Hi Mosaic,
Two and a half years ago, I found myself suddenly desperate for church community.
My husband, Jordan, and I tried a few places, but unlike Goldilocks, they didn’t feel just right.
I didn’t understand the urgency of finding a church home. Can’t I just show up, cry in worship a little (or a lot), get the word, and go about my business?
God was disrupting my train of thought every time it tried to pull into this station.
He was steering me to not just go to a church but to belong to one.
One day, driving down 183, I saw a sign for Mosaic Church Austin, and I was curious. I began listening to the podcast, checking out old services on YouTube, and finally, Jordan and I made the drive from South Austin to check it out in person.
After attending for a few weeks, Mosaic made a special announcement: a new campus would be opening … in South Austin … that happened to be 5 minutes away from where we lived.
So we went.
I remember sitting in a pew, listening to a sermon when the speaker began to talk about his and his wife’s experience with having a miscarriage. He talked about how he kept his feelings down and then one day they all came out, in anger. I hadn’t heard many people, let alone someone preaching, talk about the anger that they felt while grieving such a tragic loss. Anger at the world. At their situation. At God. He continued about how God had met him in that moment and shared what He said to him.
I wanted to burst into tears. What he heard God say to him was exactly what God had said to me.
A few weeks later, the same thing happened but with a different speaker.
At that moment, I knew God was leading us here. This was the place where we belonged.
Feeling God’s clear direction, my husband and I signed up for the next membership course. As we learned about Mosaic’s history, the core missions and beliefs of this church, we were certain that this was where we were supposed to be.
My husband immediately joined the worship team as a drummer.
I became a member of a community group, which is very unlike BC (before Christ) Loreigna. My own mother was shocked to find out that I not only joined a group but that I was excitedly going regularly.
Eventually, I also joined the worship team and was growing spiritually in ways that still surprise me.
But, I still couldn’t figure out why. Why was it so important for us to get connected to a church when we did?
A few months later, it all made sense.
We had our third and fourth miscarriages last year. Suddenly the people we had spent the last few months getting to know, jumped into action becoming our biggest and most significant support group. They were there for us when, in the past, it often felt like we were alone.
They are so much more than just people we go to church with. Mosaic members are our family.
And don’t get me started on how serving this church as a worship leader has blessed me. You can’t see me typing this, but just know, I’m about to cry :’)
I cannot express how much I love serving this church.
This is what church membership is really about. It’s not just attending on Sundays – it’s finding a community, a place where you can be known, supported, and strengthened in your faith. It’s pushing yourself slightly out of your comfort zone to serve others in ways that may not be obvious.
Maybe you’re searching for that kind of community. Maybe you’re looking for somewhere to serve. Maybe you’re wondering if membership really matters.
It does.
If you want to learn more about what it means to belong here, I invite you to our Membership Course. It’s a chance to hear more about who we are as a church, what we believe, and how you can be a part of it.
This course will be hosted in person at Mosaic Church Austin SOUTH CAMPUS beginning on March 9. It will be hosted again for all campuses starting April 27.
I can’t wait to see what God does in your story.
Loreigna Martin
Assistant Music Director, Mosaic Church South Austin