Our Story

About 10 years ago, Hillside Church in Highlands Ranch, CO, with much prayer and seeking God determined their season was coming to a close, but not the work that God had in mind. So, through friendship and partnership with Redemption City Church in Westminster, CO, Hillside church joined with RCC to carry on the work of ministry into the Denver area, yet never giving up on what God still has in store for the 'south region'. These incredibly faithful families continued to drive north each weekend and during the week for meeting and events, not just attending, but becoming key leaders at RCC.The families continued to pray for God to bring the right leaders at the right time, to restart the work in the south and begin to reach the communities here with the Gospel through a local church. But as RCC continued to grow and increase in impact, that longing to see God establish something here became more and more urgent. 

Redemption City Church in Westminster, has always had a heart and vision to plant more churches throughout the nations, making sure everyone has the chance to hear the Gospel and be saved, changed and live for something greater. With that heart, RCC launched a 'site' in the Englewood, CO area evenings in November, 2020. That began to grow and gain momentum, so in November of 2021, the 'south site' switched to mornings as well.  This stretched both sites, but we knew it was something God was in and we moved forward, with Chris & Cheryl Smith, along with their 2 sons, leading the charge. With the thousands of families and people moving into the region, the Smiths were passionate about answering the call, moving into the community and heading into what God had in mind. 

After a few months, it became obvious that God had strategies and plans for the 'south site' that would require it to stand as a church, so that real impact could be made. With that direction, Equipped Church was born! The name ‘Equipped Church’ came, after much prayer and consideration, based on two specific scriptural references. Ephesians 4:11-16, the mandate to equip God’s people for service and the desperate need for the church to mature and fulfill our calling. The second was Jeremiah 1:4, as God calls Jeremiah by revealing to him that he was actually created by God for a great purpose. This truth, that every person, saved or unsaved, has been designed and created by God for greatness, is a message that the lost and unsaved need to hear and be equipped for! The vision is to make sure that every person in this region of Denver will be impacted in some way through EC and in partnership with other local churches, so that genuine hope can be found. Ultimately, our faith is to see all of Denver, the cities around it, to the ends of the earth touched and impacted by the love of Christ and the hope found in His salvation!