Churches in Springfield

Active churches in Springfield

320 S Orchard Crest Ave, Springfield
35 sermons
3357 W Farm Rd 146, Springfield
10 sermons
2747 E Sunshine St, Springfield
5 sermons
3536 E Sunshine Street, Suite 142
5 sermons
2900 North Barnes Avenue, Springfield
3 sermons
922 S Eastgate Ave, Springfield
3 sermons
3531 S Scenic Ave, Springfield
3 sermons
4902 N State Highway H, Ozark
12 sermons
2220 W Chesterfield St, Springfield
2 sermons
720 East Norton Road, Springfield
3 sermons

Types of churches in Springfield

Springfield Churches for Students

With Missouri State, Drury, and Evangel universities in town, many congregations near downtown, Rountree, and Phelps Grove tailor services to college life. Expect late-evening worship options, rides from campus, and small groups meeting in coffee shops along Walnut and Cherry streets, plus service projects tied to campus calendars.

Pentecostal & Charismatic

As home to the Assemblies of God, Springfield has a strong Pentecostal footprint with spirited worship, altar ministry, and a focus on global missions. These churches range from neighborhood congregations on the north and west sides to larger venues along the James River Freeway and South Campbell corridors, often offering robust kids and youth programs.

Spanish-Language Springfield Churches

Spanish-language and bilingual congregations serve families across the north side, West Sunshine, and the Commercial Street corridor, providing worship, ESL classes, and community aid. Music often blends contemporary praise with Latin American hymnody, creating welcoming spaces for first- and second-generation households.

Historic & Liturgical

Midtown and downtown Springfield feature long-established sanctuaries with pipe organs, stained glass, and traditional liturgies rooted in historic denominations. These congregations attract multi-generational families from districts like Walnut Street and Rountree who value choral music, the church calendar, and a reverent pace of worship.

Sermon clips from Springfield churches

32s
#ChristLikeness
“``Christ likeness is what the father is looking for in his children. When we're growing in Christ, he's seeing more of Jesus in you or more of the world in you. So that's what he's looking for, is Christ likeness. So we don't compare our growth listen, We don't compare our growth across the aisle from each other. Alright? We don't compare our growth between Sunday school classes. And you certainly don't want you to compare your growth to mine because I know there's people in here that are more spiritual giants than me.”
52s
#WorshipThroughStorms
“So imagine, the spirit of God is there. Young people are laid out in the altar weeping and crying, being delivered. That young lady is screaming. We're doing battle. We're about 12 feet from the outside of the tabernacle. And while we're praying for her, hail was bouncing on the outside and bouncing into the altar, and we're still praying. They never slowed down one minute worship. We never stopped one minute praying. We didn't worry about a tornado. We didn't worry about nothing else. Why? Because the spirit of the living God was moving. Hear what I'm saying. It was amazing. Amazing.”
34s
“"Maybe Sabbath is not just about a day of the week. It's not just about things that we do on that day or don't do on that day. It's pointing us towards, I don't know, maybe a person. Maybe a person who doesn't require work from us at all. Maybe a person who just simply wants to give into our life and to give grace to us. And yet when we fill our life with ever more productivity and only measure ourselves by this and never have time to stop, we don't have room in our hearts, in our lives, in our minds to receive what he has for us.”
52s
“Right? It's you don't have enough faith. You have too much doubt. You lost your healing because you went to the doctor too soon, and you have a generational curse. You need to go repent for sins that you didn't even know about and on and on. And what we end up with is a works based gospel that, listen to me, insults what Jesus did on the cross. It does not help it. And what we're forced to do is we're forced to wonder, man, if I cannot correctly apply this healing that is owed to me, to my body, then maybe I've also failed to apply this forgiveness that's owed to my soul and to my spirit. And hear me, that is not faith. is bondage. That is slavery.”
34s
“The master shows up and the servants are doing their job and he's so over overjoyed, he's so happy, he comes in and says to the servants, now you sit down here at the table. Let me gird my waist. Let me serve you. Here, let me give you something to drink. And they're laughing and they're celebrating. He's so overjoyed because he found his servant serving when he returned. Now to us it's a beautiful picture. But in Bible days it was unthinkable for a master to become the servant and serve the other servants.”
40s
“Do you feel that way? When you see someone around you, a fellow believer, someone else suffering, do you suffer alongside of them? Do you help share their burden and their pain? When someone is being honored and it's not even you, are you willing to clap for them and celebrate for them and enjoy them in the the season that God has them in? Because that is what creates harmony in the body of Christ. You know, Romans twelve fifteen talks about how we should rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. We need to do life alongside each other.”
36s
“In my suffering, have you ever heard those stories? Someone's family member is killed by a drunk driver in a car accident or some other thing, and then they have this strength through the spirit to forgive, To show love instead of hatred? To respond to evil with good instead of more evil? And we sit back and we go, I don't know if I could do that. I'm not sure they could either. That is the gift of the Spirit at work in us, helping to produce fruit in us that we don't have on our own.”
37s
“They are drowning in constant voices because culture is discipling them every single day. Every single day, culture is speaking into them. TikTok is preaching, y'all. Come on. TikTok is preaching. Instagram is shaping identity. Entertainment is shaping values, and peer pressure is shaping conviction. And if the church does not intentionally disciple the next generation, guess what? Culture absolutely will. Culture will most definitely shape our next generation if we allow it.”
47s
“There is a blessing in what you've gone through. God is not absent from your difficult seasons, and you have a choice to make. What will you do? Will you have a heart that honors God and says, I trust God to take care of me? Or will you pick up the spear and say, I'm gonna get personal vengeance. I'm gonna prove that I was right after all. Let everybody know. We all have some repenting to do. We all have some questions to ask ourselves. We all have some tensions in our life that have tempted us to punish those that have done wrong. But the essence of Christianity is love your enemies.”
51s
“You're probably going through something right now and you say, God, I couldn't have heard your voice. This must not have been you. And I want you to know that your circumstances do not dictate the will of god. His will for you is good, and he will change circumstances wherever they be. He will change the circumstances to open the door he's called you to walk through when you, not if you, When you pray, when you fast, when you give, when you show hospitality, these are the places where God gets a hold of your life in a way that he will not otherwise get a hold of you.”

Why Springfield churches are unique

Rooted in Ozarks hospitality and a strong culture of volunteerism, churches in Springfield, MO often blend small-town warmth with city-scale service. Many congregations emphasize family rhythms and hands-on help, from neighborhood cleanups to food pantries and disaster response. That shows in offerings like family-friendly ministries and events, community outreach and food pantries, and service projects and disaster relief.
As a regional college hub with Missouri State, Drury, and other campuses nearby, Springfield churches invest heavily in students and early-career adults. Expect late-evening gatherings, faith-and-science forums, and contemporary services designed for tech-savvy worshipers, reflected in college student ministries, modern worship with contemporary band, and young adults and professionals.
Spiritually, the city sits at a crossroads of historic Bible Belt traditions and a notable Pentecostal/charismatic presence, alongside growing multicultural neighborhoods from the north side to the fast-growing south corridor. This produces a wide spectrum—from verse-by-verse teaching and choirs to expressive prayer gatherings and bilingual services—so seekers can look for expository Bible teaching, charismatic prayer and healing, and Spanish and international fellowships across Springfield.