About Us
United With Christ: Panama City
United with Christ is part of a vibrant network of churches in the UWCI Apostolic movement under the leadership of Apostles Christopher and Margie Scarinzi from Johnson City, New York. We provide leadership, growth, and fellowship with other five-fold expressions of family. Together we are pioneering the Father’s will by revealing the culture of heaven here in family, through sonship.
Our Story
Our Panama City site was birthed in the living room of Pedro and Karen Fuster in 2021 as believers gathered to connect and support each other after this region suffered several blows. The Fusters along with the UWCI pastoral team faithfully stewarded the work of God here. In March of 2023 Pastor Faith Mascato, a member of the International Network, moved to Panama City to become the first leader of an apostolic team called to pastor here. In March of 2024, we opened a formal campus to have more avenues to provide a communal space for teaching, discussions, and encounters with God and each other that further the Kingdom of God on the earth today.
This is the gospel story throughout the ages – God is an even better father than we imagined. Jesus, the first born amongst many brethren, paid off all our family debt. Together we represent the will of God to activate and increase the provision of the earth through stewardship. We, as a family, are busy passing on a generational legacy to sons and daughters who accurately see themselves in God and know how to represent His will on the earth in their generation.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the seas. - Habakkuk 2:14
“Come once and you are a guest. Come twice and you are family.”
Leadership
Pastor
Faith Mascato
Faith Allison Mascato is a Pastor, Crisis and Trauma Therapist, Author, and friend to the broken and those struggling to be seen. Faith pastors United with Christ in Panama City, Florida alongside a vibrant community of mature believers with a passion for generational legacy. Known for her ability to connect people together, Faith’s teaching ministry helps others discover their identity in Christ and the joy of being one with the Father through Jesus.
Her practice, Intersections for Healing, provides a unique service for people struggling against the voice of the past to come into a place of peace and clarity. Much of her work centers around the pursuit of identity or helping people find their unique expression of self. Faith also provides a vibrant community centered space called Intersections in the heart of Lynn Haven for people experience the centrality of community together.
In 2001 her passion and purpose intersected while on a medical missions trip to Kenya. This encounter became a historical hinge point in her life where she found her voice had an impact and her life the ability to construct hope for change in the lives of others.
With over 20 years of ministry training and experience, she has first-hand experience in many of the issues and struggles leaders’ experience. She has worked with both leaders in church ministry as well as those in corporate offices. Faith is known for being a safe harbor for those harboring secrets that are deconstructing their life from the inside out. Her own life is a story of fractured brokenness. Faith’s personal story of overcoming childhood trauma, rape, and addiction is inspiring and lends hope to the hopeless. She is the author of “UnNormal” and is currently working on a new book about generational legacy in the Church.
Celebrated for her candid conversational tone, she is a dynamic speaker, gifted storyteller, and a champion of the Kingdom of God in the earth. She walks every day amongst the giants of faith who carry God’s will in the earth.
Faith is a mother of two adult children and many spiritual sons and daughters. She calls Panama City, Florida her home base but is an avid traveler and can often be found having a cup of coffee with a new friend in other parts of the world.
Apostles
Chris and Margie Scarinzi
Chris and Margie are the founders and Apostolic Leaders of United With Christ International, overseeing and guiding hundreds of UWC churches and ministries across the East Coast & Africa. Chris has worked tirelessly for more than 30 years to build the revelation of sonship and our identity in Christ into spiritual sons and daughters across the globe. He aims to strengthen churches by fathering and supporting leaders. He brings passionate and in-depth teaching as he ministers the Word and mines the scripture for revelatory truth.
Margie is a spiritual mother in the faith, the co-founder of UWC and has graciously served the body with joy and long-suffering for 30+ years. She is a preacher, counselor, play-write, absolute comedian, grandmother and wise leader. Her ministry is characterized by wisdom, stronghold-breaking power, lighthearted, burden-lifting joy, and supernatural grace from heaven.
The Scarinzis started their ministry in 1987, when they planted a small home church because of an audible word from the Lord. Without a paycheck and without the support of spiritual mothers and fathers, they charged forward by faith. During this season of lacking a father in the faith, the voice of God came to Chris and said, “I want you to become what you needed.” This word became the inspiration for launching an apostolic fathering network to offer support to ministers, ministries, and churches.
Today, Chris and Marge and their team have established a network of churches and ministries. The vision of United with Christ International is to empower pastors, local churches and leaders to build a global expression of kingdom culture. Through revelatory teaching from scripture, intimacy with the Father God and transformational relationships, this network will activate your leadership potential and support your God-given mission.
Our Values
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Kingdom Culture
We see the church as a vital part of God’s Kingdom, showing His glory and presence through His family in our world today. It’s not just about a building; it’s about His people coming together in community. When we gather, we create a space where God’s love and spirit can be experienced and truly shine through our lives.
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Belonging & Becoming
We believe that everyone has experienced pain and suffering, and that Jesus' death and resurrection redeems those struggles. That’s why we welcome everyone to join us—there’s always a place for you at His table. Our hope is that through this journey, you’ll find healing and start to become who you were always created to be as you encounter the truth of God's purpose for your life.
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Unconditional Love
We believe Jesus triumphed over sin and made a way for every person to experience the mercy and grace of God. Together we are the express image of God on the earth today. That’s why we’re dedicated to showing unconditional love to everyone we meet. People are priceless, and our hope is that as people experience this love, they’ll begin to reflect the image of Christ from within that transforms their life.
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Generational Legacy
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We understand that we play an important role in passing on a storyline of faith as part of a bigger legacy we know to be the family of God. Our goal is to create an environment that invites both those who are building on the essential foundations of the past, as well as those who are called to pioneer new ideas in culture today. Our desire is to steward truth and leave a rich inheritance of faith for future generations.
The International Movement
This movement called United With Christ International is a community of believers who reveal the culture of Heaven through sonship in the following ways:
1. We are an apostolic expression of God pioneering the Father’s will to see heaven and earth alike.
2. We provide family connections through environments that celebrate Jesus as the ultimate expression of Father God’s love for humanity. We love people where they are at, walking with them, to Him.
3. We reveal the culture of heaven through the message of sonship in the following ways:
a. We are a church with a local and global expression.
b. We embody a lifestyle that reflects the Father's heart.
c. We share the news of a victorious Kingdom.
d. We demonstrate the kindness of God that births wholeness.
e. We build our lives upon God's Word.
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