Churches in Downtown

Active churches in Downtown

412 S Barstow St, Eau Claire
valleybrookchurch.org
5 sermons · 3 days ago
312 S State St, Appleton
stmaryparish.org
1 sermon
314 N Appleton St, Appleton
themissionchurch.us
1 sermon
404 W Lawrence St, Appleton
saintjosephparish.org
1 sermon
215 E Washington St, Appleton
bcc.live
1 sermon
302 N Morrison St, Appleton
stpaulappletonwi.com
1 sermon
820 W. College Ave, Appleton
922ministries.com
1 sermon

Types of churches in Downtown

Non-denominational

Modern music, practical teaching, and a relaxed, come-as-you-are atmosphere — popular with young adults and families who want a welcoming community without strong denominational ties.

Mainline & historic

Traditional worship with beautiful sanctuaries, choral music, and liturgical services — congregations that connect faith with history and a long-standing community presence.

Students & young adults

With the University of Colorado nearby, many churches emphasize student ministry — Bible studies, worship nights, and service opportunities built for people in their college and early-career years.

Family-friendly

Strong kids’ programs, youth groups, and safe, supportive environments — with Sunday school, childcare, and age-specific ministries throughout the city.

Sermon clips from Downtown churches

61s
#BuildUpTheChurch
“What if some of the things we care about the most in worship aren't things God cares about the most? Maybe we care most about whether the music is our style or it's done this way or somebody's wearing that or it's presented that way. It's not wrong to have preferences in worship. And the thing that we have in our Chippewa Valley is you have more than a dozen churches that you... If you don't like the style, one, you can go to another. And when you grow tired of that one, can go to another. And and and something happens there, you can go to another. It's not to be about our preferences. If we really want to mature up in Christ, it's to be about building up the church.”
54s
#DeathDismantled
“Death is not a tie. It's not a draw. In one moment in time, Christ died. He was led into the grave and he walked right out of it the other side. And in doing so, he didn't just survive death, he dismantled it. The the cross and and the empty tomb, those were not the places where Jesus lost. Those were the places where death was defeated and disarmed. That empty tomb didn't read Jesus was here. It didn't even read former owned by Joseph of Arimathea. What it read was death lay here. Or to put it maybe a better way, case closed.”
40s
#CoveredByTheBlood
“And here's the deal. If the blood is on your doorpost and your lintel, I will pass over that house and destruction will not come to that house. Does that not sound like the blood of Jesus? See, prophetically, what the Lord is saying is, I'm coming into Egypt. You are my people, but you're in Egypt. Are we not in the world but not supposed to be of the world? And the only way to be free from the judgment that is coming to the world is to be under the covering of the blood of the lamb of God who is Jesus Christ.”
54s
#JesusIsAlive
“Jesus is more than a good man who lived two thousand years ago. Jesus is risen and alive in this moment in time. And I can have a friendship with him. You can have a friendship with him. Faith is trusting in Jesus, my friend. In good and bad, happy and sad, healthy and sick times, I trust in the Lord. There will always be stars which go out each night. There will be shadows that fall on our days. We know this. But in the midst of whatever upsets us or worries us or angers us or disgusts us or sickens us, Jesus raised from the dead has the upper hand.”
31s
#WalkWithJesus
“The centurion made a clear statement about something he believed. He believed that Jesus was the son of God. And the point we need to wrestle with is, do I believe the same thing and am I willing to walk with him and follow him? Are you like the centurion? Have you declared that Jesus is Lord but not made him the Lord of your life? This is what it looks like for us to walk with Jesus, to become a follower that we would not just believe that Jesus is the son of God but that we would actually walk with him and follow him.”
35s
#AllInOnResurrection
“That's what this this feast is about. God says, are you all in on this resurrection story or are you just thinking that it's a great story and it's wonderful and we have a holiday to celebrate it, but it really doesn't impact me at all? Because if it doesn't impact our life, we've missed the point of all of it. Paul says to us, if Christ didn't rise from the dead, our faith is in vain and we are fools to believe.”
49s
#JesusServes
“You know what? People will tick you off because they're not doing it your way. But what Jesus did, Jesus didn't come to serve his own interests. Right? He didn't. He came to serve us. He came to die on the cross, not because we deserve to get into heaven, but because this is his great love for us, that he would, in his freedom, lay down his life so that we could have life, so we can honor honor god care for other people. And it's through his death and resurrection, that he gives us this new life and this new freedom so that we can be empowered to live it out.”
47s
#FreedomToServe
“The freedom given to us by Christ isn't just so that we can go do whatever we want, it's so that we can live it out for the gospel, for other people. Just because we can, just because we can have an opinion, just because we can have a preference about something in worship, or life, or church, or whatever, doesn't mean we should let it get in the way of our worship, or a collective with one other... One another. Here's here's the way that I'm gonna put it. Right here. God gives us freedom in Christ to glorify him and to serve the good of others.”
34s
#GraceMakesHolinessPossible
“Here's what here's what I don't want us to walk away from this morning. As the worship team kinda, starts coming up, I wanna, kinda bring the points to a close here. I don't want us walking away with just a longer list of things to feel guilty about. There's plenty of guilt to go around. That's not what I want. What I hope you walk away with this is is that grace grace doesn't make sin less serious, but grace does make holiness possible.”
35s
#SinSpreads
“Paul's point here is that if you ignore a little bit of sin in your community, it's not gonna stay little, it's not gonna stay contained. It will spread just like that leaven affects the whole thing. If sin is left unchecked, unrepentant will recalibrate an entire church, and it'll change what we consider to be normal. And soon, the whole lump will be leavened.”

Why Downtown churches are unique

Tradition meets innovation: The spiritual landscape in Downtown reflects both heritage and progress, with long-established mainline churches standing alongside newer congregations that emphasize casual gatherings and contemporary worship.
A culture all its own: Many churches mirror the city’s culture of inclusivity and connection to the outdoors, offering spaces where people of all backgrounds can experience faith and community in an authentic, welcoming environment.

Recent sermons from Downtown churches

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