Two Sunday Mornings on Ascauga Lake Road
Christian Heritage Church sits at 285 Ascauga Lake Road in Graniteville, South Carolina, a few miles east of Aiken. The congregation is Pentecostal in conviction and is shaped around a simple rhythm: two Sunday morning services at 9:00 and 11:15 AM, a midweek service on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM, and a steady menu of small groups, children's ministry, youth ministry, and a monthly women's gathering running alongside it all.
Members describe the church as a place committed to "loving people to life in Christ" and to helping people know God, find freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference. That four-part motto turns up on the church's printed material, in its small-group materials, and at the heart of the women's ministry, and it gives the whole congregation a single, easy-to-grab vocabulary for what it is about.
A Casual, Christ-Centered Welcome
First-time guests are told to come as they are. The atmosphere is casual and comfortable, the music is described as "authentic worship," and the preaching is meant to be relevant, practical, and rooted in the Bible. Services last about ninety minutes and move through heartfelt congregational worship into a thoughtful, encouraging teaching from Scripture. After the service, the pastor makes a point of greeting visitors at the door.
For anyone new, a Connections Cafe sits just inside the building where a team of volunteers will answer questions, help with kids' check-in, and point a guest toward a small group. Services are also livestreamed on the church's YouTube channel every Sunday at 9:00 and 11:15 AM, and sermons are available on demand through the church's media archive and a podcast feed.
The Heritage Kids: Infants Through Fifth Grade
The Children's Ministry Facility is one of the most detailed programs at Christian Heritage. It is staffed by qualified leaders and teachers for every age from newborns through fifth grade, and it uses a check-in system designed to provide a safe environment for children. The children's center runs during both Sunday morning services and during the Wednesday night service, so families can drop their kids off any time the main congregation gathers.
On Sunday mornings, the program is divided by age. SONday Care is the fully staffed nursery for babies and toddlers. Three- and four-year-olds meet in a preschool department where worship uses puppets, songs, Bible adventures, and hands-on activities. Children in 5K through fifth grade attend their own Kids Worship Service during both Sunday morning services, with age-appropriate music and teaching. On Wednesday nights, the children's center stays open for two specialized discipleship programs: Mpact for Girls, which emphasizes outreach, life skills, and godly choices, and Forge for Boys, which centers on Bible study, Scripture memory, devotionals, and Christian role models.
For students in sixth grade through high school, the church has a separate midweek program called Youth Aflame.
Youth Aflame on Wednesday Nights
Youth Aflame meets every Wednesday at 6:30 PM and is built around the hashtag #FanTheFlame. Led by Pastor Jacob Randall and a worship team called YA Worship, the service is designed for teenagers who want a real community of Christian friends and a Christ-centered midweek gathering. Live praise and worship music is paired with relevant teaching grounded in Scripture, and the program emphasizes relationships, discipleship, and service at home, at school, and in the surrounding community.
YA also keeps an active Instagram presence, and weekly youth messages from Pastor Jacob are livestreamed there. The church encourages families to worship together on Sunday mornings while still giving teens their own dedicated midweek space.
Grow & Go Women
The women's ministry, branded Grow & Go, gathers one Tuesday evening each month for fellowship, worship, Bible study, and prayer. The group is led by Cathy LaMunion and is open to women of every generation, from teenage girls to longtime church members, and its stated aim is to grow daily in biblical knowledge of an "in Christ" identity and to go together to serve the body of Christ.
The signature event of the women's calendar is the annual iBelong Women's Conference, a weekend set in mid-March that the ministry calls "the favorite weekend of the year." The church also runs Grow & Go serving teams and keeps a text-alert line so women can stay current on gatherings.
Core Beliefs of a Pentecostal Church
Christian Heritage states its Core Beliefs plainly, and they carry a clearly Pentecostal shape. The Bible is held as the authoritative, inerrant Word of God and the final authority for doctrine and life. God is one and triune, existing eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is God manifested in the flesh, born of a virgin, sinless in life, crucified for sin, raised on the third day, and coming again in power and glory.
Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus's death, burial, and resurrection, not by human effort. Sanctification is described as a lifelong process of yielding to the Holy Spirit and developing the character of Christ. Two ordinances are observed: water baptism, which follows conversion as a public testimony of faith, and the Lord's Supper, observed in remembrance of Christ's death with bread and grape juice. Marriage is defined as a covenant between one man and one woman.
The distinctly Pentecostal commitments are spelled out in their own sections. The baptism in the Holy Spirit is taught as a subsequent empowering experience promised to all believers. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are taught as still active in the church, and believers are urged to earnestly desire their manifestation. Divine healing is taught as part of Christ's work on the cross and as a sign that follows those who believe, with the practice of praying for the sick rooted in James 5.
Small Groups in Three Flavors
Small group ministry is split into three tracks. Life Groups are the primary community of the church, organized around shared life and geography. Study Groups focus on deeper Bible study with open enrollment. Connect Groups are the entry point, designed to help people get to know one another and find a long-term group to join. The same Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, Make a Difference language that runs through the rest of the church carries into the small-group ministry.
Next Steps and Serving
For anyone wanting to move deeper, the church lays out a simple set of next steps. The first is a Connect Card for newcomers. The next is water baptism, which the church presents as a public declaration of faith and an event it regularly schedules. After that, the church encourages members to serve. Volunteer tracks open doors to greeting teams, children's ministry, youth, women's ministry, and music, with sign-ups for each track handled through the church.
Leadership Team
The pastoral staff is led by Stephen Phillips as Lead Pastor. The team includes Josh Phillips as Pastor of Worship, Sherry Phillips as Choir Director, Jody Padgett as Pastor of Family Ministry, Jonathan Randall as Pastor of Adult Ministry, Jacob Randall as Pastor of Youth Ministry, and Bayleigh Randall as Pastor of Children. Carrie Evans serves as the church's Office Administrator. Cathy LaMunion leads the women's ministry. Services are accompanied by The Heritage Music, the church's own music ministry, which has its own digital channels and keeps an active presence online.
A Graniteville Church with an Online Door
The building at 285 Ascauga Lake Road is open Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights, and the office runs Monday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, reachable at (803) 663-7504 or office@christianheritagechurch.com. The mailing address is PO Box 237, Graniteville, SC 29829. Beyond the building, the church keeps a steady digital presence through its sermon archive, a podcast, a YouTube channel that streams every Sunday service live, and giving through PushPay, so that members and friends near and far can stay connected to the same Graniteville pulpit.