ABOUT US

A BETTER VIEW OF LIFE AND GOD

Rooftop is a vibrant, casual, and creative Christian church in St. Louis, MO. It is full of imperfect people trying to follow Jesus together like a family. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we take Jesus very seriously.

Our mission is to be followers of Christ, who make followers of Christ, who make followers of Christ.

You will find a few things that set us apart from other churches. They are:

 

Authenticity. We try to “keep it real.” It’s too easy in church to pretend to be someone you’re not.

 

Relevance. We try to speak to issues that normal people deal with, using the language and tools they do. We welcome people who are doubters and skeptics.

 

Inter-denominational. We like being a place where people of all Christian backgrounds can come and worship Jesus. We agree to lovingly disagree on "non-essential" matters with open-mindedness, compassion, and humility.

 

Humility. We take Jesus very seriously but not ourselves. We know we’re going to screw up. We laugh at ourselves a lot.

WHO WE ARE

OUR MISSION

Our primary mission is to be followers of Christ, who make followers of Christ, who make followers of Christ. How do we do that? We mostly do that through relationships and focusing on our "Big Six" key practices of Christian discipleship. They are teaching, worship, evangelism, community, service and prayer.

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OUR VISION

Our vision is built on goals. Our goal is to make new life-long Christ-followers who grow into mature, reproducing believers impact our world. Our goal is to help build the Kingdom through mission work and church-planting. Our goal is to preach the gospel of salvation through faith in Christ alone, by God’s grace, irrespective of “results.” Our goal is to praise and glorify God in all we do. 

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OUR BELIEFS

We believe in nine core Biblical truths as outlined in our Statement of Faith. We believe in God the Father, His son and our savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. We believe in the truth of God's Word as revealed through the Bible. Beyond those core beliefs, we welcome debate and varied perspectives on what we call "non-essential" matters.

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ELDER TEAM

The Elders are a group of volunteers elected by the congregation that handles most of the big decisions, like staffing, vision, theology, and helping clean up big church messes. 

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OUR MINISTRIES

The hard work of connecting and growing often happens in our ministries. Find a place to belong no mater where you are along your faith journey.

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JOBS AT ROOFTOP

Rooftop currently has no vacant staff positions. But we are always looking for volunteer leaders.

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OUR HISTORY

SMALL BEGINNINGS

Pastor Matt Herndon and a core team of believers from Truman State University founded Rooftop in April 2001.

 

We gathered at The Heights in Richmond Heights until we purchased our first building in Affton in 2005.

 

Rooftop outgrew our first building and moved in 2016 to our current location, the former home of Affton Presbyterian Church.

 

In 2020, we planted our first church called Arise Church in Fenton.