Living Hope Church

Living Hope Church is a church where the Gospel is present and central. Where each service has time allotted into it to allow God to speak through his people in whatever way he deems. Unlike your more traditional American church, Living Hope highlights a number of speakers. While 80% of the messages are given by Jeff Gates and Christopher Robins at the St. Joseph location and Mike Sandusky at the Maryville location, there are multiple other speakers being trained up. While the messages are good, the real reason Living Hope Church is my home is because it is filled with caring people whose goal is to build a genuine Christian community where we care for each others needs as we pursue Christ.

I'm a member of the Living Hope Church campus in St. Joseph and the thing I always appreciate about the teaching is that it's about Jesus. I don't think I've ever heard a self-help type of preach before, they seem to always be focused on teaching about Jesus and living the Christian life. The atmosphere is always relaxed and casual, plus there is just a good sense of community, people seem to genuinely care for one another. It's also a great church to invite my friends to who may be spiritually searching or are just curious about who Jesus is and what Christianity looks like. The teaching is always relevant, the worship is authentic and focused on God and I always laugh! Jeff is a funny, down to earth guy who has a real teaching gift. Come check it out!