Our Past

The Lake Cities Church family began worshipping together in September, 1999, many having previously worshipped together as part of the Southlake Church of Christ. Initially the congregation began meeting in the Grapevine Convention Center and charter membership by 43 family units was confirmed on October 3, 1999. Space was soon secured for lease in the Solana Office Park in Westlake. The name, Lake Cities Church of Christ, was selected. During this time, a leadership team was selected to make key decisions for this group of Christians. These men included David Halbert, Mark Story, Jim McNeill, and Carl Bradford. For the first year, preaching duties were performed by several on a fill-in or part-time basis. In the fall of 2000, Ron Rose was hired as the first full-time preacher and Michael Miller as the first full-time youth minister. From early in our history, special emphasis has been given to children and youth. Also innate in this church family is a concern for the less fortunate, with involvement and support for Fortress Church (inner-city Fort Worth) and Christ's Haven for Children. World missions is also a powerful attribute of this church. Early in our history, support began for a church planting in Santiago, Chile, and the Northwest Church in Sydney, Australia. Our own, Gary and Jennifer Williams were "sent out" as missionaries to Florence, Italy.

The first elders appointed were Bob Beustring, Skip Bryan, David Johnson, Rick Morgan, and Mark Story. As our body grew, the need for a permanent facility became apparent. Property was purchased on Highway 114 in the community of Trophy Club, along the northeast Tarrant County and southern Denton County lines. While construction proceeded, another temporary facility in Trophy Club, "The Chapel", came available for lease, giving the church a more permanent ministry setting in the community. In January, 2003, Rick Ross was hired to preach. Steve McMindes and Ron Cullum were appointed as additional Shepherds.

The new church building in the community of Trophy Club opened on March 1, 2004. Karen Black began her ministry in March, 2004 and Stephen Bailey was called to serve the church shortly thereafter in May, 2004, as the worship leader. In the fall of 2004 we became the sponsoring congregation for Luk and Holly Brazle, missionaries in Antwerp, Belgium. The summer of 2005 saw new leadership arise. Matt McBryde began serving as youth minister along with his wife Kyla in early June. Two months later, Joel and Kim Quile joined the leadership team on August 15th. When Joel became our Senior Minister, approximately 100 family units currently made up the Lake Cities Church with Sunday morning worship attendance averaging 170.

Our Present

In the past 18 months we have experienced the blessing of new families, increased attendance, and significant individual spiritual life transformation. Today Lake Cities consists of over 125 families and attendance averages about 250.

Under the Good Shepherd, the Lake Cities Church is servant-led by men called to shepherd this flock of His people. Current elders include Bob Beustring, Ron Cullum, David Johnson, Steve McMindes, and Rick Morgan. Joel Quile leads the staff and works in unity with the shepherds. Ministries are led by men and women of faith as needs arise among the body and as called upon by the shepherds.

Lake Cities is a spiritual family that is committed to Jesus Christ, Bible-centered and knows and care for each other. We are a praying family who are welcoming of diverse backgrounds. We hold a positive view of the future, are missions-minded, and servant-hearted. We've been called friendly, accepting and generous. We have praise-oriented worship and seek to be contemporary and relevant.

One of the strengths of our church lies in our vibrant young families (Homebuilders). We also have exciting children's and youth ministries and have committed a great deal of focus to the children of our faith family for 2007. Children and youth have always been a priority of the Lake Cities Church and will continue to be in the future.

Our Future

We anticipate what God will do among us in this community, in the metroplex, and around the world. We are witnessing God work powerful among and through this body and we give him all the praise and all the glory. We are giving our all towards the reason for our existence: To love God, one another, and our neighbors. We are confident that we will continue to accomplish the work God has for us. Together, in dynamic ways, methodical and mysterious, big and small, we strive to worship God by serving like Jesus and being lead by the Spirit.