Agape Life Church serves Arvada, Colorado, from 5970 W 60th Ave and is known for contemporary, charismatic, spirit-filled worship, biblical teaching, ministries for babies through senior adults, and food assistance that reaches into the community. Its name comes from the Greek word “Agape,” pronounced “ah-gah-pay,” and means “God’s perfect love.” The church uses that meaning to express its desire for every person to experience a love that seeks the highest and best for them.
At 5970 W 60th Ave: Sunday at 10:15
Agape Life Church gathers at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday for an in-person service at 5970 W 60th Ave, and worship is also available online. The service lasts a little over an hour. Heartfelt contemporary praise and worship come first, followed by teaching. The pastors seek messages of truth, hope, and encouragement founded in God’s Word. Agape Life Church is a charismatic, spirit-filled, full Gospel, non-denominational Word of Faith church.
Visitors may arrive as new believers or as people who have followed the Lord for years. The church welcomes both, with opportunities to deepen a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, meet friendly people, and develop Christian friendships. A planned first visit includes a building tour, help checking children into the right ministry, and a free gift. Greeters and staff show families where to check in and where each age-specific room is located through the Plan a Visit experience.
Worship can be watched live online, and archived messages are available for viewing.
Nursery Beside the Sanctuary, Classrooms Upstairs
Agape Life Church offers children’s programs from six weeks through fifth grade. The nursery is on the main level beside the sanctuary, while preschool and Kids Church are upstairs. Children’s check-in begins after the praise and worship portion of the sanctuary service. A friendly connect team meets arriving families, checks children into class, and answers questions.
Lessons are age-appropriate and interactive, using multiple approaches for different learning styles. The goal is for children to understand who Jesus is and how he can make a difference in their lives while learning in an atmosphere designed to be fun. Every children’s volunteer is trained and screened with a background check. The children’s area is monitored by security personnel and security cameras while families attend the service.
ALSM for Sixth Through Twelfth Graders
Agape Life Student Ministry, or ALSM, serves sixth through twelfth graders and is designed to offer the love and acceptance found through Jesus Christ. Youth Sunday happens each week at 10:15 a.m. Students begin in the main sanctuary for worship, then move to the youth room for Bible-based teaching, small-group discussion, games, and opportunities to deepen their relationship with Christ.
ALSM also meets for a youth Bible study on Tuesdays at 6 p.m., combining worship with an exploration of God’s Word and redemption. Its wider rhythm includes monthly activities, youth retreats, summer trips, and outreach.
On the first Sunday of each month, teens have opportunities to serve in nursery, preschool, or Kids Church; greet visitors; work with sound, media, or the online service; photograph; help with food outreach; or join the worship team. These roles place students within the wider church rather than within a ministry isolated from the rest of the congregation.
The student mission is to teach young people the love of Jesus and cultivate a community of teens who follow him and take his love to all the world. The vision is a place where students can experience love and acceptance in Jesus Christ.
Life Groups for Fellowship and Growth
Life Groups are central to Agape Life Church’s mission of doing life together rather than alone. The church understands fellowship as a way to grow closer to God and strengthen relationships with other believers. Drawing on the idea of iron sharpening iron, Agape Life emphasizes shared life, mutual strengthening, and the conviction that no one should walk alone. Groups meet in weekly and monthly rhythms for people of different ages and stages.
Men’s, women’s, senior, and young-family options create settings where people can be known, cared for, encouraged, and strengthened in faith. A weekly book study class meets on Thursdays at 11:15 a.m. and centers meaningful Christian conversation and spiritual growth.
ABIDE 365 is the church’s year-long Bible-reading plan. Members are encouraged to read through the entire Bible in one year, either individually or with an online reading community, and to spend time in God’s Word every day. The program combines monthly reading plans with a shared emphasis on spiritual growth and victory in God.
Friendship Across Women’s, Men’s, and Senior Ministries
The women’s ministry brings together women from different stages, places, ages, and seasons of faith. Its emphasis is authentic friendship centered on Jesus Christ and His living Word, with relationships intended to produce compassion, grace, and strength. Women are encouraged to walk alongside one another through the season of life in which they are living.
