Huber Heights Church of God, at 6900 Brandt Pike in Huber Heights, Ohio, is known for bringing worship, discipleship and service together through Sunday gatherings, Life Groups, family ministries and The Master’s Closet & Locker. Its mission is for everyone to know Jesus, get connected and discover their purpose, while learning the ways of Jesus to bring hope and healing to the community.
Sunday Worship at 10:30 on Brandt Pike
Sunday worship begins at 10:30 a.m. and continues through 11:45 a.m. The service brings families together for song and prayer before the sermon. Elementary-aged children remain with their parents for that opening worship and are then dismissed to their classrooms just before the message. Sunday School begins an hour earlier, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., giving families time to participate in classes suited to their children before worship.
Visitors who prefer to join from home can watch the service live on YouTube. The church is at 6900 Brandt Pike in Huber Heights, Ohio, and its office phone number is 937.233.3137.
A Children’s Wing from Nursery Through Grade Six
The church’s children’s wing is to the left of the main lobby, next to the Chapel. The nursery is the third door on the left. It serves ages 0 to 3 and provides care during both Sunday School and the 10:30 worship service. Nurturing volunteers, age-appropriate toys and music fill the room.
Little Learners, Ages 4 Through Kindergarten
Children in the Littles class spend Sunday School with Bible stories, crafts and playtime, giving them a chance to learn about God and make friends. During worship, Kids Church runs from 10:30 to 11:45. Children act out Bible stories, have a snack, play games, draw and paint.
Elementary Lessons and Go+ Time
Elementary students in grades 1 through 6 study the same Bible story as the Littles but use different, age-appropriate activities from The Gospel Project curriculum. Group games and hands-on activities lead into the Bible story and its application, giving families an easy way to discuss what the children have learned. At 10:30, children stay with their families for worship in song and prayer. Just before the sermon, they are dismissed for Go+ curriculum, beginning with a brief video. Discussion questions, group games, application and related silliness continue the lesson. The children’s wing and Chapel are both beside the main lobby.
Life Groups for Discipleship Beyond Sunday
Adult ministry at Huber Heights Church of God is built around Life Groups, a way of doing life together rather than merely attending a large gathering. Shared meals, conversations, adventures and serving others create relationships that extend beyond Sunday. Groups also make room to support one another when a need arises and to make memories together. The church uses the image of “iron sharpens iron”: as people follow Christ together, true discipleship emerges and becomes a way of life.
Women’s ministry and Life Groups are central to Julie’s work as Director of Fellowship. Her approach centers on relationships that help people find a place of belonging and grow in their relationship with Jesus. The emphasis is not only on gathering, but on friendships that encourage and challenge people as they serve together.
Students and Adult Ministry Under One Team
Student Ministries are led by Dwight, who has served in student ministry for more than 20 years, including 13 years as Student Pastor. He felt a call to ministry while working with students and during three years of service at a nursing home. Ordained by the Church of God in 2015, Dwight became Associate Pastor and works beside Lead Pastor Jerry with a heart for outreach and for helping people of all ages find their place of leadership.
Heidi leads the senior ministry and has also served in leadership for missions, outreach and the church Council. She focuses especially on people who can get lost in the shuffle, including older adults and people who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated. Her work extends the church’s emphasis on belonging into specific ministries for those populations.
Jerry offers vision and direction, Dwight provides leadership and teaching, Julie cultivates relationships through Life Groups and women’s ministry, and Heidi leads the senior ministry. Their roles reflect the church’s aim of helping people move from connection into leadership and discipleship.
The Master’s Closet & Locker Puts Donations to Work
The Master’s Closet & Locker is a free clothing ministry for people in the community who may be facing financial difficulty, emergencies such as a fire, loss of income or foster-care needs. Clothing comes from local stores and private donations. The ministry was founded in 2011 by Charlene, who remains active in serving there.
