The Lake Travis Location is set to open on January 19th, 2025 at Sonesta near Hill Country Galleria. We anticipate this location reaching the community of Lakeway, Lake Travis, Bee Cave and the areas surrounding South Austin.
12525 Bee Cave Pkwy
Bee Cave, TX 78738
Pastors Joe and Lori Champion moved to Austin, TX and planted Celebration Church in October of 2000. Their vision is to build strong Christians through the local church who are empowered to fulfill their calling, and also to educate and equip the next generation of business and ministry leaders through Austin Christian University. This big vision had humble beginnings, but over the last two decades God has expanded to campuses throughout Austin and into Italy and Africa.
For more than 34 years, they’ve served together in ministry. While they are local pastors at heart, their leadership also extends beyond the walls of Celebration Church. They serve on numerous church and ministry boards, including One Hope and Association of Related Churches. They have founded an organization called Strong Church that equips church leaders around the globe to fulfill their calling with Christ-like integrity and character in their ministries and family lives. They are also both authors and are frequently invited to speak at churches and conferences, to strengthen the Church around the world.
Their greatest joy is their family. They have three married sons and have recently become grandparents: Mason, Caroline and their baby May Clare live in the Washington DC area; and Connor and Rheagan, Jackson and Kendall all live in Texas and serve together in ministry at Celebration Church and Austin Christian University.
Pastor Ben Shanahan joined the Celebration Church staff in 2024 as the Lake Travis Location Pastor. Pastor Ben previously served as a Campus Pastor for Life.Church in Oklahoma and has over a decade of pastoral ministry experience and campus leadership. He married his high school sweetheart, Alex, in 2010, and together they have four children: Kinleigh, Jack, Rosie, and Huck.
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