WE ARE Encounter LIfe Church

OUR VISION

Encounter Life Church exists to minister to the whole family so the whole family can take the gospel to the whole world.

OUR MISSION

The mission of Encounter Life is to make fully devoted followers of Jesus. We believe we can best accomplish this by making disciples who:

1. Love God

2. Live His Mission

3. Love Others

4. Lead them to Follow

Ministries

Worship

You can expect friendly people, a blend of contemporary songs and hymns with a band, Christ-centered preaching, along with nursery, preschool and children’s worship.
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Providence Coatesville Children's Ministry

Kids’ Ministries

At Encounter Life Church, we have programs for kids of all ages. We offer nursery and Kids’ Church during our Sunday morning services.

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Youth Ministry

Youth group is for all preteens and teens ranging from 6th grade-high school. They meet every Wednesday night from 6-8:00 PM at the church.

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Life Groups

These weekly in home Bible Studies are led by members of our church. The five groups meet on various evenings throughout the week.

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Providence Coatesville Children's Ministry

Community Garden

Our church wants to serve our community by providing fresh produce via a garden that those in the community can tend and harvest.

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Trail Life

Trail Life is a Christ-centered mentoring program for boys in Kindergarten through 12th grade. Trail Life meets at ELC every Monday night from 6:30 to 8:30.

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Our Core Values:

Worship God

Matthew 22:37
“And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

Loving People

Matthew 22:39b
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Teaching Believers

Matthew 28:20a
“teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Building Families

Deuteronomy 6:6-7
“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”

Believing the Bible

2 Timothy 3:16
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.”

Praying Expecting

Matthew 7:11
“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”

Encounter Life Church is voluntarily affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the Duck River Baptist Association by supporting joint missions emphasis through missions giving through the Cooperative Program.
Leadership

Joel Littlefield

Elder

Joel has also been a part of ELC since the beginning! He brings his love for Jesus and love for others week in and week out. Joel is a member of the elder team and he also leads worship…

Eric Keith

Eric Keith

Elder

Eric and his family enjoy serving wherever there is a need at ELC. On Sunday mornings, Eric can usually be found in the sound booth or handing out worship guides with his wife, Abby. During the work…

Brian Lusby

Elder

Brian is our worship leader and can be found leading our congregation in worship most Sundays. He is also a maintenance technician at a local factory during the week. In his spare time, he enjoys…
Billy Levengood

Eric & Abby Keith

Youth Ministry Leaders
Eric and Abby lead our youth on Wednesday nights and have a true heart for the teens in their ministry. In their free time, they enjoy hiking, watching Nascar, and spending time with their kids…
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