People in our communities hunger for God, but the church is in the way. They expect that the church is for church people. Jesus came for people before there was ever a church. Jesus drew non-believers to himself. He was a people magnet. Sinners loved to be around him. People nothing like Jesus wanted to be with HIM. People from every walk of life flocked to be in his presence. Isn’t that so different than today? We (Mountain Grove Church) think the local church should be just like that. A place where people who are nothing like Jesus flock to and want to explore their fears, doubts, questions in spite of what is going on in their lives. A place where no matter what you are facing… Addiction, Pain, Relational trauma, poor, rich, sick, outcast… ALL ARE WELCOME.

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