Some nice things some interesting people have said about TLCC.
I’m here today because this church is not about four walls and just taking care of the congregation itself, but being in the community and reaching out with love to be a conduit for the light and the glory of God’s love.”
Cory A. Booker, Mayor of Newark, NJ
When this congregation took over what was then a bowling alley, Main Street was at its low point. I don’t think in any way that it is a coincidence that when this church and all the wonderful people who are its congregants grew, then too started to bounce back Main Street.”
John F. McKeon, Mayor of West Orange, NJ
I first heard of the Reverend from my father who said that this young man [Pastor Terry] was going to do a lot of great things for West Orange, and he was right. A lot of you obviously are not from town, but it’s more than a town, it’s a region. And what he and his wife and family bring to this town and to this region is why we celebrate this church.”
Richard J. Codey, New Jersey Governor/Senate Majority Leader
When I watched you all in the reception area after I first arrived and saw the racial diversity, it took my breath away. I’ve been in a lot of churches around the world, and I’ve never seen anything like it. The sense of energy and community among you is infectious.”
Pastor Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church
Below is a list of book excerpts and newspaper articles highlighting some of the things that are going on at The Life Christian Church.
So what does he want? What is his goal? It’s a simple one. “I want to help people get better at life,” he said.”
THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS, Suzanne Wegner Reeds, 2011
If you have attended a service at Life Christian Church in West Orange, you have been treated to a live band playing everything from Christian standards to songs that were hits for secular groups.”
THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS, Suzanne Wegner Reeds, 2011
Members of The Life Christian Church help villagers in Yaw Tenkorang, Ghana, renovate their school during a trip in July.”
WEST ORANGE CHRONICLE, Michael D’Onofrio, 2011
Thanks to these remarkable children and the generosity of their audiences, more than 7,000 children are being provided with a quality education…”
WEST ORANGE CHRONICLE, Kevin McCullom, 2009
The church has created a leadership culture that helps people at whatever starting point they find themselves, and encourages and enables them to progress in all area of their lives.”
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP IN THE GLOBAL CITY, Dr. Mac Pier, Forwards by Terry Smith and Bill Hybels, 2008
An Evangelical Article of Faith: Bad Times Draw Bigger Crowds – At The Life Christian Church in West Orange, NJ., prayer requests have doubled – almost all of them aimed at getting or keeping jobs.”
NEW YORK TIMES, Paul Vitello, Sunday, December 14, 2008
…misguided critics are misrepresenting the outreach and spiritual guidance efforts the church has for its planned house of worship in the township”
THE STAR LEDGER, Kevin C. Dilworth, Thursday, July 19, 2007
We’re always casting vision here, not just when we have a capital campaign going,” “From the moment someone begins to contemplate formally being a member here, we talk to them about the mission and vision of the church.”
WILLOW MAGAZINE, Bill Hybels, 2005
The Life Christian Church has brought the energy and creativity of the city into its space. It is an enterprise ministry engaging Main Street. It is an ethnically diverse congregation, which is reflected in it’s leadership.”
THE JESUS ENTERPRISE, Kent R. Hunter, 2004
Initially, we were meeting in the basement of a church and were as insignificant a church in the eyes of the community as you could imagine,” he says. That was back in 1991.”
STARTING A NEW CHURCH, Dale Galloway with Warren Bird, 2003