Akeem Smith

Storyline Church , California
Lead Church Planter
Oakland California
Storyline Church
November 23
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About My Family

Jaime and I attended a Bible college in Southern California where she and I met for the first time. Soon after graduating college, Jaime moved to the Bay Area and taught at a private school for three years while I transitioned to Las Vegas for one year. During our three-year long-distance relationship, God began to guide our hearts toward each other and toward starting a church in the Bay Area.

We were married in the Bay Area and then moved to Las Vegas and began serving on staff at our growing vibrant church in Las Vegas. After seeking God for divine direction through Scripture and prayer and through the affirmation of multiple mentors, we believe God has called us together to start a church in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, specifically Oakland!

About My Church Plant

Jaime and I moved to the Bay Area in 2018 to start Storyline in September 2019. We’re coming up in our four-year celebration in September 2023. Jesus is growing the spiritual depth and the ministry of Storyline, and we are grateful to be part of what God is doing through us in Oakland, Calif.

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Pray

Pray for spiritual leadership through our spiritual formation Track. Pray there would be receptive hearts among the people in Oakland and in the Bay Area. Pray churches and individuals will partner with us at Storyline and give of their time and talents. Pray for our staff and for the Father to send more workers into His harvest to join us in reaching Oakland and the Bay Area.

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