About Us

Our Mission

To empower Believers, through teaching, preaching, and demonstration of the uncompromised Word of God, to fulfill their highest calling and change this world through Jesus Christ.

Goals & Objectives

• To glorify God in all we do
• To train up and send out Believers to advance the Kingdom of God
• To cover the whole Earth with the knowledge of the Lord

Our Journey

The Bible says to "despise not humble beginnings", and humble beginnings are exactly where Living Word Christian Center (LWCC) was birthed.

Originally, Pastor Bill Winston had a vision for a Bible Training Center, which would bring together Believers from all backgrounds to learn the truths of the gospel and principles for successful Christian living.

In December of 1988, evangelistic meetings were held at the Quality Inn in Chicago, Illinois with less than 20 members. In 1989, the church moved to a small storefront location at Lake and Pulaski.

As the Word of God moved in the hearts of the faithful, the church grew and moved to 7306 West Madison Street in Forest Park, Illinois in 1990. Leaving the city of Chicago was certainly not a deterrent, and membership quickly outgrew the Madison Street facility. In search of a more suitable, yet spacious building, the church held its first service at the Chez Roué Banquet Hall, also in Forest Park, in 1994. Services were held at Chez Roué until December 1997 when a rapidly growing membership, faith, and obedience to God's Word enabled the church to purchase a 33-acre retail mall that currently houses our Worship Center as well as other LWCC business units. January 1, 1998 marked the first time service was held in the mall location.

In April of 2000, services were held for the first time in the new state-of-the-art auditorium, which has since won an architectural award for outstanding design. It is evident that God is not stopping here, and we will continue to go in and possess the land wherever He leads us.

7. Auditorium Where We Are Now 2000

Today, with a growing congregation of over 12,000 people, Living Word Christian Center represents a progressive body of Believers whose "active" faith, reverence of, and obedience to the Word of God enables us to converge around a common mission, to bring the saving faith of Jesus Christ to the world through our example, our witness, and the uncompromised Word of God.