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We exist to help all people realize thatGod loves them unconditionally.

We are a multigenerational church family where every stage of life matters and every person belongs. From children to seniors, we are committed to investing in the next generation while honoring the wisdom of those who have gone before us.

Meet Our Leaders

Our Leadership Team

Lead Pastors

Sean & Sarah Moore

Founding Pastors

John & Michelle Nuzzo

Our Story

Victory Family Church began with a simple act of obedience—and a God-given vision to reach people with the hope of Jesus.

From a small movie theater in Cranberry Township in 1993 to multiple campuses across Western Pennsylvania, every chapter of our story has been marked by faith, sacrifice, growth, and the faithfulness of God.

As you explore the moments that shaped Victory, you’ll see more than buildings, campuses, and milestones. You’ll see a story of people saying yes to God, generations faithfully serving together, and a vision that continues to reach beyond what we could have imagined.

What started with a handful of people has become a multigenerational church with a next-generation focus—and we believe the best is still ahead.

This is our story. And we’re just getting started.

  • The Beginning of Victory

    On a Sunday morning, 33 people gathered at Cinema World in Cranberry Mall for the first service of Victory Christian Fellowship, now Victory Family Church. Founding Pastors John and Michelle Nuzzo began the church with a vision to help people experience God in everyday life.

  • Our First Permanent Location

    Victory moved into its first permanent location at 216 Mystic Pine Trail in Cranberry Township. Attendance grew to more than 500 people in just a few months, and by September 1999, the building was completely debt-free.

  • We Purchased New Land

    Victory purchased 64 acres of prime real estate to build a new facility on Route 19 in the northern part of Cranberry Township—notably, the very land that Walmart had wanted.

  • Breaking Ground

    We officially broke ground on Victory’s new property and began construction on our new facility—the same building where our Cranberry Campus still gathers today.

  • First Service in the New Building

    The first service was held in the new building on Route 19. Within the first week, weekend attendance jumped from an average of 965 to nearly 1,700, and thousands of people have since given their lives to Christ.

  • A New Sanctuary Built

    Due to continued growth, planning began in April 2008 for a new 2,400-seat sanctuary attached to the Route 19 facility. The first service in the new sanctuary was held in June 2013.

  • A Second Location in New Castle, PA

    Victory launched its second campus in New Castle, Pennsylvania, holding weekly Sunday services at the New Castle Junior/Senior High School.

  • A Third Location in Meadville, PA

    Victory was asked to adopt Living Waters Church, establishing it as our third campus with Sunday services held at the Meadville Movie Theatre.

     

  • A New Building for New Castle

    We celebrated our very first service in the brand-new, permanent facility for our New Castle Campus.

  • New Lead Pastors

    Former Lead Pastors John and Michelle Nuzzo prayed over incoming Lead Pastors Sean and Sarah Moore, officially transitioning into the role of Founding Pastors of Victory Family Church.

