At Living Faith, we have numerous in-house ministries, as well as a number of ministries that we support. We feel that the best way to be involved in a local church is to be involved in ministry. Please let us know about your interests. We would love for you to be involved as part of the family!
Living Faith Ministries:
Children's and Youth Ministry
Children's ministry during our Sunday morning services is available for all ages. Nursery (ages 0-2) is provided during the entire service, Little Angels (ages 2-5) begins after Praise and Worship, and Flying High (ages 6-12) also begins after Praise and Worship. The J1 (Judah First) Youth Ministry (ages 13 and up) meets the first Sunday of each month after Praise and Worship. Dynamic lessons are taught about the love of God and His power in us!
Worship Team
The Living Faith Worship Team leads the congregation in song each Sunday morning. They play a combination of worship standards, modern worship, and original songs. They desire to see each person enter in to God's presence both so He can minister to them and so they can be prepared to hear the Word.
"Ironmen" Men's Minstry
The Ironmen Men's Ministry gathers monthly for breakfast in the Higher Ground Cafe. Along with sharing fellowship and a meal, there is always a time of ministry (through video or a live speaker), followed by small-group discussions that serve to encourage and help the men to be all that God has called them to be.
"Girlfriends" Women's Ministry
The Girlfriends Women's Ministry meets periodically for fellowship, food, worship and the Word. The women are challenged and to live to the fullest in the Kingdom of God. They are also encouraged to take the word and share it with others - in their household, neighborhood, workplace, and wherever they go!
Higher Ground Cafe and Conference Rooms
The Higher Ground Cafe and Conference rooms are on the grounds of Living Faith. The cafe is open periodically on Sunday after church for lunch. The Cafe also hosts our Open Mic Nights, Life Groups, Men's meetings, women's gatherings, and other events. The Higher Ground Conference Rooms are used as classrooms on Sundays and are available for rental to the community during the week.
Supported Ministries:
Andrew Wommack Ministries
God has called Andrew Wommack to teach the truth of the Gospel to the body of Christ with special emphasis on God’s unconditional love and the balance between grace and faith. He is doing this through teaching at seminars, in churches, on radio and television, by training others at Charis Bible College, and by developing ministry materials designed to help people in their relationship with the Lord.
Association of Related Ministries International (ARMI)
Living Faith Church is a member of ARMI, a ministry started by Andrew Wommack. The vision of the ministry is: "To empower thousands of men and women who serve in the ministry from the nations of the earth to fulfill their highest calling and to reach their fullest potential in the ministry through the ministry of the Holy Spirit and the power of God's great grace".
Birthright International
Birthright provides caring, non-judgmental support to girls and women who are distressed by an unplanned pregnancy. Using its own resources and those of the community, Birthright offers positive and loving alternatives. They present many services and refers for many more. They provide friendship and emotional support, free pregnancy testing, and maternity and baby clothes. They also give information and referrals to help clients meet legal, medical, financial, and housing needs.
Eagles' Wings International
Eagles' Wings, led by Robert Stearns, is a relational network of believers from around the world who serve together and believe for God's love to be displayed in the earth through His people. They are a network of individuals, ministries, local churches, and ministry leaders with friends and ministry partners in every part of the world. Eagles’ Wings has ministered in over 30 nations around the world and maintains ongoing ministry throughout the United States, Honduras, Europe and Israel.
ESORM (Evangelical Soul Rescue Mission of Africa)
ESORM's mission in rural Zwedru, Liberia is to empower people by integrating Christian Biblical principles in education. Their goal is to cultivate self-sufficiency, community leadership and to spread the gospel. Their founder, Pastor William Boduo, opened seven classrooms in the school in September 2012. 185 impoverished students are learning about God’s purpose and plan for their life and have renewed hope for their future. Visit the web site link here or facebook at ‘esorm africa’ for updates and individual student stories. Click here to view a video about ESORM.
Firefighting Chaplain Ministry
The Firefighting Chaplain ministry is an outreach to emergency responders that provides counseling and other services for the entire family. The ministry was founded by Chaplain Jerry Schwartz, senior pastor of Living Faith, who has actively served in the West Chester Fire Department as chaplain for over 15 years, after a lifetime of service as a firefighter and captain in the Baltimore City Fire Department. For more information, click the link above to visit the firefightingchaplain.com Web site.
The Gideons International
Having God's Word can lead people to faith in Christ, and those new Christians can then grow by studying their Scriptures and even use them to share their faith with others. For this reason, they focus on distributing complete Bibles or New Testaments. These Scriptures are printed in more than 80 languages and are either given directly to certain individuals or placed in selected public locations where large numbers of people who may be searching for answers will have the ability to encounter the Word of God.
Jewish Voice Ministries International
Jewish Voice Ministries International is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Yeshua (Jesus) to the Jew first and also to the Nations throughout the world. The Good News is proclaimed through television, print and online media, international festival outreaches, medical clinics/humanitarian aid, and speaking engagements at local churches and congregations. This is followed by planting new, and strengthening existing, congregations to nurture and disciple new Believers. They also partner with other ministries to establish and operate Messianic Jewish Bible Institutes (MJBI) to equip leadership for Jewish ministry.
John Picarello Ministries
John Picarello is an ordained minister who is also a veteran of the New York Fire Department for over 20 years. Website of John and Elena Picarello pastor House on the Rock Christian Fellowship in Staten Island, NY. It is a vision-driven church living life in the presence and power of Jesus Christ. "In Life's darkest hour there stands a Cross, a beacon of hope to light your path, The power of God to save your soul." - JSP
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
Kenneth Copeland Ministries is an international Christian ministry sharing the good news of the gospel and proclaiming "Jesus Is Lord!" through Believer's Voice of Victory television broadcasts, the Believer's Voice of Victory magazine, live Christian conferences and their online ministry website. From the Christian principles of faith, hope and love to deeper biblical teaching on healing, finances, relationships and the Holy Spirit, they're available to assist you in your daily walk with God.
LIFE Outreach International
LIFE Outreach International is an organization committed to the commission of Jesus Christ to take the gospel to all nations. LIFE believes that Christ intended for us to demonstrate His love as well as proclaim it. LIFE's Mission Feeding ministry is taking much needed food to areas on the continent of Africa where war, famine, drought and poverty have taken their toll on the people. LIFE's Water For LIFE outreach utilizes portable drilling rigs to dig wells up to 1,000 feet deep in even the hardest to reach areas of Africa, Asia and South America.
Maranatha Christian Center and Missions School
Maranatha Christian Center is an independent Christian church with a vision for taking the gospel to villages, towns, and cities of the country of Tanzania, as well as all over the world. This church spreads the gospel through many different ministries. Maranatha Mission School, in Arusha, Tanzania, provides education to children that otherwise could not afford it, particularly AIDS orphans. Through their sponsorship program, the kids are given hope, education, and a purpose for living! The school is run by Maranatha Christian Center, which reaches out to over 100 tribes and religions, as well as the people of Tanzania in East Africa. Living Faith has partnered with Pastor Eric Mukwenda as he and his church minister to these people, and help them to be set free with the love of God.
Onesimus Ministries
Onesimus Ministries is designed to assist local churches in planting and developing effective prison ministries in their area. We accomplish this by providing churches with a complete training and support team. Our ministry team will assist with evangelism, discipleship, and other organizational challenges that face a new prison ministry.
Operation Blessing International
Operation Blessing's mission is to demonstrate God's love by alleviating human need and suffering in the United States and around the world. They break the cycle of suffering by providing orphan's care, disaster relief, microenterprise & life skills, hunger relief, water wells & cisterns, and medical services.