[2] Kyle Lake was pastor of University Baptist Church, founded in 1995 by Chris Seay and Christian recording artist David Crowder.
[1] Lake closed his sermons with the phrase "Love God, Embrace Beauty, and Live Life to the Fullest," a benediction that is still recited by the church at the end of every service.
Lake was also known for his ability to reach out to younger audiences such as the college-age crowd,[citation needed] and was a main worship leader in the collegiate Passion movement.
[citation needed] He and his wife Jennifer (nee Gornto) had three children—a daughter named Avery, and twin boys, Jude and Sutton Lake.
[3] Ben Dudley, community pastor at University Baptist, told the Waco Tribune-Herald that, "At first, there was definitely confusion just because everyone was trying to figure out what was going on" and that "Everyone just immediately started praying.