Leadership
Paul Romo was born and raised in El Paso. He is happily married to Gail Romo, has two sons Nolan and Roger.
He has been in ministry since 2009. Prior to becoming the pastor of The Journey Church, Paul began serving full time in student ministry in 2010.
Paul still has a passion for reaching the younger generation, but has now been called to reach the whole family unit. His main focus is now helping build strong biblical foundations in families and marriages, that can foster spiritual growth in their children to be the next generation that loves God, loves people and serves the world in Jesus’ Name.
Expanding the Vision
In February of this year (2025), our church began a giving campaign titled GO FORTH, based on Genesis 12, when God called Abram to “Go forth into a new land that he would have for him”
As Abram went forth the world would be forever changed, and it happened one family at a time, one tribe at a time. Through Abram’s obedience, many families were encountering the Living God.
Through our same exact obedience, many families in our church, and in our community can be impacted as they encounter the Living God. Our hope is to purchase new land, to build on and reach families with the gospel for many generations to come.
What we Believe
“WHAT COMES INTO OUR MINDS WHEN WE THINK ABOUT GOD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT US.” - A.W. TOZER.
OUR FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS
The following are the foundational beliefs of The Journey Church based on the truths taught in the Bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines. Our theological foundations are consistent with 2000 BFM.
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There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, The Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. God is all powerful and all knowing and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures To Him we owe the highest love, reverence and obedience. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.
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The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is the perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth. Without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end The New Testament speaks also of the church as the body of Christ which includes all of the redeemed of all the ages, believers from every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.
How it Started
In 2014, a gentleman by the name of Morris Horner. (originally from Tennessee), planted The Journey Church with the support of his home church in Houston, TX. He first began meeting in his house with a small group, and over time they started meeting in a shopping center in the Montana Vista area. Eventually they transitioned to the Joe Battle area. After nine years of doing ministry in the Sun City, in July of 2023, Pastor Morris felt it was time to retire. Paul Romo had been a youth pastor for over 13 years. His ministry first began at Del Sol Church in 2010, but then moved to Vidor, TX in 2017. Over the course of that time, God was already preparing Paul to continue the work Morris started.
After feeling a tug on his heart from God to plant a church, the Romos were obedient, and began praying about how and when this new phase in their ministry would begin. Through God’s sovereignty and providence, Pastor Morris and Pastor Paul crossed paths! It was very evident to them that God had answered both of their prayers.
For Morris, God brought the man who would continue the ministry he had begun. For Paul, God brought the opportunity to pastor a church where he could minister to El Pasoans and further the gospel as he felt called to do. In August of 2023, Paul was ordained and commissioned by Faith Baptist Church. On September the 10th was his family’s first official service.
Since then God has blessed The Journey Church. It is comprised of longtime members and new members. The church has steadily grown, and already lives have been impacted by the gospel - confirmation of what faith and obedience to God can do!
The Journey Church is looking forward to this new season, in a new location, to continue reaching El Pasoans with the life-transforming power of the gospel
Where we are headed
As the years have passed, we are still about loving God. We strive to see people learn to love God by transformation from His Word and the love of His people. As we grow in His love, the Bible tells us that we are to love other followers of Jesus Christ.
Because our lives have been transformed by God’s Word and His love, we are compelled to take others along on this spiritual journey.