The church also maintains a volunteer list for canned and packaged foods and daily-care items. It includes canned tuna, chicken or ham, beef and chicken ramen noodles, instant oatmeal, breakfast bars, cereal, peanut butter, strawberry or grape jelly, macaroni and cheese, Hamburger Helper, powdered milk, chicken noodle soup, ravioli, pasta shells or noodles, canned vegetables, canned soup, light and dark kidney beans, and assorted snacks. Toothpaste, toothbrushes and soap are also needed.
Jeff, the church’s Director of Outreach, says his greatest concern is that people understand what a relationship with God through Jesus Christ is about. He brings that pastoral concern into practical service, helping connect the community with the work of The Master’s Closet & Locker and the church’s wider outreach ministry.
GriefShare on Fridays
GriefShare meets every Friday at 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. It is a safe place for people grieving a loved one or struggling to heal from loss or hurt to walk alongside others going through similar experiences. All ages are welcome. The ministry offers two weekly meeting times in the middle of the day and early evening.
Six Practices for a Life With God
Formation at Huber Heights Church of God includes six spiritual practices: prayer, Sabbath, fasting, solitude, generosity and community. Each is introduced with a video and paired with study materials for further reflection.
Prayer: Time With God
Prayer is the medium through which people communicate and commune with God. The prayer practice is learning to set aside dedicated time intentionally to be with God, become like him and partner with him in the world.
Sabbath: Stop, Rest, Delight and Worship
Sabbath is a 24-hour period set aside to stop, rest, delight and worship, and it is presented as the best day of the week. It is a time of recovery from chronic exhaustion, emotional unhealth and spiritual stagnation, and an ancient practice especially needed in the present era.
Fasting: The Whole Body in Life With God
Fasting is one of the most essential and powerful practices of Jesus and one often neglected in the modern Western church. The practice is presented as a discipline that integrates the whole body into life with God.
Solitude: Retreat and Return
The solitude practice follows the rhythm of Jesus: retreat from people and distractions to be with God, then return to community in love and service. It is offered as a way to find stillness in a distracted, noisy world.
Generosity: Joy, Freedom and Care for Others
The generosity practice begins with the idea that there is more joy in giving than receiving. Through generosity, people are taught to find freedom from greed through contentment and to embody God’s concern for those in need.
Community: A New Kind of Family
The community practice responds to isolation, transience and superficiality in a connected era. Through Jesus, people enter what the church calls a new kind of family marked by intimacy, joy, healing and commitment.
A Leadership Team Centered on Teaching and Care
Jerry has served as Lead Pastor since March 2022, providing leadership, teaching and visionary direction for the church. Before that, he spent 18 years serving students as an associate pastor and volunteer in several churches. His goal is to help people of all ages discover Jesus for themselves and find their place in leadership as the church grows into the next generation.
Mindy has served as Worship Pastor since December 2019. She began pursuing music ministry at age five after hearing “Jesus Freak,” and later spent nine years in a Christian rock band, writing and recording songs. That experience shapes her desire to inspire and encourage people through worship.
Together, the church’s leaders serve in teaching, worship, student ministry, family connection, outreach and senior ministry. Their work supports the church’s mission for everyone to know Jesus, get connected and discover their purpose.
What the Church Believes
The church’s beliefs begin with one God who exists as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the powerful and all-loving creator of heaven and earth. Jesus is affirmed as the Son of God who came to earth to show humanity what God is like. His physical death and resurrection reconnect humanity with God.
Salvation is described as a free gift from God, and God desires everyone to be in relationship with him. Because people cannot live in right relationship with God on their own because of sinful disobedience, turning from a self-centered life toward God and accepting the work Jesus accomplished opens the way to new and eternal life.
The Holy Spirit equips believers with unique gifts for carrying out Christ’s mission in the world. The Spirit also fills believers with hope and enables them to become more like Jesus. The Bible is held to be God’s inspired written Word, uniquely revealing who God is, who people are and how they are to live in relationship with God; it is the authority God uses to show how to live.
The church is understood as the community to which anyone who follows Jesus belongs. God has entrusted this community with a message of love, forgiveness and reconciliation for all humanity. These convictions shape the church’s work to know Jesus, build meaningful connection, help people discover purpose, and bring hope and healing to the community through the ways of Jesus.