Meet The Pastor
Pastor Darrin Deese
A Word from the Pastor
Invitation Church was started after a long process of seeking God on how to answer the call that He had placed on my life. I had served as a youth pastor and an associate pastor of other churches, but it was on a mission trip to Seattle where God specifically called me to plant a church in Monroe, NC.
As I reflect upon God’s call to being this work, it’s interesting that I was in Seattle to help a new church plant when He called me to this work. Before the trip, I had no idea what church planting was all about.
On a separate trip to Honduras, it became clear that it was time to begin this work in September of 2014. Our first service was then held on September 7, 2014, where 7 people attended. It has been a wonderful adventure since that day, and we continue to seek where God is working so that we can join Him in the work that He is doing in our community.
I strongly believe that the Church of Jesus Christ is supposed to be an outward moving body that seeks out where God is working and comes alongside of Him in His work. The primary work of the church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. A disciple of Jesus Christ is someone who produces other disciples of Jesus Christ.
The past eight years has been about building the foundation of our church, where we’ve learned the true meaning of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Over the years I have watched as God has used our church to help restore those who have been hurt in some way. I have seen Him use us to encourage others on a regular basis.
One thing that will stand out if you decide to come is we are just simple people who are doing our best to follow the scriptures and live a life that is pleasing to God.
We do not try to entertain or draw attention to our own abilities. Are we a perfect church? Absolutely not; however, we do work hard to bring glory to God with all that we say and do.
If you do not have a church home or have been hurt by a church experience, please just come be our guest one Sunday and decide for yourself if this is a place that you can worship and grow with us!
Darrin Deese, Pastor