to faith that’s lived, not performed.

People come to Waypoint from many places in their journey.

Some are just beginning.

Some are returning.

Some are still sorting through questions they’ve carried for a long time.

Here, there is room to be honest, to grow at your own pace, and to take the next step without pretending.

We’re building a community where people from every background can experience genuine, biblical relationship with God and with each other. We care deeply about our neighbors, whether they live across the street or across the world, and we try to reflect that care with open hands and open hearts.

We intentionally pour into our kids and students, helping them discover who God created them to be and the purpose He’s shaping in their lives.

We believe stories matter.

Questions are welcome.

Struggles don’t disqualify people from walking with God or with others.

Waypoint is a place to walk together, grow together, and learn what it looks like to follow Jesus in everyday life.

What We Believe

Waypoint Ministries exists to lead people into a genuine, growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Everything we do flows from the conviction that the Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God—our foundation, our guide, and the source of truth that shapes our lives.

We take Jesus’ Great Commission to heart. We share the Gospel with love, mercy, and compassion, walking with people as they discover the life God created them to live.

We believe in one God (Deuteronomy 6:4)—the Creator of all things—who has revealed Himself to us as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He is not distant or detached, but actively involved in our lives, drawing us toward Himself.

We believe in water baptism by immersion in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, identifying with His death, burial, and resurrection (Romans 6:3–6; Colossians 2:11–14; Acts 2:38). We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, with the initial sign of speaking in other tongues, just as experienced by the early Church (Acts 2:4). This experience empowers us to live out our faith with boldness, joy, and spiritual authority.

We also believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are active and alive today. God ministers to His people through tongues, interpretation, prophecy, words of wisdom and knowledge, discerning of spirits, faith, miracles, healing, helps, and government (Mark 16:15–18; Acts 5:16; 2 Corinthians 12:1–11).

These beliefs aren’t just doctrines on a page—they shape the way we live, love, and serve. They guide us as we walk together in community, grow deeper in our faith, and pursue everything God has called us to be.

Meet Our Founders

Jon and Tracy Cruzen

Pastor and Pastor's Wife

Jon and Tracy Cruzen are the founders of Waypoint Ministries. Together they felt called to create spaces where people can re-orient their lives around Jesus and walk with others in honest, lived faith.

Jon’s approach to ministry is deeply relational. Rather than building programs or platforms, he focuses on creating environments where Scripture can be explored openly, questions can be asked freely, and people can grow together at a natural pace.

Much of Jon’s heart is for people who are trying to find their way back to God. Many who connect with Waypoint are returning to faith, recovering from church hurt, or working through questions they have carried for years. At the same time, Jon and Tracy care deeply about those who have never known Christ at all. Their desire is to create a place where anyone can begin the journey, whether they are taking their first steps toward God or finding their way back to Him.

His teaching style is conversational and pastoral, often unfolding in discussion settings where people can wrestle with Scripture together and learn how to live out their faith in everyday life.

Jon and Tracy are raising their two sons, Jayden and Makai, who are growing up right alongside the work of Waypoint. As a family, they see ministry not as something separate from life, but something lived together — walking with people, building relationships, and learning to follow Jesus in real and practical ways.

Waypoint Church

(907) 385-9955

info@thewaypoint.life

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