About us
Christ Community Presbyterian Church is currently in its early stages as a church plant. We meet as a Bible study group in Mesa, AZ with the intention of beginning public worship services in spring 2025. We are supported by ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians, and have been locally organized through South Scottsdale Presbyterian Church.
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Click here to read more about how we are reimagining what church looks like in the 21st century.
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Contact us for ways to join in our ministry!
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Our Vision Statement reads, "Gathering the lonely, labored, longing, and lost to experience a warm and embodied expression of the love of Jesus."
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What do we mean by...
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Lonely- Experts say that we have a loneliness epidemic. Despite having the ability to have access to more people than ever before in history. More people find themselves isolated and alone, devoid of meaningful human connection. We desire to be a community where people can be known, seen, and loved.
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Labored- We all find ourselves tired, overwhelmed, and anxious for a variety of reasons… some of them on a personal level and some on a collective level. We desire to be a community that comes alongside one another with compassion and support as we bear one another’s burdens.
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Longing- Many of us have unfulfilled longings in this life. Whether they be relational longings, areas of our lives that feel devoid and empty, or perhaps our lives haven’t turned out the way we thought they would. We desire to be a community that joins you in your longings and offers hope in the midst of the emptiness.
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Lost- So many among us feel like we’re wandering without hope. We wake up every day and it’s just like the last. There seems to be no purpose and we wonder why we’re even here. We desire to be a community that sees each other and joins together in finding purpose in the midst of the mundane cycle of daily life.
our pastor:
Lisa McFarland
Lisa McFarland is a newly ordained pastor with a call to plant a church in Mesa, AZ. Although she has only been recently ordained, Lisa has been functioning in pastoral ministry for many years. A graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, with a Master of Arts in Counseling, she has utilized her training and experience to walk alongside those facing the pain and suffering caused by living in a broken and fallen world. Lisa is driven by a desire to emulate Jesus Christ and proclaim the redemption that is only found in him to the world around her.
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Lisa and her husband, Jay, have a blended family which includes six children and two grandchildren. They also have two tiny and adorable dogs. Lisa originates from the Pacific Northwest and Jay is from West Virginia. ​While their life circumstances differed greatly, each would individually discover a God more gracious and compassionate than they could have ever imagined. It was clear very early on in their relationship that God had brought Jay and Lisa together for the purpose of reflecting his love to the world around them.
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Lisa’s work as a counselor has informed her understanding of the wounds people carry and the need for more churches to truly embody the Spirit of Christ to those around us. She strongly believes that we don’t need more churches to tell us about Jesus. We need to know Jesus. Lisa desires to be the kind of pastor to continually find her hope in him and lead others to do the same.
