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
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!
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
The Bible is the only infallible, inspired Word of God, and its authority is ultimate, final, and eternal. The Bible is the source of all doctrine, instruction, correction, and reproof. It contains all that is needed for guidance in godliness and practical Christian conduct.
There is one God who is the Creator of all things and is eternally existent in three persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each of us are created in God’s image but are separated from God by sin. Our only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Jesus was born fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. He suffered and was crucified to pay the price for our sins and to undo the works of the devil.
Salvation and forgiveness of sins is only received by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and our eternal destination is determined by our response to the Lord Jesus Christ. Divine healing: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, is included in the atonement of Christ.
Holy Spirit empowers Disciples of Jesus for service and witness, cleanses man from the old nature, and conforms us to the image of Christ. The baptism in the Holy Spirit, subsequent to conversion, releases the fullness of the Spirit and is evidenced by the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit.