Agape Community Fellowship - Hilliard Hilliard

Agape Community Fellowship - Hilliard

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Hilliard 3912 Alton Darby Creek Rd

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#GodsLove

“God really, really cares about humanity. And if saying that it's very good isn't enough, we know that Jesus went to the cross. He came to this earth, went to the cross, gave up his life, and then was raised to a new life so that we might also die to our old selves and be raised into a new life. In other words, God gave up his very life so that we might have life. And that... If that doesn't show you how valuable human life is to God, I don't know what will. God cares about the lives that we live. That's the greatest thing that he's entrusted us with.”

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#KingdomBuilding

“What Jesus really wants is for us to participate, to live our lives, to sacrifice, to give up all that we have, to take what he's given and risk it, live it, to give it, not bury it. And do all of that so we might grow this gospel story, so that we might grow the kingdom of heaven and we might grow his love in the world, so that when he returns, we could we could say, you gave me this life and look at how much more I have to give back to you.”

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#GodIsInControl

“The world belongs to God. Everything here is God's. And so it's it's it's this verse that sounds beautiful, but it's also packed full of meaning about what it means for us to be stewards. It it tells us how we should live our lives, but it also gives us hope in a world that often seems broken and hurting. We know that ultimately it belongs to God, and so that the evil that we see in this world won't ultimately overtake us, but that we belong to him and that God will make all things right and all things new because everything belongs to him.”

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Visiting

When and where are services?
Sunday services are held weekly from **10:30 a.m. to noon** at **Agape Community Fellowship, 3912 Alton Darby Creek Road, Hilliard, OH 43026**. Prayer is open to everyone at **9:30 a.m.**, and a free continental breakfast is available at **10:00 a.m.** (https://www.agapehilliard.org/)

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What accessibility accommodations are available?
Agape offers several family and childcare accommodations: a staffed toddler nursery during Sunday services, and an infant room with cribs, rocking chairs, a changing table, toys, and a livestream of the service. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade can attend Kids Klub after praise and worship. The website doesn’t specify other accessibility accommodations, such as wheelchair access or hearing assistance. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/childrens-ministry)

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What happens during a typical service, and how long does it last?
A typical Sunday service is scheduled for **10:30 a.m. to noon**—about **90 minutes**—and includes fellowship, worship, and teaching. The service may also include a monthly feature, such as communion, discussion, prayer, or a family gathering. Recent livestreams are listed as about **1 hour 47 minutes**, so the service may sometimes run longer than its scheduled window. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/events) (https://www.agapehilliard.org/watch-online)

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What is the worship format, and does it vary by service?
Sunday services are described as a time for **fellowship, worship, and teaching**, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The format varies by the week of the month: the first Sunday includes Communion, the second is Family Sunday (with kids in the service), the third is Discussion Sunday, the fourth is Prayer Sunday, and a fifth Sunday is Connection Sunday. The website doesn’t specify a more detailed order of service. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/home) (https://www.agapehilliard.org/events)

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Can someone attend while exploring Christianity or questioning their beliefs?
Yes—you’re invited to attend, and the church describes Sunday as a casual environment with no dress code. Its website doesn’t specifically mention people questioning their beliefs, but it does invite visitors to join the service. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/plan-your-visit)

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Is registration required, or can someone simply arrive?
For Parents Night Out, the website provides a registration form with required parent and child information, so registering ahead is the best option; it doesn’t explicitly say whether walk-ins are accepted. For a Sunday service, you can simply arrive—the “Plan Your Visit” form is optional. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/parents-night-out; https://www.agapehilliard.org/plan-your-visit)

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Kids & families

Which service times have children's programs for each age group?
- **Infants:** An infant room is available for parents to use during Sunday service; the website doesn’t specify exact hours.
- **Toddlers:** Staffed nursery every Sunday, **10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.**
- **K–5th grade:** Kids Klub starts **after Praise & Worship** during Sunday service.
- **6th–8th grade:** Middle School starts **after Praise & Worship** during Sunday service.
- **9th–12th grade:** High School meets **Wednesdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m.**

