{"id":7560,"date":"2020-01-26T19:18:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T01:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafayettechurch.org\/?page_id=7560"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:08:01","slug":"greeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lafayettechurch.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome! Let&#8217;s Worship Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-bplugins-custom-html\" id='bPluginsCustomHtml-1'>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/faithlife.com\/lafayettestl-presentation-group\/signs\/embed\/sunday-morniong\" frameborder=\"4\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ\u201d<\/em> (Philemon 3).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Grace and peace&#8221;. These two simple, yet dynamic words have been used as a Christian greeting from ancient times. And with grace and peace the Lafayette leadership team greets you on behalf of the Lafayette Church of Christ! Whether you are in St. Louis to see the Cardinals (or the Zoo or one of our many museums or&#8230;), or you are moving to the St. Louis metro area, or you are looking to re-connect to a local church after years away, we hope you will consider this your invitation to connect with God\u2019s family at Lafayette.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are searching for God or God\u2019s family, please let us know if there are specific ways we can help. If you are searching for a church home where you can settle down and experience genuine community, we invite you to join us on the journey of discipleship with and toward Jesus Christ of Nazareth. While we have been blessed to called Ballwin our &#8220;home&#8221; since 1962, members of our family live on mission for God all around the St. Louis metro area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We meet for <strong>Sunday worship at <\/strong><strong>10 AM<\/strong>, with <strong>classes at 9 AM<\/strong> for all ages (feel free to check out recent services on Youtube Live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LafayetteChurch\/streams\">here<\/a>). We also offer a time of Bible study on <strong>Wednesdays at 7 PM<\/strong>. These are good initial entry points into our communal life, and from there we engage in a variety of worship, fellowship, and service opportunities (church calendar <a href=\"https:\/\/lafayettechurch.org\/?page_id=9661\">here<\/a>).\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lafayettechurch.org\/?page_id=41\">For more information about gathering times (in-person or online), click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May God\u2019s grace and peace be yours in abundance!<\/p>\n<p>Lafayette Church of Christ<br \/>115 New Ballwin Road<br \/>Ballwin, MO 63021<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ\u201d (Philemon 3). &#8220;Grace and peace&#8221;. These two simple, yet dynamic words have been used as a Christian greeting from ancient times. 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