About Us

In early 1990, Pastors Rokus and Carolynne den Hartog heard Jesus speak to them, saying, “I will show you a place where you may dwell, and there you will show my people a whole new way of living.”

By May 1990, the property that would become Dawning Light Fellowship was purchased. Slowly, an old airplane hangar on the property was transformed, one room at a time, into a church.

For 36 years, Dawning Light Fellowship has welcomed visitors from around the world and provided a place for people to encounter Christ and love one another. Following Rokus's passing in 2013, Carolynne has continued the work and ministry of the church.

Carolynne's passion is to create a platform with Yeshua for the corporate body to express itself. Through her ministry, she seeks to encourage others to know their identity in Christ and walk in unconditional love.

Recently, Cornelia den Hartog has joined the ministry team, serving alongside Carolynne to support and strengthen the ongoing work of Dawning Light Fellowship.

How we Live our Beliefs

In 1990, Carolynne asked Jesus, "Show me who you really are." He responded and sang to her a song: “There's resurrection power in my very being, there’s resurrection glory in this hour. It's a whole new way of living. A whole new way of walking, and it's just beyond the open door. So won’t you come on in with me into this Place of Ours? Together we’ll walk hand in hand and inherit the promised land.”

This invitation, along with Scripture, has shaped our fellowship’s core beliefs.

We have a daily opportunity to walk in new life with Jesus. We walk in the revelation that "We are coheirs in Christ since we were represented and included in his suffering. We equally participate in the glory of His resurrection" (Romans 8:17, MSB).

A walk with Christ demonstrates qualities of diligence, virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love, which “we possess in abundant supply” (2 Peter 5:8, TPT).

Christ leads us to walk in love and unity in our relationships. “So then, make it your top priority to live a life of peace with harmony in your relationships, eagerly seeking to strengthen and encourage one another” (Romans 14:19, TPT). We honor each person's walk in Christ. “Let us not therefore judge one another anymore: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or occasion to fall in his brother’s way” (Romans 14:13, KJV).

Dawning Light Fellowship is a nondenominational church that welcomes the gifts of the Spirit to manifest in the corporate body. We encourage all to participate in our services and share what the Lord has given them.