Kids Klub and Middle School do not meet on the second Sunday of the month (Family Sunday). (https://www.agapehilliard.org/childrens-ministry) (https://www.agapehilliard.org/events)

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Do children need advance registration, and can visiting families participate?
Yes—Parents Night Out has a registration form asking for a parent or legal guardian’s details and children’s names and ages, so families should register ahead of time. The church doesn’t state that it’s limited to members, and it welcomes visitors; visiting families can let the church know they’re coming through the Plan Your Visit form. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/parents-night-out) (https://www.agapehilliard.org/plan-your-visit)

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Beliefs

What are its stated core beliefs?
Agape Hilliard says it holds to the historical creeds of the Christian faith. Its core beliefs include the Bible as God’s uniquely inspired, inerrant, and binding Word; one God in three coequal, coeternal Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; and Jesus Christ as fully God and fully human. It believes Jesus was born of a virgin, lived without sin, died for sin, rose bodily, ascended to heaven, and will return to judge the living and the dead.

The church teaches that humanity is separated from God by sin, and that reconciliation comes only through Jesus. By God’s grace, people are justified through faith in Christ, and without new birth no one will see God’s kingdom. It also affirms the Holy Spirit’s work in believers, including spiritual gifts; believer baptism and the Lord’s Supper; the unity of Christians and commitment to a local church; loving God and others and making disciples; and Christian marriage as a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/beliefs)

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How does it practice baptism and communion, and who can participate?
Agape Hilliard practices **believer baptism**, by immersion or pouring. Its beliefs page doesn’t specify further requirements for who may be baptized. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/beliefs)

The church celebrates the Lord’s Supper, with Communion Sunday on the first Sunday of each month. The website doesn’t state who is eligible to participate in communion. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/beliefs) (https://www.agapehilliard.org/events)

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What roles can women hold in church leadership?
Agape’s website does not specify gender-based limits on leadership roles. It identifies Nadia Eicher as serving on the leadership team, and Missy Jacobs as teaching children in Kids Klub. The church also says leadership tasks are shared among people in the congregation. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/leadership-1)

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What are its stated policies concerning LGBTQ people?
Agape Hilliard’s website does not state a specific policy about LGBTQ people, such as their inclusion, membership, or participation. It does define “Christian marriage” as “a loving, exclusive, covenant relationship between one man and one woman for life.” (https://www.agapehilliard.org/beliefs)

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Who leads the church, and how are leaders accountable?
Agape Hilliard is led primarily by an elected and confirmed Elder Team, which is accountable to God and the congregation for equipping church members to serve and minister to one another. Shawn and Nadia Eicher serve on the team and provide oversight; Shawn is an ordained pastor and regularly teaches on Sundays. The church says it has no full-time staff, with leadership responsibilities shared across the congregation. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/leadership-1)

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Teaching

Which recent sermons would help someone understand the teaching?
For teaching on **stewarding the life and abilities God entrusts to us**, the most direct resource is the sermon on **Matthew 25:14–30**. It connects the parable of the talents to using our lives for God’s glory and being ready through active service, rather than simply waiting. ([43:13 from November 09, 2026]) ([53:18 from November 09, 2026])

These recent sermons would also help apply that teaching to joining God’s mission:

- **“Aiding in the Harvest” (October 27, 2024):** on participating in the harvest by sharing the gospel, serving, and trusting God for growth. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/sermons)
- **“Asking the Lord of the Harvest” (October 13, 2024):** on prayer as a first step in asking God to send workers—including ourselves—into the harvest. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/sermons)

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How does the church talk about sin, confession and forgiveness?
Agape describes sin as humanity’s condition since the Fall: people are sinners and separated from God. It teaches that Jesus’ death is the only provision for atonement and reconciliation, and that people are justified by faith in Christ’s finished work—not by their own works. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/beliefs)

