Vox Church celebrates 10 years at Westville Music Bowl gathering

NEW HAVEN — The Westville Music Bowl, which has been the site of multiple outdoor concerts over the past months, was the scene of a very different gathering recently.

Vox Church, celebrating its 10-year anniversary, held a church service at the venue recently.

And it wasn’t just any church service: the special outdoor event featured the church’s ten congregations from across Connecticut and Massachusetts for a united service with nearly 2,500 attendees, according to a release.

“I am so excited about what is happening right now in this community,” Vox Church Lead Pastor Justin Kendrick said in the release. “God is doing a new thing and it begins today.”

During the event, the church, founded in New Haven in 2011, highlighted its community initiatives, including “more than fifty

“I am so excited about what is happening right now in this community. God is doing a new thing and it begins today.”

Vox Church Lead Pastor Justin Kendrick

projects undertaken in the last two months to celebrate their anniversary as a church,” the release said.

For more information, visit VoxChurch.org.

Contributed photos A scene from Vox Church’s 10-year anniversary celebration at the Westville Music Bowl in New Haven.

A scene from Vox Church’s 10-year anniversary celebration at the Westville Music Bowl in New Haven.