If you are looking for a church home, or maybe you’ve never been to church before and you’re checking out this “God thing” for the first time, check out ROC Ministries. ROC realizes that everyone is at different stages in their relationship with God and they realize that we ALL have problems and it’s not up to us to fix each other! In fact, they like to say that there are no perfect people allowed. We are who we are; no apologies: simply real people with real needs worshiping a real Savior, Jesus Christ. Whether you are new to church or were born in a pew, ROC will redefine your…

The mission of Hope Christian Church of Columbia, Illinois is “Loving God and Loving People to Jesus for Life”.  In 1993 Pastor Darrell Jones and his wife Ellen and two young children relocated to Columbia to lead a group of believers who had banded together to plant a Christian Church that would soon serve Monroe, St. Clair and Randolph Counties. During the early years Hope’s congregation met in several locations including Todd Hall, Columbia City Park, Dasher Funeral Home (Main St. in Columbia) and Zahnow Elementary in Waterloo.  In 1995, Hope obtained land on Route 3 and through the use of a self-funded bond program and the labor of individual…

Kirkwood Road Christian Church is a non-denominational fellowship of Christian people. They accept the Bible as the inspired word of God and Jesus Christ as the Head of the church. Kirkwood Road has no creed but Christ and no name but Christian. They function independent of any human hierarchy, relying on Jesus Christ as the only authority over us. Kirkwood Road believes that because Jesus Christ is head of the church, every Christian is part of His body on earth. They believe, that because the Bible is God’s Word, that it is our only rule of faith and practice. They exist to Exalt God, Edify the believers, Equip the saints…

Memorial Presbyterian Church was planted in 1864 out of Second Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, which was planted out of First Presbyterian Church. Memorial began building its current home—the congregation’s third—in the 1920s. But the church’s story began much earlier, with a lineage traced through Rome, Celtic Christianity, and the Church of Scotland. Memorial is a group of people with different accents, from different socioeconomic backgrounds, and in different stages of life. Some of them are very involved with the life of the church. Some are cautiously curious. Some are skeptical. They’re families, students, retirees, business professionals, widowers, young creatives, and night-shift workers. Whoever you are, you’re free to question,…