ABOUT WAVESIDE

WHO WE ARE

Waveside Church is a diverse community of people who believe in loving God and everyone He created. No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. Waveside exists to help you encounter God’s unconditional love and find your place in a community that genuinely cares. 

 

"Church isn’t a building, an institution, or a weekly event. It’s a diverse, Christ-centered family made up of people from all walks of life who worship God/Yahweh together, do life together, and anchors its trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ with the mission of going everywhere to share the good news of Jesus with everyone. This is Waveside. We’d love for you to be part of it."
-Pastor Dave

 

SUNDAY WORSHIP

Our Sunday worship is a faith-filled celebration of God’s goodness that includes live music, practical insights from the Bible, and the opportunity to receive prayer. Following our first song children preschool through 5th grade head to Waveside Kids where they discover God’s love through engaging lessons and activities. On the second Sunday of each month, our middle and high school students join Waveside Youth to build friendships and grow in their faith.

We get started at 10:10AM in the Malibu Elementary School. Come as you are!

LOCATION 

FOUNDING PASTORS

DAVE & LAURA DOWLER

In 2008, Dave and his late wife Laura pioneered Waveside Church in the rural California coastal city of Malibu. Their journey together through 41 years of marriage, raising a family, decades of music involvement, leading recovery groups and local church ministry gave rise to something authentic: a community with a passion for helping people discover and live out their God-given purpose through a real, transforming relationship with Jesus Christ. Dave continues to faithfully lead the congregation of Waveside Church and lives in Malibu along with his two adult sons Aaron and Nathan.

 

In 2008, Dave and his late wife Laura founded Waveside Church in the rural California coastal city of Malibu. Their journey together through 41 years of marriage, raising a family, decades of music involvement, leading recovery groups and local church ministry gave rise to something authentic: a community with a passion for helping people discover and live out their God-given purpose through a real, transforming relationship with Jesus Christ.

Dave continues to faithfully lead the congregation of Waveside Church and lives in Malibu along with his two adult sons Aaron and Nathan.

In 2008, Dave and his late wife Laura pioneered Waveside Church in the coastal in the coastal enclave of Malibu, Californina. Decades of marriage, music, family, recovery and local church ministry resulted in the formation of an authentic community with a passion to equip people to fulfill their God-given mission on earth through an intimate, transformational, and sustainable relationship with their Creator.

 

No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, we welcome you to encounter God’s unconditional love and transforming power within the family we call Waveside.

 

Church is not an institution, building or event. The local Church is a diverse Christ-centered community who worships Yahweh/God, does life together and anchors its trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ with the mission of encouraging others to do the same.  -Pastor Dave

TEACHING LEADERS

AARON DOWLER

AIMEE HOWARTH

BRIAN WILSON

NATHAN DOWLER

LEADERS

BILL & NATALIE SMITH

CHRISTAL PORTER

DANIEL & RACHEL HALL

DAVID LEWIS

JENNA HAGEL

ROY & CHELSEA TIGHE

EVERYTHING CHANGES IN GOD’S PRESENCE

WHAT WE BELIEVE

The Bible is the only infallible, inspired Word of God...

There is one God who is the Creator of all things...

Jesus was born fully human and fully divine...

Salvation and forgiveness of sins...

Holy Spirit empowers Disciples of Jesus for service and witness...