Welcome to New Life Church...

Whether you are new to church, back after a long absence or been in church “all your life”, thanks for visiting our page to learn more about our family. New Life Church is a great place to find your place to belong. We want you to feel comfortable to come just as you are. We want New Life to be a place where you can experience the presence of God in a way that helps you make it in the world that we live in.

Feel free to explore our website at www.http://newlifechurchok.org/#/welcome. If for some reason you have a question that you can’t find the answer to, please call us. We feel confident that you will encounter God on a personal, relevant level. We Hope to see you soon!

 Our Mission: Everyone wants their lives to make a difference in this world -- and we want to help you accomplish that dream! Our desire is to equip you to use your God-given talents and abilities to serve the Kingdom, spilling over into the lives of others with passionate authenticity and life-changing truth!

Meet our staff...

Pastor Kevin Baker, and his wife Shannon Baker

Kevin is our lead Pastor.  He and Shannon have pastored the New Life Church for 12 years.  They have 4 children; Katie, (20) Seth (16), Grady (11), Olivia (9).  Kevin is passionate about teaching the Word of God and trying to make it relevant to 21st century living. His teaching style is contemporary/traditional with a little humor mixed in for fun.

Shannon is the wife of Kevin. She loves being a pastor's wife and still thinks it's the greatest job in the world after 20 years of full-time ministry. Shannon enjoys cooking, reading, decorating, organizing everything and mentoring women with The Home Experience. They have pastored the New Life Foursquare Church in Vinita, Oklahoma for the past 12 years and enjoy raising their family in a rural community.

Louis Osten, with his wife Alicia Osten; Youth Pastor

Louis Osten grew up a country boy in a small town in northeastern Oklahoma. He gave his life to Christ the night of his senior baccalaureate on May 24th, 1999. He worked as a volunteer taking every opportunity to learn from other leaders in youth ministry and children’s ministry. In 2008 Louis and his wife of 4 years, Alicia, started attending the New Life Foursquare Church. He became the part-time youth pastor that developed into a full-time position. Louis and Alicia have lived in Vinita for the past 6 years with their two boys Carver and Lincoln.

Holly Darnell, Children's Youth Pastor

You're a warrior poet, dude!" " PHD -- 'coz we're Pullin' Heaven Down!" "Totally stinkin' awesome!" "That's what I'm talkin' about!" Those are just a few of the words of life you'll hear when you're around Holly Darnell, New Life Church's Children's Pastor! It's a non-stop adventure with God that keeps the Children's Ministry going strong! Growing up in a large family, working on her grandparents' ranch, and learning to play music via Pastor Kevin's Homeschoolers Band all allowed Holly the opportunity to explore her walk with God in a multitude of creative and practical ways. Her years in church opened up doors of learning through teachers such as Pastors Dave and Betty Ricker, Pastor Fawn and Steve Carroll, and others who mentored and trained her in Puppetry, Vacation Bible School, and teaching children's classes. She topped that training off with a year at Victory Bible Institute in Tulsa, where she worked with one of America's foremost Children's Pastors, Rod Baker. Working with Pastor Rod gave way to the accomplishment of one of Holly's life dreams:  a mission trip to Africa! Her calling to minister to children was confirmed when Pastors Kevin and Shannon Baker asked her to become the Children's Pastor. Leading YOUR children to a deeper and more meaningful relationship with the LORD is the heartcry of both Pastor Holly and the entire church body at New Life! And that is pretty totally stinkin' awesome!