our foundation

Our Beliefs

We know finding a church is a journey. We want to make that easier by being open about our beliefs. Victory Family Church is a non-denominational Christian church. Our beliefs start with the biblical story of God, who loves all people, and His Son Jesus, who died for all people. That love informs not only our beliefs but our actions. We want everyone to know and experience God's love for themselves.
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It was written by men under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it is inspired by God, it is truth without any form of error. There are more than 200 specific prophecies in the Old Testament—written over a period of thousands of years by many different writers—that clearly point to Jesus. They tell of His place of birth, where He would grow up, the manner in which He would die and be buried, and even the very year He would die. Any reasonable statistical analysis of this only reinforces the veracity of this holy document.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
1 Peter 1:23
Hebrews 4:12
God exists as the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. Each part of the Trinity serves a different function and purpose, but they each possess equal power and authority.
1 John 5:7
John 10:30
Luke 1:35
Col. 1:15-17
Jesus is completely human and completely God. He is God’s only plan for bringing people back into a right relationship with Him. Jesus was sent by God, lived a perfect and blameless life on earth, and bore God’s judgment for sin, becoming a sacrifice and substitution for all people. He defeated death by rising from the dead so that we could have eternal life, ascended into Heaven, and will return again one day to reign as King.
Col. 2:9
Isa. 9:6
John 1:14
Phil. 2:5-11
Matt. 1:23
God made man His most prized creation. Every human personality is uniquely created and is worthy of dignity, respect, and Christian love. Man was created to live in relationship with God, but sin separated man from Him, causing the image of God in man to become distorted. As a result, no human can fully live within His image apart from receiving Jesus, who is the express image of God’s person.
1 Cor. 15:44-49
II Cor. 3:18
Gen. 1:26-27
Salvation is freely given when those who trust in Jesus—believing in His death, burial, and resurrection—ask Him to be the Lord and Savior of their lives. Salvation cannot be earned or obtained by any human effort. It is freely given by God’s grace and must be willfully accepted through faith.
Rom. 6:23
II Cor. 9:15
Eph. 2:8-9
Heaven and Hell are real places. Those who know God and have received salvation will ascend into Heaven when their physical bodies die. Those who have not will descend into Hell and be separated from God forever. Our sins must be paid for. We will either pay for them ourselves and bear the punishment of Hell, or we will receive Christ and, through God’s mercy, make Heaven our eternal home.
II Thess. 1:8-9
Jude 7
Rev. 20:12-15
John 14:2-4
Phil. 1:21
II Cor. 5:6-8
As Jesus promised, He will physically return to the earth for a second time to establish His Kingdom. He will reward those who have faithfully followed Him and obeyed His commands.
I Thess. 4:16-18
Rev. 22:12-13
Titus 2:13-14
Acts 1:9-11
Water Baptism is a public declaration of one’s decision to follow Christ and to obey His commands. While infant baptism may be sacred to one’s religious upbringing, it is not found in the Bible. Water Baptism should occur when a person who has received Christ willfully and publicly expresses that belief. It is an outward expression of one’s faith in Christ. During baptism, a person is fully immersed in water, publicly identifying with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. As individuals come out of the water, they are symbolically raised up as a new person in Christ.
Acts 2:38-39
Matt. 28:18-20
Mark 16:15-17
While all born-again Christians have the Holy Spirit within them—in so much as they have been born of the Spirit— there is a separate and distinct experience from salvation that the Bible calls “The Baptism of the Holy Spirit.” In the book of Acts, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is detailed on 5 different occasions. When a person receives the Holy Spirit, they obtain a new prayer language, biblically called “speaking in other tongues.” Jesus commanded all believers to receive the person of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:1-4
Acts 8:14-17
Acts 10:44-48
Acts 19:1-7
God wants us to live in full health so that we can walk out the calling He has for us. The Bible says that Jesus went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with Him. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. However, it is important to understand that God’s healing power must be received by the grace of God through faith.
James 5:14-15
Matt. 8:16-17
Acts 10:38
Heb. 13:8
Marriage is the God-designed institution where one man, born biologically as a man, and one woman, born biologically as a woman, enter into a lifelong, exclusive relationship. This holy relationship is a parallel of Christ and His bride—the Church.
Gen. 2:20-25
Heb. 13:4
Matt. 19:4-6
Eph. 5:21-33
The Church is not a building. The Bible says that each of us has been placed by God into the body of Christ. Like our human bodies, each part has a very distinct function. The Church is where we move beyond our individual lives and, with each of us taking our God ordained places, work together to reach all people with the gospel and the message of God’s love.
Rom. 12:4-5
I Cor. 12:12-27
Eph. 5:23

how we live

OurCore Values

1. Start with people

God loves ALL people. Jesus died for ALL people. People are the “why,” so “what” we do is defined and empowered by people first.

2. Let love lead

God’s unconditional love transforms everyone it touches. It energizes our lives, directs our culture, and sets our strategy. We don’t lead people into the Kingdom—we love them into the Kingdom.

3. Take faith risks

Our faith in God acts boldly and fearlessly in the midst of life’s impossibilities. It does whatever it takes to reach and rescue people because faith works through love.

4. Expect multiplication

Where people spend eternity matters, so we dream big, plan big, and give big to multiply the Kingdom.

5. Make it count

We consider every interaction with every individual a once-in-a-lifetime privilege. We seek to see everyone as God sees them and infuse our time together with kindness, hospitality, and excellence.

6. Surrender to the Holy Spirit

For our lives and leadership to reflect the life and mission of Jesus, we surrender to the person, baptism, and gifts of the Holy Spirit. We seek the Kingdom first by living in an ongoing personal relationship with the Holy Spirit and relying on His voice to teach, lead, and edify us.

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Our Ministries

No matter where you are in life, there’s a place for you here. From our next-gen programs to marriage support and community groups, our ministries are designed to walk alongside you in every season.

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Faith is a journey best shared with others. Whether you’re looking to join a small group, take the next step in your faith through water baptism, or find a place to serve your community, there is a spot for you here.

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