Sojourn Village PHX

Sojourn Village is a church planting movement where we create villages

throughout urban inner city communities where people are connected to Christ,

one another and to the outside community through local churches living

life and sacrificing together. Sojourn Village is a mission-driven local church focused on men (not to leave women out) but to understand that there is a spiritual attack on men in urban inner city communities.

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Mission and Vision

Mission

Sojourn Village is a community of Christ Followers sojourning together and living

out of the Story of God in Word and Deed.

Sojourners— Don’t have a home... Until Christ comes to redeem all things within the

entire creation!

Vision

Vision—Sojourn Village is a church planting movement where we create villages throughout urban inner city communities where people are connected to Christ, one another and to the outside community through local churches living life and sacrificing together.

The Need

Our Pastors

Oye Waddell is the Founder and CEO of Hustle Phoenix, a non-profit organization that exists to equip and catalyze under-served entrepreneurs annually with the intellectual, social and financial capital they need to create sustainable business ventures for the common good. Fueled by his visionary style of leadership and the belief that all people have dignity, Oye knows that some of the most innovative entrepreneurs in the United States are in underserved, urban communities.

Oye was selected by the Phoenix Business Journal as among the city’s Top 40 Under 40 Business Men and Women for 2018. He is also a member of the Camelback Society, an association of men called to the marketplace who intend to live all aspects of their lives before Christ. Conscious Capitalism is a movement that focuses on businesses that have a purpose beyond profit. Oye Waddell has also been a Ted Style Talk Speaker on topics such as “Hustling for the Common Good” at Purdue University as well as a business conference speaker for Balle, an organization that fights for the flourishing of local businesses. Currently, Oye Waddell serves as pastor of Sojourn Village PHX Oye attended the University of Washington on a full athletic football scholarship. He later earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a Master of Education from Arizona State University.

Oye, his wife Crys, and their four young children, Chariot, Clover, Crescent, and Oye II currently reside in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dartezeon Williams is a recent graduate from Grand Canyon University and former CEO and Founder of Untamed Logistics LLC. Born and raised in small town Lagrange, GA. Dartezeon was considered a troubled youth by many. Growing up, Dartezeon was surrounded by poverty, alcohol addiction, drugs, lust, and violence. Seeking a better life for himself and his family, Dartezeon saw academics as the only way to prevail. Through the continued guidance of his grandfather, Dartezeon was an avid reader and excelled in academics. Graduating high school with a 3.58 GPA and receiving a partial academic scholarship to Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ in 2014. Dartezeon originally had aspirations for a career in Sports Performance and Exercise Science but eventually majored in Entrepreneurial Studies with a minor in Sports Management. Dartezeon experienced many setbacks as a college student and eventually lost his scholarship. This led Dartezeon to working multiple jobs during his tenure to help pay for college. During his Junior year, Dartezeon started an entrepreneur program on campus catering to students who did not major in Business. Dartezeon was one of the lead teachers in the program which grew to over seven students. The program was to serve as a precursor to a business school for at risk youth who didn’t have the access or resources to learn college level business classes. Through this program, Dartezeon was introduced to Oye Waddell through his business professor Tim Kelley in 2016. The shared vision between the two to teach inner city communities about entrepreneurship led Dartezeon to an internship with Hustle PHX in 2017.

Dartezeon served as a leader of the freshmen boys group at Christ Church of the Valley in Anthem, AZ from 2018-2019. The next three years, Dartezeon continued to lead bible studies and seek ministry opportunities. Dartezeon started his first business venture Untamed Logistics LLC, a trucking company that specialized in transporting general freight to distribution centers using cargo vans and fifty three foot trucks. In 2022, Dartezeon experienced his most challenging year yet. His company was losing funds and business eventully ceased operations. Dartezeon was also tested for Leukemia and Glacuoma during this time. In the midst of the trials and tribulations, Dartezeon received a revelation from God to pursue ministry

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Currently, Dartezeon is Teaching Pastor at Sojourn Village - PHX. Dartezeon also works full time as a Logistics Specialist for Amazon. Dartezeon is also studying to receive his second Masters of Arts in Missional Theology from Calvin Theological Seminary. Dartezeon, his wife Tiffany Williams, and their seven month old daughter Tylee Williams currently reside in Phoenix, AZ.

Giving

Church planting in South Phoenix is a leap of faith and a step of obedience for us. Would you take a step of faith with us by committing to support us financially for the first 3 years? It is our prayer that within three years Sojourn Village will be able to support itself through the regular giving of its members. Until that time, donations will be used to support us as a family and support the ministry endeavors for the church.

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