Time and Location
Every Sunday at 11:30 am
We meet inside of the First United Methodist Church of Palatine.
123 N Plum Grove Rd, Palatine, IL, 60067
Embassy Church was birthed on February 15, 2014. Our desire is to be a church passionate about God receiving the glory he alone deserves. We are committed to His Word, His gospel, His church, and His mission. We are ordinary people who have been transformed by an extraordinary gospel - Jesus Christ died and was raised so that sinners would be reconciled to God. This is the good news we have a passion to proclaim, live, and share. We invite you to join us for our next worship service.
Phill serves as the Pastor of Preaching at Embassy Church, where he oversees the preaching ministry, leads the church staff, pastoral training, and manages daily pastoral duties. Originally from Maryland, Phill and his wife, Christine, moved to Chicago in 2012 to plant Embassy Church being sent from Capitol Hill Baptist Church and Edgewater Baptist Church. Phill is deeply committed to discipleship and equipping the congregation through the Word.
Before planting Embassy Phill worked on staff with Campus Outreach at George Washington University and participated in a pastoral internship at Capitol Hill Baptist. He holds an M.Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Theology from MBTS. Phill and Christine have five children and are dedicated to seeing the local church established and strengthened in order to glorify Christ by making disciples of all nations.
Born in the Philippines, Matt immigrated to Kentucky in 2003. He met his wife, Esther, at the University of Louisville before earning his M.Div. from Southern Seminary in 2015. After serving seven years as a youth pastor in Dubai and two years as a pastor in Indiana, Matt and his family joined Embassy Church.
Matt serves through regular preaching, overseeing community outreach, and co-leading a community group. He is involved in personal discipleship and cares for the church body through various aspects of pastoral ministry. Matt and Esther have three children and a passion for seeing the gospel unite people from every nation.
David serves as a Pastoral Resident at Embassy Church, a two-year role focused on preparation for vocational pastoral ministry. Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, David moved to the area to attend Moody Bible Institute, where he graduated and met his wife, Hannah.
He is currently pursuing an M.Div. at MBTS and holds a certificate on preaching from the Charles Simeon Trust (Chicago Course on Preaching).
David oversees the Kidz, Student, and Welcoming ministries, teaches the men's Bible study, co-leads a community group, and preaches occasionally. David and Hannah are committed to magnifying Christ with all aspects of their lives.
Originally from South Africa, Etienne served as an elder at Evangelical Christian Church of Dubai for eleven years before relocating to the United States. He and his wife, Kate, have four children and lead a community group and serve in the music ministry. Professionally, he is a quantity surveyor and construction consultant. Etienne is dedicated to shepherding the local body and seeing the church grow in love for Christ and His Word.
Ryan is an elder and founding member of Embassy Church. His passion for church planting began in college, eventually leading him and his wife, Christi, to help plant Embassy. Professionally, Ryan works in marketing and oversees the church's community groups. He and Christi have four children and are deeply committed to the mission of making disciples who make disciples for the glory of Christ.
Ben serves as an elder at Embassy Church, bringing years of leadership experience from his previous elder ministry in Pennsylvania. He currently co-leads a community group and serves in the music ministry, where he is passionate about seeing God glorified through music. Professionally, Ben is a sales professional leading a team of salespeople working in the packaging industry. He and his wife, Sara, have four grown children and are dedicated to serving the local church.
At Embassy church, the role of Deacon is a service-oriented ministry designed to support the health of the congregation and the work of the Elders. In accordance with the principles found in Acts 6:1-6, the office of deacon is not a position of spiritual authority or governance. Instead, it is a role of dedicated service. Deacons and deaconesses are recognized members who meet the qualifications of 1 Timothy 3:8-13 and are chosen to help the church function smoothly. Rather than acting as a governing board, each diaconate position is created to meet a specific, practical need within the church. This allows our deacons and deaconesses to focus their talents exactly where they are needed most.
We believe that God, the originator of all things, gave us The Scriptures, as our perfect guide, and that People, who were created to worship God have sinned against him, but have been offered Salvation which is rooted in God's Grace and includes the simultaneous gifts of Regeneration and Justification. These gifts are applied to us by our Repentance and Faith which we will continue to do our entire life through the process of Sanctification and The Perseverance of Believers. God designed us to grow best and accomplish His mission when we are members of The Church through the waters of Baptism and partaking in the Lord's Supper. Membership in the church encourages us to be faithful in caring for our earthly Families and submitting to the Civil Government, until Christ returns to establish these heavenly realities in the World to Come, which we pray will arrive soon.
WHAT WE BELIEVEOUR COVENANTBYLAWS AND CONSTITUTIONELDERS PAPERS123 N Plum Grove Rd, Palatine, IL, 60067
Please use the main entrance in the middle of the building.
Our worship gatherings are centered around God's word and focus on the glory of Jesus Christ.
• We read God's word
• We pray in accordance with God's word
• We sing songs saturated with truth from God's word
• We preach expositionally through God's word
• We visibly see God's word through baptisms and the Lord's Supper.
If we overemphasize our external appearance, then this will hinder our ability to focus on Jesus. So we want to encourage you to not worry about what you will wear, what others are wearing, or what others might be thinking about you. If you come, we hope you experience a church who cares more about the inside of a person than the outside.
At Embassy Kidz we create a safe, loving environment where the children entrusted to our care are able to learn about the character of God, discover biblical truth, and learn what it means to follow Jesus Christ.
Embassy Kidz Ministry seeks to partner with parents to raise lifelong disciples of Jesus.
• PARTNERING: Support and encourage parents who are primarily responsible for teaching biblical truths to their children (Ephesians 6:4).
• TEACHING: Make the whole counsel of Scripture known to children with special emphasis on the Gospel (Deuteronomy 6:6-9; Romans 1:16-17).
• PRAYING: Pray for the children and rely on the Holy Spirit to regenerate their hearts through the faithful teaching of God's Word (Romans 10:17; Ephesians 2:4-10).
• MODELING: Live faithfully before the children and model for them how Christians are called to respond to God, interact with each other, and with the world around us (Matthew 5:16; 1 Corinthians 11:1).
We believe that kids should have a great experience at church every single week - and at Embassy Kidz, we make this a priority. The other thing we make a priority is your children's safety. Because of that, we have a detailed check-in process for our Embassy Kids program. You'll want to leave yourself a few extra minutes to get signed in for the Embassy Kidz classes prior to service. A volunteer will be happy to guide you to the right age group.
During these classes we aim to partner with parents to help them disciple their children by teaching & modeling what it means to follow our Savior Jesus.
• Discovery Class (0-2 Years old)
• Orange Bible Class (3-6 years old)
• Purple Bible Class (7-10 years old)
We use the Gospel Project to teach children the whole gospel from the whole Bible.
• Check-in at the Kidz desk in the Fellowship Hall
• Security tag system used for pickup
• All volunteers are background-checked
• Each class has 2 Adult volunteers and 1 Teen volunteer
Embassy Student Ministry exists to help students become mature disciples of Jesus.
Our mission is to motivate students to pursue Christ by fostering friendships, building one-on-one mentoring relationships, and teaching them to meet Jesus through the Word—all while having fun together.
Grades: 6-12th
When: Wednesday evenings - Midweek Gatherings (6:45pm-8:15pm)
During these gatherings, we study Scripture expositionally, have fun, share in fellowship, have small group discussions, and pray for each other. It's a great opportunity for students to connect, grow, explore, and support one another in faith.
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Glorify Christ by Making Disciples of All Nations
Glorify Christ by Making Disciples of All Nations
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