Zionist Church: Victoria Advocate

Last week I had the opportunity to photograph the Crossroads region's only Christian Zionist church as they celebrated their three year anniversary.

Here are a few shots from their Saturday and Sunday services:

Life Impact Church on Port Lavaca Highway is a Christian Zionist church, meaning they observe Jewish tradition within Christianity. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Dylan Harmon, 19, of Victoria, listens to a sermon with his 6-month-old son, Luke, at the Life Impact Church in Victoria. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Life Impact's licensed minister, Janice Vargas, of Victoria, reads scripture at the church in Victoria. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Noe Martinez, center, of Victoria, listens to a sermon at the Life Impact Church in Victoria. "We read a lot of the Old Testament," Martinez said, "I like the unity we have here." (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

The Rev. Raymond Vargas, of Victoria, delivers a sermon at Life Impact Church in Victoria. "We are a nondenominational church, a free chapel," Vargas said, "My main goal as a pastor is to produce great citizens here." (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

The Rev. Raymond Vargas, of Victoria, wears a tallit, a traditional Jewish prayer shawl, with embroidered Hebrew scripture at the Life Impact Church in Victoria. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Sam Moasky Johnson, of Goliad, blows into a shofar at the Life Impact Church in Victoria. "They are so receptive of the Jewish faith here," Johnson said. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Ron Chambers, center, of Victoria, reads scripture with his sons Nicholas, 13, left, and Joshua, 9, right, at the Life Impact Church in Victoria. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

A churchgoer listens to a sermon at the Life Impact Church in Victoria. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)