ABOUT
At Prairie Grove Christian Church, we strive to live by one motto:
Love God, love others, serve others. In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus said that the greatest commandment of all is to “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
our STORY
What God has done for and through our Church
Our story began in 1885 when a small group of faithful believers began meeting on the corner of Kate Smith and Bush Streets in downtown Prairie Grove, AR. The name at that time was First Christian Church. It was part of the American Restoration Movement of churches that were seeking to bring unity within Christianity by calling people back to the basics of the Bible. The church had a solid foundation and a commitment to proclaiming the Word and serving the community.
In the 1980s, the church began to experience significant growth and the leadership cast a vision to serve even more people by developing a dynamic ministry toward children, youth, and families. In 1993 this growing band of believers took a huge step of faith and purchased eight acres of land that at that time was out on the edge of the city limits. In 1994 we moved to our location here at 611 Wayne Villines Rd and built our present auditorium, classrooms and gym. Along with the move came a change of name to Prairie Grove Christian Church. Since that time, we have been blessed to expand the campus to include an additional eight acres along with constructing dedicated ministry areas for children and youth. As the city has grown it became clear that God was strategically locating us along a major thoroughfare allowing us to serve all of the communities of Western Washington County.
Our Vision
What God Wants for our church
Our Mission
How God Wants us to get there
Love God
Love Others
Serve Others
Our Values
What God wants us to emphasize
Grace
Progress not perfection
Truth
Biblically Based
Evangelism
My invitation matters
Discipleship
Grow in Groups
Service
Faith in action
Generosity
leveraging our resources
Healing
Restoring the broken
Family
building strong families
Staff
Sarah Allen
Administrative Assistant
Sarah Catherine Davis
Children's Director
Vance Eubanks
Senior Minister
Sarah Kahl
Administrator
Zach Kuykendall
Worship Minister
Katie Lanier
Women's Ministry Director
Lauren Keech
Early Childhood Director
Kendra Nebeker
Children's Ministry Associate
Brian Parnell
Facilities Director
Matt Tibbit
Lead Student Minister
Elders
Craig Campbell
Richard Hale
Mike Martin
Don McFatrich
Curtis Spatz
Rick Strickland
First Step Class
In our First Step Class, you will meet with a small group of new guests and PGCC staff members to learn more about who we are and what we are doing. This is a great opportunity to learn about our church values, ask any questions that you may have, and connect with individual ministries to learn what they are doing and how to get involved. If you’re interested in attending, please register.
