Victory Church has been a steady presence on 13th Street South in Great Falls, Montana, since 1991. In the years since Lead Pastors Gary and Pam Hart took the reins, the non-denominational congregation has become a multi-generational gathering known for high-energy worship, a five-stage children's track that runs from the nursery through twelfth grade, a coffee shop that opens before every Sunday service, and a small-group network built on the conviction that no one should have to do life alone.
Three Sunday Mornings at Victory
Victory Church runs three Sunday morning services at 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM, and 11:30 AM, each planned to last about an hour. Doors open thirty minutes before the first service so guests can grab a drink at the Victory Coffee Shop and find a seat. Once a month the 10:00 and 11:30 services fold into a single combined One Big Sunday Family Service for those who want one extended hour of worship, teaching, and fellowship together.
Each service blends contemporary worship led by the church's production team with a practical, Bible-based message from Pastor Gary Hart. Greeters and the connections team welcome visitors personally from the lobby, and a children's check-in desk opens fifteen minutes before the start of each service. The atmosphere is deliberately relaxed: attendees dress anywhere from suits and dresses to jeans and cowboy boots, and the team promises genuine smiles, heartfelt prayer, and warm fellowship whether it is a guest's first church visit or their fortieth. Latecomers are gently welcomed in, and a parking team is on hand outside to direct traffic to the main lot, the larger south lot near the front doors, or handicap spaces right in front of the building.
The Next Gen Track: V-Babies Through V-Youth
Children's ministry is built around the church's core value of Legacy, summarized as We Think Three, a commitment to think three generations ahead. The Next Gen team runs five age-graded programs that cover children from newborn through high school. V-Babies (newborn to eighteen months) and V-Sprouts (eighteen months to three years) provide nursery care during services. V-Tots (three years through kindergarten) and V-Kids (first through sixth grade) gather for Kids Church filled with laughter, music, and age-appropriate Bible lessons. Middle and high schoolers, called V-Youth, join the adult sanctuary on Sunday mornings and then get their own service on Wednesday nights.
The Wednesday night service, 7:00 to 8:15 PM, is led by Austin and Katey Collins and includes worship, prayer, teaching, and dedicated time for students to build friendships. Outside the weekly rhythm, students stay engaged through Fresh Fire, a digital discipleship app that offers daily Bible studies, devotionals, and small-group prompts accessible between Wednesday sessions through the access code VIC406. Each year the Next Gen department also runs Vacation Bible School in early June, a KINDER BOOTCAMP orientation for incoming kindergartners, a drive-in movie night for V-Tots and V-Kids families, and parent equip nights. Parents are pointed to a curated set of resources: Axis's smartphone toolkit, Covenant Eyes, Cell Phone Permit, and Bark parental controls, tools the church recommends for navigating digital safety in a connected world.
Wednesday Nights, Small Groups, and Recovery
Victory Church treats Wednesday as a second weekly gathering point. Alongside the youth service, the building hosts two adult small-group studies that meet at 7:00 PM with childcare available for children three and up. Let's Talk About Jesus is a fellowship-style group open to men and women, while Foundations of Faith is an eight-part discipleship journey aimed at newer believers who want to grow in the basics of Christian life. Rooted, a ten-week Bible study experience, runs periodically through Sunday mornings and is a natural next step after Starting Point.
On Thursdays at 7:00 PM, the church hosts Freedom Found, a recovery-oriented Bible study designed for anyone walking through addiction, grief, or other life struggles. The group meets in the church building, is open to both men and women, and combines Scripture study with mutual accountability. Together these groups form the backbone of Victory's small-group network, which the church describes with the line, you can't do life with everyone, but we can create a world where everyone has someone to do life with.
Dudes and Donuts, Victorious Ladies, and the 55+ Crowd
Men's ministry at Victory centers on Dudes and Donuts, a Tuesday-morning fellowship that meets at 6:45 AM at Wheat Montana bakery. Once a year the men gather for a Wild Game Feed, an evening around hunting-style food and conversation. The marriage ministry is led by Andy and Kim Fashing, who host gatherings for couples at every stage.
