Ray and Lirio Palompo, Pastor/Elder, Island Grace Church, Oahu, Hawaii.
Recent Updates: Palompo Update 2025 October
Ray and a small team of people from Community Bible Church in Vallejo, moved to Oahu in 2009 and started Island Grace Church (IGC) as a home Bible study. It has grown into a church with worship service attendance of about 60 each week. The church has 2 elders with 3 more men nearing completion of their preparation to join the eldership. IGC holds their Sunday services at 3:00 pm in the afternoon at the facilities of Trinity Church Central Oahu in the town of Mililani. With the Sunday service, there are children's programs up through 5th grade. During the week, three home groups meet regularly for fellowship and teaching. Women's ministry includes a Women's Sunday School that meets once a month, a Mom's Club for women with elementary aged children, and mentoring available through IGC's Discipleship Ministry. Youth ministry also meets weekly for fellowship, songs, and hearing God's Word.
Ray became a Christian as a teenager while attending a youth camp. There, Ray saw his need to worship and obey the Creator, to submit totally in a relationship with Christ. Soon after that, Ray and his siblings were actively inviting friends and relatives to join their Bible study. One of those friends who came and also found Christ there was Lirio. Ray later worked as youth pastor at Community Bible Church (CBC) for many years before moving to Hawaii to start IGC. Ray and Lirio have 3 grown children, Brandon (married to Theona), Marjory (married to Alex), and Samuel (getting married December 2025).
Prayer Items:
- Praise for God's provision for the financial needs of Island Grace Church.
- For Lirio's continued recovery from her stroke 2 years ago, and praise for the basic skills she has regained.
- For the church's outreach to those who don't attend church and don't know Jesus.
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