What We Believe
Learn more about what we value at Lakeshore, along with our core beliefs and statement of faith.
How We Help People Grow
How do we help people grow at Lakeshore? Our purposes revolve around the 4 G’s: Grace, Growth, Groups, and Gifts. Here is what each one means and how it works.
EXPERIENCE GRACE
WEEKEND SERVICES & BAPTISM
We exist to help people experience God's amazing grace through our weekly Sunday morning services and then go public with their faith through baptism.
ENJOY SPIRITUAL GROWTH
BIBLE STUDIES & CLASSES
We exist to help people enjoy spiritual growth through our Midweek Bible Studies, Discover Classes, and more.
ENGAGE IN GROUPS
SMALL GROUPS
We exist to help people engage in community, care, and changed lives through Small Groups.
EMPLOY YOUR GIFTS
VOLUNTEERING & OUTREACH
We exist to help people employ their unique gifts through serving inside and outside our church walls.
Meet Our Team
We have a dedicated team of leaders and staff members that are passionate about serving the Greater Rochester Area.
Find out more about our team and what we do at Lakeshore.
Our Affiliation
Lakeshore is an independent church that is both self-governing and led by the Staff for strategic planning, the Elders for spiritual oversight, and the Trustees for the stewarding of our finances.
While we are independent, we voluntarily affiliate with Converge, a movement of churches working to help people meet, know, and follow Jesus. Converge does this by starting new churches, strengthening existing churches, and supporting missionaries who spread the Good News of Jesus Christ around the world. Lakeshore is a part of the Converge Mid-Atlantic District.
OUR STORY
"HOW DOES THE CHURCH REACH PEOPLE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN GOD, BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN CHURCH?"
"HOW DOES GOD'S TRUTH CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES?"
In 1994, Senior Pastor Vince DiPaola, his wife Sue, and their children David and Alisha moved from Dallas back to Rochester. Challenged by these two questions, equipped with insights from church leaders, and fueled by God’s calling, they launched Lakeshore. On Easter, April 16, 1995, 112 people attended its first service in a bar at the Marriott Hotel—and the church was born.
Over the next nine years, Lakeshore grew while renting 11 different facilities, focusing on building people first. On June 13, 2004, the church opened its own building. Thanks to the generosity of many attendees, a 2010 addition brought the space to 40,000 square feet for ministry.
Buildings don’t change lives, but what happens inside them does! Lakeshore creates an environment where people can seek God at their own pace, find help for life today, and discover the promise of eternal life. This is how Lakeshore is playing a small part in God’s big story.