The church also lists a sermon on Psalm 32, “The Blessings of Forgiveness,” described as teaching about the happiness and freedom of forgiveness. The website and sermon excerpts provided don’t explain a specific practice of confession. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/sermons)

In a sermon, the speaker describes people as sinful and broken, and says Jesus’ death and resurrection bring new life; he also refers to Jesus cleansing and redeeming us. ([59:10 from November 09, 2026])

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How does the teaching approach community and honesty with others?
The teaching presents community as **sharing life with one another**, loving neighbors, and participating in a gospel-centered community through its foundations, practices, and mission. The church describes fellowship as “sharing our lives with each other.” (https://www.agapehilliard.org/vision) (https://www.agapehilliard.org/sermons)

On honesty specifically, the available material does not give a direct instruction about confession or truth-telling between members. It does recognize that investing in relationships means making ourselves vulnerable and that relationships can go wrong. That suggests openness comes with the risks of real community, but the source does not spell out a specific practice of honesty. ([57:30 from November 09, 2026])

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How does the church approach doubt and suffering?
Agape approaches doubt by bringing difficult questions into biblical teaching rather than avoiding them. For example, its “Did He Really Say That?” series asks what to do when we ask God for something and do not receive it. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/sermons)

In suffering, the church points people to God’s presence and help in trouble, and to the possibility of growth through adversity. Its “Summer in Psalms” series highlights Psalm 46 as reassurance in life’s storms and uncertainties, alongside a message on growth through adversity. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/sermons)

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How does the church approach faith and work?
Agape Hilliard approaches faith and work through **stewardship**: all of life and the abilities God gives are entrusted to us, and we should use them for God’s glory rather than burying or neglecting them. In a sermon on Matthew 25, we teach that this includes actively using our abilities and our lives in service, not simply avoiding wrongdoing or waiting passively. ([43:13 from November 09, 2026]) ([53:18 from November 09, 2026])

The church website similarly encourages people to use their God-given gifts to serve others and says that whatever we do should be for God’s glory. It doesn’t give a specific teaching about careers or workplace practices, but its broader emphasis is to put faith into action through service. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/getinvolved) (https://www.agapehilliard.org/vision)

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Is an answer based on an official statement or an interpretation of sermons?
It depends on the claim: Agape Hilliard’s **Beliefs** page is its official statement of doctrine (https://www.agapehilliard.org/beliefs). By contrast, applying the parable in Matthew 25 to how Christians steward their abilities and lives is an interpretation developed in the sermon, not a formal statement on that page. ([43:13 from November 09, 2026])

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Community

Which groups currently meet, and when?
The website lists five Life Groups:

- **Acts 29** — Davy and Collette Slabaugh; no meeting day or time is listed.
- **Malachi 3:16** — Oscar and Evelyn Hernandez; meets Fridays at the church, **7–9 p.m.**
- **Steve and Jen Jayne’s group** — meets **Wednesdays**; no time is listed.
- **Young Adult** — Caleb and Sierra Eicher; meets **every other Thursday**.
- **Tom and Missy Jacobs’s group** — no meeting day or time is listed.

(https://www.agapehilliard.org/small-groups)

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Are there groups or introductory gatherings open to newcomers?
Yes. Newcomers are invited to Sunday services, and the church offers a “Plan Your Visit” form so you can let them know you’re coming. For ongoing connection, Life Groups meet regularly in small groups; you can browse the groups and contact the church to get involved. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/plan-your-visit; https://www.agapehilliard.org/small-groups)

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Can someone join groups or volunteer before becoming a member?
The website doesn’t list church membership as a prerequisite. You can contact a Life Group to get connected, or fill out the volunteer form to share which areas you’d like to explore. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/small-groups; https://www.agapehilliard.org/getinvolved)

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Who can answer a question the published information doesn't resolve?
You can email Agape Hilliard at **info@agapehilliard.org** or use the contact form to ask your question. (https://www.agapehilliard.org/contact)

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