LifePointe Christian Church is a young and growing church in Toano, VA (just outside of Williamsburg). LifePointe was planted in 2006 and was a mobile church until it moved into its first campus in late 2021.
Our desire is to be a place where both churched, and unchurched people in our community can call home. Our desire is to harness relationships and conversations to CONNECT people to the Gospel, while providing environments for them to GROW in their faith and love of community, while setting them up for opportunities to SERVE others both in and out of the church.
Founding:
LifePointe Christian Church was planted by WayPoint Church Partners in September of 2006. Since that time, LifePointe has grown with the community that surrounds it.
For the first fifteen years, the church was a mobile church, meeting in a school. In 2021, LifePointe moved into its first campus. This campus was once a horse farm and is comprised of 10 acres and more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space.
Before moving into the new campus, LifePointe averaged around 400 in attendance. In 2023, LifePointe averages around 700 in attendance, with 200+ of those being children under the age of 12.
The Team:
LifePointe’s Ministry Team has grown with the church and is comprised of leaders, each with their own area of expertise and responsibility. Our current team consists of: Lead Minister, Phillip Murdock (who has been on staff since LifePointe’s launch in 2006); Children’s Director, Scott Kline; Connections Minister, Ryan Dent; Next Gen Minister, Reed Smith; Mental Health Coordinator, Katlin Sisler; Worship Director, Devin Powell*; Office Manager, Liz Becker; and Media Coordinator, Duane Crosby.
*Devin has been with us part-time since 2012 and will not be pursuing the full-time position.
About the Area:
LifePointe is located in Toano, Virginia, just eight miles west of Colonial Williamsburg. The city of Richmond is located just 30 minutes to the west, while the Hampton Roads/ Norfolk area is located 30-45 minutes to the east. The upper James City County area (where Toano is located) is filled with horse farms, older churches (some colonial), and large fields and pastures. However, this end of the county has been the fastest growing portion of the county over the last ten years and is projected to increase in development over the next twenty years.
The community is intergenerational, with sprawling neighborhoods filled with young families as well as large retirement golfing communities. Toano has managed to maintain a small-town feel while growth has entered into the area.
The Williamsburg area has been consistently ranked one of the country’s top tourist locations and one of the top places to raise children, according to several national magazines and publications. The area has excellent schools and tons to do and see. It is surrounded by large rivers (James, York, and Chickahominy), is only an hour away from the beach, two hours to the Blue Ridge mountains, and less than twenty minutes from Busch Gardens, Water Country USA, Jamestown, Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg. Interstate 64 goes right through this area, making mobility to other areas quick and easy.