encounter church Sioux Falls

Encounter God . Pray for Revival . Transform lives

Church Vision Statement

Encounter God

Our greatest pursuit is experiencing the heart of God in our individual and corporate times. From the place of encounter, we overflow to those around us.

Pray for Revival

Our mission is to raise up revival intercessors who lead a prayer culture.

Transform lives

We transform lives through 1-on-1 discipleship that’s centered around encountering God.

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Church Vision Statement

Encounter Church is a group of believers growing in friendship with one another as we grow in friendship with God together. We chose the name “Encounter” because we long to be a people who encounter the beauty and love of God— overflowing with fascination and freedom on the inside. We desire you to find like-minded friends here who want to know the deep things of God’s heart and walk life out together in practical ways.

our Belief Statement

Church DNA

These five values describe who we are and how we pursue our mission. Each one is necessary for a healthy church and is interwoven.

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Prayer

We encounter God in prayer, and we partner with God in prayer for a historic revival. We are priests before God who give Him the worship He’s due. Each piece of our DNA flows out of and then back into the prayer room.

Friendships

Though weak, we’re pursuing John 17 friendships centered around encountering Jesus and growing together. We believe God is knitting His Church together through holy friendships.

Discipleship

We transform and multiply leaders through 1-on-1 discipleship centered around encountering God in prayer. We disciple believers within the context of corporate prayer in the prayer room.

Family

We are intentional to prioritize and strengthen families, knowing God has designed them as the building block of society.

Outreach

We’re zealous for the lost and unchurched to know Jesus and be transformed through prayer and discipleship. We pray for the lost and pray with local outreach ministries as one expression of outreach.

What to Expect on Sundays

Our gathering

We meet from 10:00am-11:30am every Sunday.

Worship time

Our worship time lasts 30-40 minutes and sometimes includes moments of individuals praying out loud or the worship team creating spontaneous songs to sing together. We also encourage singing in the Spirit (1 Corinthians 14:14).

Kids are a part of the worship time and are invited to play one of the percussion instruments that are up front. Having them play can be loud or messy at times, but we want them to be a part of worship at their own level.

Children's classes

After worship—one of our staff will direct parents to where the children's classes are. We currently have a nursery for 6-month-2-year-olds, a 3-6 year old class, and a 7-12 year old class.

Bible teaching

Next is bible teaching time, which lasts 35-45 minutes and ends with group prayer or praying over one another in response to the message. We invite you to ask questions or comment on the teaching points during the teaching time.

After the teaching time

We fully embrace the gifts of the Holy Spirit, so we invite people to pray over one another for healing, present prophetic impressions or dreams to leaders to share, and encourage praying and singing in tongues, viewing tongues as a way to connect with God.

small group

Immediately after service, we share a meal. A rotation of adults supervises the children. You are invited to join us without bringing food the 1st time, and then we can include you in the sharing process for future weeks if you’re interested in visiting again.