The men’s ministry creates an environment where men can grow closer to God, be valued and accepted, build genuine friendship, and pursue spiritual service through love and sacrifice. Its purpose includes reaching men who are lost, introducing them to Christ, and helping each man become what God designed him to be.
Senior Life Groups support senior adults through biblical study, weekly connections, and monthly activities designed to encourage spiritual growth and community. Together, these three ministries give adults distinct gatherings while sharing the church’s emphasis on fellowship, encouragement, and Christian friendship.
Weekly and Monthly Food Assistance
Agape Life Church’s Emergency Food Bank is open every Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. Other donated food items are available after Sunday morning services to the church family and the wider community. This creates two regular forms of food access within the church’s outreach rhythm.
The Free Food Outreach is held at 10 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Colorado residency and qualifying income guidelines apply. Participants may receive USDA commodities, and clients receiving CSFP may also receive commodity food.
The church is committed to meeting basic food needs in the community. Volunteers unload and bag food for outreach, and first-Sunday youth serving includes food outreach. Other recurring serving areas include connection teams, production, children and youth ministry, men’s and women’s events, and assistance to office staff. These opportunities allow people to use their gifts and talents in practical service.
Giving supports the local church, the Food Outreach Program, teen sponsorship, the Hope fund, the building fund, and mission groups in parts of the world. Agape Life giving is available through PayPal, credit card, and Tithe.ly.
Prayer with Care and Prayer Ministries
Prayer is another regular part of church life. A prayer group meets once each month, and prayer ministers are available after the Sunday morning service. The prayer ministry seeks to agree with God’s Word and will concerning matters such as health, restoration, forgiveness, and salvation, while standing against sickness, lack, confusion, and discouragement.
Care and Prayer Ministries are directed by Kathleen Burr. This ministry exists alongside the church’s teaching and fellowship emphasis, expressing the conviction that prayer and spiritual support are part of the shared Christian life rather than isolated from it.
What Agape Life Church Affirms
Agape Life Church’s beliefs center on the Triune God, the authority of Scripture, Jesus Christ, salvation, baptism, Communion, healing, and the work of the Holy Spirit.
- God is one eternal Creator in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
- The Bible is God’s Word.
- Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He was crucified, died, was buried, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, where he remains at God’s right hand.
- Salvation comes through the blood of Jesus and calling on his name.
- Water baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and Communion are observed by the church.
- God provides divine healing through prayer and the laying on of hands. The baptism in the Holy Spirit is given to believers who ask for it.
- The church holds that the church will be raptured and that Jesus Christ will come again.
The church’s mission is to form a community of believers where fellowship draws people closer to God and one another. Its vision is to become a church without walls, reach people who are lost or broken, and help the city change, following the example of the church in Acts. Its stated goal is to help people grow into passionate followers of Jesus Christ.
Agape Life values the Word of God, leadership of the Holy Spirit, relationships, fellowship, grace, and hope. The Greek meaning of Agape remains central to that mission: every person is welcomed into the love of God that seeks the highest and best for them.
Pastoral and Ministry Leadership
The pastoral and ministry team includes:
- Jan Huston - Senior Pastor
- Robb Eyestone - Associate Pastor and Young Families Ministry
- Lynn Oberlin - Foundations Pastor
- Kathleen Burr - Care and Prayer Ministries Director
- Nate Garcia - Youth and Outreach Pastor
- Kelsey LeGrand - Nursery Director
- Cindy LeGrand - Preschool Director
- Greg Melson - Worship Director
- Jaslyn Melson - Worship Director and Children’s Director
- Tami Eyestone - Young Families Ministry
A Church Without Walls in Arvada
Agape Life Church’s identity is both local and active: one Sunday gathering centered on praise, teaching, and spiritual formation; classrooms for the youngest children; ALSM for teenagers; Life Groups for adults and seniors; prayer with Care and Prayer Ministries; weekly and monthly food assistance; and an online gathering. Its mission is to grow people closer to God and one another, while its vision is a church without walls that reaches lost and broken people in Arvada and seeks to change the city. That identity is embodied at 5970 W 60th Ave, where Agape Life Church centers worship, fellowship, formation, and service.