About Us

Walking with Jesus Every Day

Walking with Jesus Every Day

Our Values

  • Jesus is our message

    Jesus is not a means to an end; He is the end. We are unapologetically centered on the person, teachings, death, resurrection, and ongoing work of Jesus Christ. Every ministry, message, system, and strategy must ultimately point people to Him.

  • People are our priority

    We exist for people, not programs. Every person matters, every story matters, and every season matters. We will choose compassion over convenience and relationship over reputation.

  • Generosity is our way

    We believe generosity reflects the heart of God. We give our time, energy, resources, and love freely. We do not give to get, we give because Jesus gave first.

  • Presence is our pursuit

    We hunger for the presence of God. We depend on the Holy Spirit in everything we do, not as an add-on, but as our source of power, wisdom, and direction.

  • Growth is our mindset

    We believe everyone can grow. Spiritually. Personally. Relationally. Professionally. We embrace feedback, pursue excellence, and refuse stagnation.

Our Pastors

Paul and Lynsey L’Ecuyer

Before starting Church in the Garden, Paul and Lynsey served in ministry in Canada, Virginia, Colorado, and Florida. They are passionate about building a Holy Spirit-led, Christ-centered church and helping people walk with Jesus every day. They love spending time with their family and are having a blast raising their two amazing kids, Elliott and Adelie.

Paul grew up in Canada and was studying to become a teacher when God called him into ministry. Over the years, he has served in a variety of ministry roles, including Youth, Kids, Worship, Guest Experience, and Campus Pastor. He is passionate about helping people encounter Jesus, grow in their faith, and discover the purpose God has for their lives.

Lynsey was born and raised in Virginia and holds a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership and Management and a Master of Divinity. Growing up, she had the opportunity to serve in many different areas of ministry from an early age, giving her a deep love for the local church. She is passionate about the truth of God's Word and loves helping people walk with Jesus every day, discover their purpose, and become all God has created them to be.

  • We believe that God is eternal and has revealed Himself as ONE God existing in THREE persons within the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
    (Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14)

  • We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of humanity, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man.
    (Luke 1:26-35; John 1:18; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6)

    We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and personally appeared to His disciples.
    (I Corinthians 15:1-8; Romans 4:25)

    We believe Jesus ascended to Heaven and will come to Earth again for the Church.
    (John 14:2,3; I Thessalonians 4:13-18)

  • We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells all believers, and through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, believers are empowered for Christian service and gifted for this service. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is typically evidenced by speaking in tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance. The Holy Spirit also enables believers to live a Christ-like life exhibiting godly character.
    (Luke 11:13; Acts 1:8, 2:1-4, 8:17, 10:44-46, 19:6; Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Corinthians 12)

    We believe in the operations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
    (I Corinthians 12:14)

  • We believe in the creation, testing, and fall of man as recorded in Genesis; and his total spiritual depravity and inability to attain righteousness on his own.
    (Romans 3:11; 5:12,18)

    We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance, and faith in the work of the cross by which our sin was atoned.
    (Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:12,22; Romans 5:11)

  • We believe in the plenary verbal inspiration of the accepted canon of the Scriptures as originally given, and that they are infallibly and uniquely authoritative and free from error of any sort in all matters with which they deal, including scientific and historical as well as moral and theological.
    (II Timothy 3:16; I Corinthians 2:13)

  • We believe in the necessity of water baptism by immersion in order to fulfill the command of Christ.
    (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:34 -38; 10:44-48; 19:1-6)

  • We believe in the healing of the body by divine power, or divine healing.
    (Acts 4:24-31; Romans 8:11; I Corinthians 12:9; James 5:14-15)

  • We believe in the Table of the Lord, commonly called Communion or the Lord’s Supper, for believers.
    (I Corinthians 11:23-32)

  • We believe in eternal life in Heaven for believers and eternal punishment in Hell for unbelievers.
    (John 5:24; 3:16; Mark 9:43-50; II Thessalonians 1:8-9; Revelation 20:10-15)

    We believe in the reality and person of Satan and the eternal judgment of Satan and his angels.
    (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10 -15)

What we believe