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Meet Our Founders
Pastor Christian Delgado was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the Tampa Bay area with his mother at just three years old. He’s called Tampa home ever since. From a young age, Christian felt a clear calling to share the Gospel—whether through storytelling with children or pouring into youth and young adults.
After graduating high school, he pursued his passion for ministry and music at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, earning a degree in Music Education and Ministerial Leadership. In 2010, Christian fully stepped into vocational ministry—and he’s never looked back.
Lauren Delgado was born in Texas and raised in Miami, Florida. She comes from a legacy of pastors and ministry leaders and has faithfully served in ministry her entire life. After graduating from Florida International University (FIU), she continued her passion for education by earning a Bachelor of Education from the University of South Florida (USF).
In 2010, Christian and Lauren met at a young adult ministry in Tampa. They were married in June 2012 and have served in full-time ministry together ever since.
Over the years, they’ve led and contributed to a wide range of ministries in two influential Tampa Bay churches—helping shape children’s ministry, develop internship programs, oversee licensed Christian preschool programs, support multi-site ministry efforts, and lead impactful local outreach initiatives.
Christian and Lauren are proud parents to three amazing kids: Makayla Grace, Micah Everett, and Mateo Asher. They love doing ministry together as a family and wouldn’t have it any other way.
In 2023, driven by a deep conviction to see both seekers and believers restored through Jesus, the Delgados took a bold step of faith and launched Restoration Church—a life-giving, Spirit-led church focused on restoring people, families, and communities.
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