LIFECHURCH 1416 Larkin Williams Way Fenton, MO 63026
About Us
What We Believe
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe there is one, eternal, almighty, and perfect God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through the shed blood, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal return in power and glory.
We believe, for the salvation of the lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved unto the resurrection of life and those who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Foundations and Membership Classes
We offer a series of three Foundations classes every Sunday, at 9:30 a.m., in the administration office, to help people understand who we are as a church, what we believe, and why we believe it. Then, the second Sunday of every month, we offer a Membership class to those who have successfully completed the Foundations classes. If you're interested in becoming a member of LIFECHURCH, make plans now to attend our Foundations/Membership classes right away. Contact Pastor Don, 314-843-5575, ext. 245, with questions.
Our History
LIFECHURCH is a thriving body of believers existing to love God with all their hearts and living their lives to glorify Him. The church is solidly founded upon the Word of God, the worship of God, and upon world evangelism. From the church's origin in a hotel room in the Viking Lodge, to the Little Church in the Valley, to the IGA store, the Gravois campus, through our present facility in Fenton, MO, this foundation has remained a constant.
LIFECHURCH was birthed from a God breathed, life-changing vision given to Pastor Rick Shelton in June of 1979. In that vision, he could see himself preaching the Word of God to a vast sea of humanity. As the people were discipled, they joined him in ministering to the needs of the sick and the hurting that were among the crowd. Pastor Rick saw a vibrant congregation, composed of a multitude of believers, actively growing in Christ and fulfilling their God-given destinies. The mission of the church today remains driven by that 1979 vision.
Thousands of people have been discipled to reach the world with the love and power of Jesus. Tens of thousands more are to follow. What began with nineteen people has now grown to become the church home to more thousands of families.
The intense love that Pastors Rick and Donna have for this church, and for God's vision, can be felt by all who know them. The vision continues to manifest as the church reaches out to the world with the unconditional love of Jesus Christ.
The Visions that Sparked It All
The Sea of Humanity Vision – By Pastor Rick Shelton
In March of 1979, the Lord gave me a vision in which I saw a "sea of humanity." You couldn't number the people by counting them. I saw myself standing before this multitude, teaching the Gospel with my Bible in my hand. As I was doing this, I saw people in wheelchairs and on stretchers in the aisles, which I knew represented people with desperate needs (physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, and financial). As I taught, I saw people get out of their chairs and go to minister to all those desperate people. The power of God touched them through these willing and obedient people, and those who were in these desperate situations got up and came out healed and restored. People were being miraculously healed by the power of God through the touch of the body of believers. What I was doing was leading them and teaching the body.
God spoke to me and said: "If you will be faithful and obedient, all you see will come to pass." I knew that the Lord was telling me He would raise up a mighty army, a mighty body of believers, who would touch the city...the nation...and the world.
At the end of the vision, the Lord told me to move to Saint Louis, where He would raise up what I had seen. Then, in June of 1980, with 19 people, Life Christian Church was born.
The Ball of Fire Vision – By Pastor Rick Shelton
In 1980, about six-months after the church began, I received another vision while driving my car. I saw a big ball of bright fire—so bright it was like the sun. This ball of fire began to spin and gain momentum as it got bigger and bigger. The fast-spinning ball of fire began to hurl off smaller balls of fire all over Saint Louis and it's outlying areas, even throughout the two-state area of Missouri and Illinois.
The Lord spoke to me again that day and said, "What you see here is Life Christian Church being raised up (we had about thirty people at the time). It is going to be like this ball of fire and light that grows and spins faster. As it does, it's going to hurl off the little balls of fire, and Life is going to sprout locations here, there, and everywhere. It's going to begin to increase in its magnitude and scope and impact, but all of it will be one big fire…one great expression of God's love through His people."
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