About Three Creeks
Regular people, life together.
We believe every person is on a spiritual journey, and wherever you’re at on yours, you’re welcome at Three Creeks Church. We’re a church full of ordinary people discovering how much God really loves us.
What we’re about
Four values, no fine print
- Truth
We believe the Bible is true, and we live our lives by it.
- Gather
We gather on Sundays and in small groups, because we grow best in groups.
- Serve
We serve people both in our local community and around the world.
- Love
Whoever you are, you’re welcome at Three Creeks Church.
Our mission
Helping people find and follow God.
It’s on the homepage, it’s here, it’s in every decision we make.
Our story
A church plant with planting in its DNA
Three Creeks didn’t appear out of nowhere. We were planted — and we’re already planting.
- 2012Movement Church launches
In Hilliard, Ohio — with a vision that already included planting more churches.
- 2016The Trainers join Movement
Joel and Morgan Trainer begin preparing to plant the next church.
- 2017Moving to Gahanna
The Trainers and several families relocate, meet people, and serve the community.
- Fall 2017The Launch Team gathers
Living rooms, whiteboards, and a lot of prayer.
- Feb 18 2018Three Creeks officially launches
First public Sunday gathering.
- 2020COVID, online, and a plant
Hybrid groups and online ministry — and in the middle of it, Three Creeks helps plant Contrast Church in Grandview.
- 2021Relaunching Three Creeks
We started gathering again in Gahanna Middle School West on Easter Sunday 2021.
- 2024The Well
We bought and flipped The Well, our community space, to show our city we’re here to stay.
- 2025Planting Bright City Church
Three Creeks sends people and resources to start a new church in Sunbury, OH.
- 2021–26Growth, baptisms, salvation
We’ve seen God do incredible things.
- 2026Hiring a Resident
Jon McClelland has joined our team and is gathering a team to start a new church in 2028.
Go deeper
What we believe
The full statement
In a world where it seems like everything is changing, our beliefs are not.
BeliefsOur leaders
Staff, directors, elders
The people responsible for what Three Creeks teaches and where it’s headed.
LeadershipChurch planting
Churches planting churches
The family tree we’re part of, and the residency for people who want to plant next.
PlantingImpact
Local and global
If we left Gahanna, we’d want Gahanna to miss us. Here’s what that looks like.
Impact