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A-2 THE FRIDAY FLYER JULY 17, 2015
Kasey is pastor of Elevation Church . . .
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seemed “pointless.” He loved his fam- ily and was involved in youth group at Canyon Lake Community Church. At- tending Linfield School in Temecula, he began turning more of his attention toward school, where he was involved in football, basketball, baseball, theater and student government.
Eventually he moved away from Canyon Lake to attend college, meet the love of his life and get married. Now he’s back with his own family: wife Dawn and sons KJ, 12, Daniel, 8, and Paxton, 3, and is the pastor of Eleva- tion Church.
Life has come full circle since Kasey moved to Canyon Lake in 1980 at the age of 18 months with his parents Ken and Tina Crawford, and sister Mariah.
His dad and other family members built their first house in Canyon Lake at
a young Kasey stands on the deck of his childhood home on Chaparral dr.
playing Smee, center, in Canyon Lake Community Theatre’s production of “peter pan” was one of Kasey’s special memories growing up in Canyon Lake. He also was involved in drama at Linfield School.
the top of Chaparral Dr., at a time when there seemed to be at least as many va- cant lots as there were houses.
Now Ken and Tina live on Gray Fox Dr. and continue to play a key role in their son’s life – not the least of which is creating a barbecue sauce remembered by everyone who had ribs at the Fiesta Day food court! (Ken has perfected
“Bingo’s BBQ Glory,” which he is in the process of turning into a marketable product.)
More important than the barbecue sauce, though, is the senior Crawfords’ home, where Canyon Lake youth in 6th through 12th grade are welcomed each Wednesday evening for a time of fun, fellowship, prayer and conversation with
adult leaders from Elevation Church. Kasey is very positive about Canyon Lake but says that, since becoming a pastor, he has become much more aware of the “underbelly” of the community. He has seen the effects of alcohol, drugs
and infidelity on families.
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