Our Histroy

In 1973, a small group of Christians united to found a New Testament Church.  They began as a Tuesday night Bible study group taught by Bob Warren, Pastor of Hope Evangelical Free Church in Springfield.  Sunday services began the first Sunday of Advent, November 24, 1973.  Incorporation by Charter followed in February, 1974.  The first services were held in the Odd Fellows Hall, which they tried to buy without success for the first permanent meeting place.  It was then necessary to meet in the Farm Bureau Building, as well as at West School


When Davis Memorial Christian Church decided to build a new church building, they sold their current building at 319 South Washington Street to the Taylorville Evangelical Free Church, with joint occupancy for six months.


We are affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America and locally with the Great Lakes District.


In the early years, the pulpit was filled by retired or student pastors, with our first full-time minister coming to us in the fall of 1974. Through the years, TEFC has seen many changes, but God has continued to bless us, supplying godly men to serve in this capacity.  Currently, Pastor Don Beetem serves as our Lead Pastor and Jonathan Sorensen serves as our Co-Pastor.  


Taylorville Evangelical Free Church strives to uphold the beliefs of the denomination and serve the community as a beacon of light to a dark world.  May God bless this church with many more years of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ!

Our Mission

Mission Statement: To represent Christ, right where God has placed us, inviting our neighbors to hope in Christ


Vision Statement: Equipping our church to engage our community as ambassadors for Christ


TEFC VISION FRAME

The EFCA

  The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) is a movement of nearly 1,500 autonomous churches united by a mutual commitment to serve our Lord Jesus Christ with the guidance of the Holy Spirit and obedience to the Word of God.  The growing ministry of the EFCA currently extends to some 80 nations of the world.  The term Evangelical refers to our commitment to the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and to the Scriptures as being inerrant in the original writings, the complete and sufficient revelation of God's will for salvation, and the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged.  For us, this means the Bible can be trusted in all it teaches in any subject it addresses.  The term Free refers to our form of church government which assures that our local churches are free from a central controlling body.  EFCA churches depend upon the active participation of pastors and lay people in the decisions and direction of the local church