Welcome! We're a group of people who love Jesus, love to worship Him, & welcome others just as they are. Stop by the WELCOME DESK on your way in for more info. We can't wait to meet you!
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You're only a guest the 1st day - then you're family! Join us Sundays at 10A for our Worship Experience. Make new friends & grow spiritually by joining a Small Group.
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GROWTH TRACK
Growth Track is a 4-week series that will help you discover your purpose & live the life God created you for. Classes are held every Sunday, so jump in any time!
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VOLUNTEER
Become a vital part of our DREAM TEAM & share the love of Jesus through service to others using your unique talents & gifts. There's a spot just for YOU!
FALL SMALL GROUPS
Registration begins sunday, 8/20
Our Fall Small Group semester kicks off September 3!
Don't do life alone! Connect with others and find your family by joining a Small Group! Choose from a variety of groups -- there's one to fit your schedule and interests.
For more information, contact our Spiritual Development Leader, Cathy Clifford.
Upcoming Events
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SMALL Groups
We were never meant to do life alone. God created us for community and Small Groups provide a place to connect with others, share life and grow in faith.
Volunteer & Serve
We’re a church that LOVES people and that love motivates us to SERVE people selflessly.
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our vision
Encounter is a place where LIFE starts, LOVE happens,
and PURPOSE is revealed.
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Our Ministries
You're not alone here at Encounter!
Find your people in a group focused on loving God and loving people.
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pastors philip & Kelly pimlott
Lead Pastors
Philip grew up in Norwich, England, in a family of pastors. From an early age, he felt a
calling to follow in the footsteps of his dad, uncles and grandfather and preach the
Gospel. In 1991, he moved to Baton Rouge to attend Jimmy Swaggart Bible College.
After graduation, he served with Jimmy Swaggart Ministries for several years before
planting a church in 2003, now known as Encounter Church.
Our Missions
19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
MATTHEW 28:19-20 (NLT)
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TREVOR AND JENNIFER CLAYPOOL
Trevor and Jennifer are newly commissioned missionaries with Cadence International. Cadence International is an evangelical missionary organization that shares the gospel of Jesus Christ with military members and their families around the world. They are currently stationed in Germany, but will be transitioning back to the States soon.
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REMOTE SOUTHEAST ASIA MISSIONARIES
(NOTE: For their personal safety and the protection of their work, names and locations must remain anonymous.) C & A and their two children are on a remote island in Southeast Asia where they are working to plant a church for an unreached people group with no Scriptures translated into their native language. Besides planting a church and sharing the Good News of the Gospel, they are in the beginning stages of translating the Bible into the local native dialect. At great personal risk, this missionary family is committed to seeing a healthy church planted and the Bible fully translated -- regardless how long it takes.
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New Hope children's foundation
New Hope Children’s Foundation is making a difference in the lives of children throughout Nicaragua. Their vision is to provide education, food, clothing, and medical assistance as well as a home for orphaned or abused children. Above all, they desire to show these children the love of Jesus Christ.
Give to Encounter Church
There is no greater honor than to give a portion (tithe) of what we have been blessed with back to God.
The reality is . . . it's already all His. He just allows us to keep 90% because He is a generous God!
When you give, you are not giving TO the church . . . you are giving THROUGH the church.
Your gifts (tithes) enable us to help those in need in our church,
in our community, and throughout the world.