For women, Victorious Ladies is a monthly lunch that meets on a select Thursday at noon. Women bring their own lunches and connect over laughter, friendship, and faith. The gathering is intentionally casual, with no heavy program - just a table, a meal, and a welcome.
Adults fifty-five and older come together for Fully Alive, a monthly Saturday potluck held at the church from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. The group's name says it all: gratitude, food, and unhurried time together for empty-nesters and retirees.
Elevate Nights and the Coffee Shop
Sunday evenings are anchored by Elevate, a recurring 6:00 to 7:30 PM gathering for the whole church family. Elevate nights focus on extended worship, prayer, and water baptism for new believers - one of the church's sacramental commitments stated in its beliefs page.
For the in-between minutes, the Victory Coffee Shop is open before every Sunday service and during select special events. The menu runs from twelve- and sixteen-ounce coffees and lattes ($3.50 and $4.00) to breve, mocha, caramel macchiato, chai tea latte, dirty chai, and London fog, plus kid-friendly hot chocolate, vanilla steamer, and Italian soda. Flavors include vanilla, hazelnut, caramel, macadamia nut, brown sugar, lavender, French vanilla, and cinnamon, with whole, almond, oat, and half-and-half milk on hand. Online ordering is open during Sunday morning services from 8:00 to 11:30 AM.
What Victory Believes
Victory Church's statement of faith rests on eight pillars, all anchored in the Bible. The church holds that the Old and New Testaments are divinely inspired and are the sole source for Christian faith and practice. It teaches classical Trinitarian belief: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one in nature and purpose. All people are seen as sinners by nature, separated from God, and in need of the salvation Jesus accomplished on the cross. That salvation is received by personal faith, trusting in his death and resurrection.
Two distinctives shape Victory's practice. First, the church teaches that every believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak with new tongues as a divine empowerment distinct from salvation. Second, the church believes in total prosperity: that Christ's work provides wholeness spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally for every believer. Water baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is taught as a scriptural sacrament for those who have received salvation.
Core Values That Shape the Church
Seven core values shape the church. Hospitality means we love it when you're here, and shapes how greeters, the connections team, and the parking team operate. Legacy means we think three, committing the church to plan three generations ahead. Teamwork keeps everyone involved: everyone does the chores. Excellence insists that how we do anything is how we do everything. Generosity is in our DNA, and Gratefulness shapes a posture of gratitude as the church's default attitude. Mission caps the list with the conviction that everyone can be a world changer, fueling local outreach and global projects such as the annual Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Building Party.
Pastors and Staff: A Family-Led Team
Gary and Pam Hart have led Victory Church since 1991 and serve as the visible face of the congregation. Their son, Spenser Hart, serves as Executive Director of Discipleship and Service Production, while Spenser's wife Amanda directs Hospitality. The rest of the executive team handles Operations (Austin Collins), Connections, Communication, and Outreach (Katey Collins), Next Generation ministry (Nate Devall), Finance (Brenda Horne), Production (Kris Eggehorn), Connections and First-Time Guests (Jacque Bayne), Security (John Schaffer), Parking (Jake Meierhoff), and Events (Natasha Meierhoff). Austin and Katey Collins double as youth directors, Josh and Nicole Payne lead the young-adult ministry for ages eighteen to thirty, and Andy and Kim Fashing oversee marriage ministry.
Starting Point and Giving
Anyone interested in formally joining the church is invited to Starting Point, a four-week class held during the 11:30 AM service on four consecutive Sundays. The class connects newcomers to the church, walks through the basics of Christian faith and practice, helps each person map their ministry strengths, and lays out practical ways to share the gospel. The next session is part of the church's regular rhythm of welcome.
Giving is described in pastoral, almost sacramental language: Scripture says giving is to be viewed as a spiritual act of worship. Online giving runs through Church Center, and the church mails detailed annual contribution statements at year-end. The privacy and security pages explain that all donation data is encrypted through industry-standard SSL, and that immediate receipts go out by email after online gifts - the same dependable, transparent rhythm that defines Sunday morning at Victory Church.