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About Us

Every church starts somewhere and has a set of beliefs that should always be based on our foundational text: the Bible. This is our story.

Our founding pastor, Alan Gavry, began serving the community of Shelby, IA in 1985 by holding weekly prayer meetings in his home on Sunday evenings. By 1987 the group had doubled in size with around 30 people assembling for bible study, prayer and worship. Throughout the week the members of Home Church served throughout the community by offering yard work free of charge to their elderly neighbors and hosting monthly dinners to the homeless.

Late in 1987 Home Church pooled their resources and purchased the building, formerly Old Baptist Church, at 54285 Martin Luther King Blvd. Home Church began holding services there in January 1988 with Pastor Gavry at the helm. In 2004 Pastor Gavry and his lovely wife Rae stepped back from the role of pastor and into an eldership role, making way for our current pastor, Shane Spencer.

Home Church cares about our community and continues the outreach programs started in 1987, as well as several others. Our services remain what they have always been; simple and straightforward. We preach the word of God from the word of God, we sing hymns with a piano accompaniment, we pray together. We hope anyone who joins us for a service will feel like they are coming home as they draw nearer to Christ.

Our Pastor

Shane Spencer has been leading Home Church since 2004. Originally from Shelby, Pastor Spencer knows our community and has a heart to help people know Jesus. He graduated from Bible College with a double master's of divinity and apologetics in 2000. After a brief time in Ecuador working as a missionary, Pastor Spencer returned to Shelby and served as a children's pastor under Pastor Gavry. With his passion for people to understand why they believe what they believe, he began our current ministry, From Atheist to Apologist, with our children's group, welcoming their many questions and teaching them how to think through and defend their faith.

When Pastor Gavry's health began to turn in mid 2004, Pastor Spencer graciously stepped into the lead pastoral role. He still consults with Pastor Gavry on a regular basis, wanting to continue Home Church's tradition of teaching the bible faithfully.

Our Beliefs

We believe in a triune God: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and The Holy Spirit. (“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:14)

We believe we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. (“It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:8-10)

We believe the Christian bible is the holy, authoritative, inerrant Word of God. (“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Psalm 33:1-3 commands, “Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” With that in mind we invite everyone to join us in singing hymns to the Lord, accompanied often by our piano. We include worship every time we meet together.

About Us

Every church starts somewhere and has a set of beliefs that should always be based on our foundational text: the Bible. This is our story.

We started out with Pastor Gavry in 1993 and a heart to know Jesus and share our confident hope with others.

Since then the Lord has built up this church to be supporting 15 ministries across the world including 3 here in Colorado.

Our Pastor

Shane Spencer has been leading Home Church since 2004. Originally from Shelby, Pastor Spencer knows our community and has a heart to help people know Jesus. He graduated from Bible College with a double master's of divinity and apologetics in 2000. After a brief time in Ecuador working as a missionary, Pastor Spencer returned to Shelby and served as a children's pastor under Pastor Gavry. With his passion for people to understand why they believe what they believe, he began our current ministry, From Atheist to Apologist, with our children's group, welcoming their many questions and teaching them how to think through and defend their faith.

Our Beliefs

We believe in a triune God: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and The Holy Spirit. (“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:14)

We believe we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. (“It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:8-10)

We believe the Christian bible is the holy, authoritative, inerrant Word of God. (“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Psalm 33:1-3 commands, “Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” With that in mind we invite everyone to join us in singing hymns to the Lord, accompanied often by our piano. We include worship every time we meet together.

About Us

Every church starts somewhere and has a set of beliefs that should always be based on our foundational text: the Bible. This is our story.

We started out with Pastor Gavry in 1993 and a heart to know Jesus and share our confident hope with others.

Since then the Lord has built up this church to be supporting 15 ministries across the world including 3 here in Colorado.

Our Pastor

When Pastor Gavry's health began to turn in mid 2004, Pastor Spencer graciously stepped into the lead pastoral role. He still consults with Pastor Gavry on a regular basis, wanting to continue Home Church's tradition of teaching the bible faithfully.

Our Beliefs

We believe in a triune God: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and The Holy Spirit. (“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:14)

We believe we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. (“It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:8-10)

We believe the Christian bible is the holy, authoritative, inerrant Word of God. (“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Psalm 33:1-3 commands, “Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” With that in mind we invite everyone to join us in singing hymns to the Lord, accompanied often by our piano. We include worship every time we meet together.

About Us

Every church starts somewhere and has a set of beliefs that should always be based on our foundational text: the Bible. This is our story.

We started out with Pastor Gavry in 1993 and a heart to know Jesus and share our confident hope with others.

Since then the Lord has built up this church to be supporting 15 ministries across the world including 3 here in Colorado.

Our Pastor

When Pastor Gavry's health began to turn in mid 2004, Pastor Spencer graciously stepped into the lead pastoral role. He still consults with Pastor Gavry on a regular basis, wanting to continue Home Church's tradition of teaching the bible faithfully.

Our Beliefs

We believe in a triune God: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and The Holy Spirit. (“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:14)

We believe we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. (“It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:8-10)

We believe the Christian bible is the holy, authoritative, inerrant Word of God. (“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Psalm 33:1-3 commands, “Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” With that in mind we invite everyone to join us in singing hymns to the Lord, accompanied often by our piano. We include worship every time we meet together.