Churches in Eau Claire

Active churches in Eau Claire

3445 Gateway Dr, Eau Claire
oasischurchec.org
3 sermons

Types of churches in Eau Claire

Modern Eau Claire Churches

Many congregations here feature contemporary worship bands, practical teaching, and casual environments. You’ll find them in newer spaces along Clairemont Avenue and near the Highway 53 corridor, with kids’ check-in, coffee bars, and multiple service times. They often organize service projects along the Chippewa River and in the Cannery District.

Eau Claire Student Churches

Focused on UW–Eau Claire students and young adults, these churches offer Sunday evening services, ride-shares from campus, and small groups near Water Street and the Randall Park neighborhood. Schedules often follow the academic calendar, with study nights during finals and service opportunities through downtown nonprofits.

Lutheran Heritage Churches

Eau Claire’s Scandinavian and German roots show in congregations that value liturgy, hymn-singing, and the church calendar. Many meet in long-established sanctuaries on Eastside Hill and the Near North Side, drawing multi-generational families. Expect choirs, confirmation classes, and community dinners, especially during Lent.

Family-Friendly Suburban Churches

On the city’s south and north edges, churches near Golf Road, Hamilton Avenue, and the North Crossing are geared toward households with kids. These congregations emphasize robust children’s ministry, VBS weeks, and parent groups that work around youth sports schedules. Easy access from Clairemont Avenue makes them convenient for families in Oakwood Hills and Princeton Valley.

Sermon clips from Eau Claire churches

57s
“What if nobody had ever talked to you about Jesus? Where would you be if nobody had ever shared the gospel with you? Where would we be if there was nobody who was a voice in the wilderness for us? Preparing the way. God is calling you to be a John the Baptist in this season. See, the the great commission, it's for all of us. As they said as they say down south, a buddy. for a buddy. Okay? Not just everybody, but a buddy. K? Pray into your five. Commit to praying for them. for them. Intercede for them. Find ways to encourage them and openly speak into their life.”
35s
“And it says, prepare the way. What does that mean? There's an impetus on us. It's not saying, God, you prepare the way. It's not saying, God, you bring them into church so my pastor can speak a message to them. It's saying, go out into the wilderness. Cry out. You prepare the way. means there's a responsibility on our shoulders to do something. Is this making sense? So what does that look like? That can mean sharing your testimony. I tell you what, sharing your testimony is the number one easiest way to evangelize.”
42s
“How is your life different since you encountered Jesus? Hey. This is who I was before. I was a broken alcoholic person who skipped a lot of classes in high school and tried dabbling in drugs and got an underage, or a a fake ID, I was going to the bar underage. And I was really messing around and messing up and doing all these things. But now look at me preaching the word of God. not dropping f bombs anymore. I'm not slandering people anymore. I'm not fighting with people anymore. I am just loving Jesus and loving people. Amen.”
28s
“and act different. If you want someone to tap on your shoulder and say there's something different about you, there's gotta be something different about you. You can't post stuff on social media like other people post stuff on social media. You can't reveal things about yourself like other people reveal stuff about themselves. You can't air out your dirty laundry like other people air out their dirty laundry. You can't look, speak, and act the same way the rest of the world does and still be different. Amen?”
33s
“"Just be holy. Just focus on you. Don't focus on others. If you're leading your family, focus on your family. If you're married, focus on you and focus on your wife. If you've got kids, focus on your kids too. If you're single, just focus on you and what the Lord wants to do in your life. And I'm saying this because I'm not trying to beat anybody up here. I shared my testimony of what I walked through, what the Lord sent me free from."”
26s
“"If you look at the temptations of Jesus, when he was up on the Mount, what did he do? He responded with the word. The first temptation from the devil came and he was all armored up, man. He was ready to go. He pulled pulled out an arrow from his quiver, he pulled back his bowstring, he released it. It was a word. It is written. The enemy came with a different temptation. He came with a different word. It wasn't the same one over and over. Pulled out a different arrow from his quiver, pulled it back, let it go."”
35s
“"Addiction can come in many forms. For me, it was alcohol. For others, it can be drugs. For some, it can be lust, pornography, gambling. For some people, it can be in the form of gossip. You know, gossip can be just as damaging to people as drugs and alcohol and pornography and lust. Jody and I used to work together at a company in the private sector before we came on board here. And I swear, there was a spirit of gossip within that company. People just loved to gossip."”
29s
“"And so what I'm saying is through all of this, through all of like the chaos and through all of the confusion, the one thing that I really learned through all of this, is I've just got to take my hands off. I've just got to let the Holy Spirit do what the Holy Spirit's going to do. And the outcome's going to be what the outcome's going to be. I don't ever want to do this under my own anointing, under my own strength. I just want like, Lord, let it be my lips and your words and their ears."”
23s
“"How many people know like when the Lord gives you a word the enemy is going to try to do everything he can to sow confusion and to sow chaos and to make it difficult for you and I just threw out this whole trip like knowing I needed to be there for my family but I also had to put this together to just get alone with the Lord and figure out I knew all the points that he wanted me to talk about but it's like how do you put these puzzle pieces together right."”
14s
“"God is raising up Davids to fight the Goliaths that are in their workplace. God is raising up the Goliaths to fight the Goliaths in their family. God is raising up, hear me, church, God is raising up Davids to kick out the Goliaths over their children, over their grandchildren, over the prodigals in their family. God is raising up Davids."”

Why Eau Claire churches are unique

Eau Claire churches reflect their university and arts-driven culture: with UW–Eau Claire nearby, congregations often invest in campus outreach and creative worship. Expect modern services, coffeehouse gatherings, and volunteer opportunities that fit student schedules, alongside spaces for recent grads building community in the city. Many offer college student ministries, young adults and professionals, and modern worship with contemporary band.
Set at the confluence of the Chippewa and Eau Claire rivers, churches in Eau Claire lean into the outdoors and a strong culture of volunteerism. Summer brings park services, river cleanups, and family-friendly festivals across the Chippewa Valley, while winters center on neighbor care and kids programming. Look for outdoor summer services and baptisms, service projects across the city, and strong kids programs for young families.
Rooted in Midwestern hospitality and a blend of Lutheran, Catholic, evangelical, and charismatic heritage, the city sees frequent collaboration across faith communities. This produces a balance of historic liturgy, Scripture teaching, and inclusive community events that make Eau Claire churches feel both grounded and welcoming to newcomers, including immigrant and Hmong families. Many congregations emphasize ecumenical cooperation across denominations, multilingual worship and translation support, and choir and choral traditions.

Recent sermons from Eau Claire churches

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