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Hear from Lead Pastors, Drew and Melissa East and experience the heart of what God is doing through Rise Up Culture Church.

Join us Sundays at 10am 

We are currently gathering in homes in the Davenport, Florida area.

We are focused on Simply Jesus:
Centered on His Word, and devoted to worshiping His Name as we build something that belongs fully to Him.

Join us as we dedicate Rise Up Culture Church to Jesus Christ as the Head of His body.
  • A Church Born in Prayer.
  • Built on Jesus.
  • Covered in His Presence.

Sunday Messages

Each week, we share powerful, Spirit-led messages from our Sunday gatherings in Davenport, Florida. These messages are designed to equip you to walk closely with Jesus, understand your identity in Christ, and step boldly into your God-given calling.

🎧 New messages released weekly on all streaming platforms.
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Our Story

Rise Up Culture Church began as a simple step of obedience.

After years of ministry, leadership development, and helping people walk in healing and identity in Christ, God began to stir something deeper in our hearts. What started as a ministry focused on helping people rise in their calling slowly revealed itself to be something more.

God was birthing a church.

A church centered on prayer, the presence of Holy Spirit, and the transforming power of Jesus.

Rise Up Culture Church exists as a spiritual home where people can encounter God, experience freedom, and be equipped to live out their Kingdom calling.

We believe the Church is meant to both healing and activation — forming strong believers and releasing pioneers who carry the Gospel into the world.
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Join us on Wednesday evenings for a 

Spirit-led journey of Healing, Formation, and Activation that we are calling the 

Rise
Up
Activation
Highway

 RUAH reflects the biblical word Ruach, meaning breath, wind, and Spirit of God.


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Our Vision

At Rise Up Culture Church, our vision is not to fit people into a box. Our heart is to help people embrace Christ in His fullness and become who God created them to be. We believe Jesus expresses His heart through His people in many different ways. Scripture describes this through the fivefold ministry: the apostolic, prophetic, evangelistic, shepherd, and teaching expressions of Christ at work within His body.

 Apostolic
     Some carry a pioneering, trailblazing heart.
 Prophetic
     Some hear and sense things deeply in the Spirit. 
 Evangelistic
     Some are bold in sharing the Gospel.
 Shepherd
     Some care for and protect people tenderly.
 Teacher
     Some bring clarity and grounding through truth.

Each reflects a part of who Jesus is.

Because of this, we value learning to recognize and honor the different ways Christ lives and leads through His people. Growth often means learning to value other’s, listen, discern, and trust the Holy Spirit, even when His leading stretches beyond what feels comfortable or logical.

We are a simple church, focused on healing and equipping. But within that simplicity, we want to create space for the unique way God has designed each person.

We believe:
 No one is meant to look the same
 No one carries the whole picture alone
 Each person reflects part of Christ’s heart

As we grow together, we learn to value the strength, perspective, and gifting in one another. In doing so, we experience more of the fullness of Jesus than any one of us could carry by ourselves.

Our role is not to shape people into our vision.
Our role is to help people be formed by Christ and led by His Spirit into the life He has for them.

What We Believe

What Makes Rise Up Culture Distinct

We prioritize experiencing Jesus, not just learning about Him. We focus on forming and sending people, not just gathering them. We walk people through a clear discipleship pathway. We define success by transformation and sending, not attendance. People don’t just attend here. They are known, formed, equipped, and released.

The Need We See

Many people don’t know how to:
 Experience Jesus personally
 Live in freedom
 Understand their identity in Christ
 Walk with God daily
 Lead with confidence
 Step into their calling

We exist to help people walk closely with God and grow into the life He created them to live.

The Disciples We Aim To Form

People who are:
 Free
 Grounded in identity
 Comfortable hearing and following Jesus
 Spirit-led
 Rooted in Scripture
 Willing to lead
 Willing to go
 Courageous in everyday life

The Ministry of Every Disciple

We believe the Great Commission is central to the life of every believer. Before Jesus ascended, He told His followers to go and make disciples, teaching them to obey everything He had commanded (Matthew 28:18–20). When we look at the life and teaching of Jesus, we see what He trained His disciples to do. He sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God, heal the sick, care for the outcast, cast out demons, and raise the dead. Just as God freely gave us His Kingdom, so we should freely give it to others. (Matthew 10:7–8). We believe this call did not end with the first disciples. Through the same Spirit, Jesus continues His work through His people today.

Scripture points to this ongoing ministry:
 Jesus said that those who believe in Him would continue the same works He did and even greater works (John 14:12)
 The early Church carried the message and power of the Gospel into the world (Mark 16:14–20)

We believe the Church is not only called to share the message of Jesus, but to reflect Christ by ministering in His love and power. This does not come from striving or performance. It flows from relationship with Jesus.

As we walk with Jesus, we grow in:
 Loving people well
 Praying in His Spirit’s power
 Christ healing and restoring people through us
 Sharing the hope of the Gospel in God’s anointing
 Living dependent on the Holy Spirit

Our desire is to help everyday believers grow in faith as they follow Jesus and learn to serve others in His mighty name.

Not as experts.
Not as performers.
But as people walking with God and believing in the power of Christ in us.
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