Welcome to The City Church!
Our church family exists to help and support you and your family. We welcome you to browse through this site, listen to the messages, read a few articles, or contact us.
No matter where you are in life, God has great plans for your future, and we want to help you discover those plans. This website is updated weekly with practical messages that will help you grow in your relationship with God and with other people.
If you’ve relocated to the Washington Metropolitan area, we would love to see you during one of our meeting times. Our prayer is that you would be encouraged and strengthened to enjoy God’s blessings in every area of life: Spiritually, Emotionally, Physically, Financially, and Relationally. We believe in God’s incredible plan for you.
You and your family have a great future! We look forward to seeing you.
Look forward to seeing you soon!
—Ps Michael & Heather Giroux
What We’re All About
At The City Church we believe there is a great destiny on your life. Jesus said that He came to earth that we might have a LIFE of abundance (John 10:10). Every time we come together to worship at The City Life Church, we are celebrating what Jesus has done for us. The LIFE part comes in because we’ve discovered an incredible richness of LIFE that comes from having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We believe wholeheartedly in the entire Bible. We try to be intelligent without being too cerebral. We pray with an expectation to see God do the supernatural- without the mixture of us being too sensational. Through the Word, we foster a contagious atmosphere of unwavering faith- without neglecting the God given faculties of reason and logic. We value relationships over assignments and to us you are part of the family; no matter what your age, background, political affiliations, financial status or breakfast cereal preference! Your destiny in God is our passion so we want to be both an encouraging voice and a challenging voice in your spiritual journey. We believe that God wants to bless you, encourage you and use you where He has you right now. You and your family have a great future!
Mission
BUILDING a multi-ethnic, multi-generational, multi-economic New Testament local CHURCH that will WIN, BRING IN, EQUIP and SEND OUT fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ SURPRISING our CITY, the Washington metro area, our NATION and the WORLD with the GOODNESS and POWER of GOD.
Our Three Intentions
Encounter
The centerpiece of our heart is simply this ”to know the heart of God.” The Gospel of John 17:3, succinctly defines the Christian life with these words: “this is eternal life: that they may know you.” It is possible for any person or any church, in the routines of life, to “lose Jesus in the temple.” We want to encounter Him in worship, prayer, the Bible and in the lives of His people. We try to provide an atmosphere friendly to those new to a church experience without missing an opportunity for a God ENCOUNTER. We pray with an expectation to see God do the supernatural- without the mixture of us being too sensational. Through the Word, we foster a contagious atmosphere of unwavering faith- without neglecting the God given faculties of reason and logic. Encountering God is what starts it, sustains it and supernaturally brings everything we are to culmination.
Connect
We value relationships over assignments and to us you are part of the family! We want to CONNECT our family to yours. There’s so much more available than bland church attendance. We believe each person has this incredible invitation to not just attend but to connect and get involved. Hebrews 10:25 prompts us to allow our lives to be assembled together with His church. There’s an incredible difference between a mere group and an assembly connected together in Christ with Godly vision. God is assembling His church. Your life fits and it is His joy to set you into it with purpose, care and intention. Each person is special and supplies something necessary to the rest of the church. Connecting is critical for each person’s life and for the full expression of the church to be released.
Discover
Finally, we believe there is a mission and a purpose for your life. Jeremiah 29:11 reads, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” God has been thinking of you! He’s been thinking of your future and the great hope that lies ahead in Jesus. It’s time to DISCOVER that your destiny in God is bright. We believe God has called you to influence the lives of influential every day people and to grow His church using the kingdom keys of relationship, leadership and ambassadorship.