Who We Are

Living Word Galena is a community focused church helping busy families experience the grace of Jesus.

Meeting people in the messiness of life. We know how crazy life can be sometimes! Always running and never feeling like we have it all together. At Living Word Galena, we meet you right in the mess because that’s exactly where Jesus met us.

Build on grace. Big on Fun! No doubt about it – grace is God’s gift to us that allows us to receive forgiveness and new life when we just don’t deserve it. But we also believe that grace can and should be fun!

Connected to our Community. Committed to our Neighborhoods. As a hub of activity and connection in our community we seek to find ways to serve, love and have fun with those who live near the church property. But we aren’t just here for those who live by the building. Members of Living Word are deployed in Knox, Morrow, Delaware, Franklin, Union Counties and beyond and we’re committed to loving our neighbors wherever they are.

Our Values

  • Life Works BEST With Jesus. Lots of things will make our lives better, but at the heart of it all only one thing really stands out above them all. Jesus is the game changer. Central to our teaching and our living, we believe that life works BEST with Jesus.
  • We Bring FAMILIES AND KIDS Closer to Jesus. Since we’re all part of God’s family, we desire for everyone to know Jesus just a little more deeply. We’ve added staff to help us bring Jesus’ love to kids and families. We’re constantly looking at fun and creative ways to connect kids and families to a deeper love of Jesus.
  • Jesus Turns STRANGERS into Family Here. All of us at one time were distant in our faith. Our fears, apprehensions, and disbeliefs made the idea of Jesus something that felt odd. But Jesus was consistent in loving us and persistent in pursuing us. Now, because of Jesus, we celebrate that we are part of God’s family.
  • We Share Jesus’ Love in OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. Jesus isn’t just for the people of our church or community. His love is for everyone! That’s the heart of this final value statement. We have experienced the life change of knowing Jesus and we want our neighbors to have that same experience!