Meet Antioch Church

Antioch Church began as a prayer. Antioch is the name of a church in Acts chapters 11 & 13 that I came to cherish. I loved Antioch because of how it began when people who knew next to nothing about God put their faith in Jesus, which resulted in visible grace and vibrant gladness, costly discipleship and cheerful generosity, attentiveness to the Holy Spirit and a diversity of gifted leaders, and a compelling other-centered vision all for the glory of Jesus.

So, my prayer has been, “Lord, plant Antioch again. Build that kind of church again for the good of the Central Coast.” And I can testify that, incredibly, God has been doing just that over the last two years. It has been a joy for my wife, Erica, and I to watch God bring new faith and form a foundation of a new church in SLO.

Jesus clearly loves his church. And when we asked Jesus, “What kind of church do you want to establish through us on the Central Coast?” he made it very clear. Erica and I both sensed that Jesus was asking us to seek to plant a church built on a foundation of true friendship with Jesus and with one another.

So, when I say “Meet Antioch” I don’t mean that I think you can actually encounter or develop a friendship with Antioch here on this screen. Rather, I’m inviting you to take a first step by coming to meet with God’s gathered people: Antioch.

You are invited to join our Worship Gathering on Sundays at 10AM and then share lunch at 12PM at the Octagon Barn.

All that we do at Antioch, including our Worship Gathering and our mid-week rhythm of life together flows out of our admittedly finite yet humbly definite understanding of what Jesus has called his church to be, to do, and to believe in the world. I hope you will join us!