FAQs

We love kids at SBCC and think you should bring your kids with you! We have safe, engaging, age-appropriate environments for kids of all ages on Sundays, and our city efforts are often family friendly.

Kids (6 months-5th grade) can have their own experience during gatherings in our kids’ ministry space when they come on Sunday mornings. For more information, reach out to karen@southbendcitychurch.com. Students (6th-12th grade) are encouraged to participate in our adult gatherings and connect with their peers on 1st and 3rd Sunday evenings. For more information, or to register your student, reach out to students@southbendcitychurch.com.

The New to SBCC Table is an opportunity for those who feel new to South Bend City Church to hear more about who we are, how we practice together, and to meet our staff team and others who are new to SBCC. We have both in-person and digital opportunities to attend for our local and long-distance community members that happen during the school year.

We would love to connect with you. Always feel free to pull anyone on our team aside after a gathering to introduce yourself. We realize some conversations might need a little more time.

Below are links to set up a meeting with some of the members of our team:
Zach Gillis (Worship Leader/Care Coordinator)
Karen Grant (Director of Kids’ Ministry)
Matt Graybill (Executive Pastor)
Jason Miller (Lead Pastor)

To set up an appointment with any other member of our team or if you’re not sure who to reach out to, please send us a message.

Are you concerned that someone may harm themselves or someone else?

If so, please contact 911 now and give the operator as much information as you are able. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides immediate assistance to both those in danger of hurting themselves and concerned others. (800) 273-8255 (TALK).

If you are not concerned that someone is in danger of immediate harm, you can forward your concern to our staff at care@southbendcitychurch.com so that they can be aware of the situation, but it’s important that people in need of help take the first step of reaching out. If they’re not willing to do that at this time, we won’t be able to initiate the conversation. However, please let that person know that we’re here for them if they’d like to reach out.

You bet! You can start by reaching out via care@southbendcitychurch.com, and we can connect you with a pastor to officiate your ceremony if there is one available. If your wedding is more than 6 months out, we should be able to connect you with a pastor who can perform the ceremony. If it’s sooner than that, we’ll try our best, but it may be a challenge depending on schedules.

If you have an officiant, but simply want to rent the Tribune for your ceremony, please fill out this form.

We love to share our space with the community for events like weddings, meetings, or fundraisers for nonprofits when the space is available.

If you are interested in using the Tribune for your event or ceremony, please head to this part of our website for more information and the rental request form.

For any further questions, please email info@southbendcitychurch.com

Among the members of our leadership, staff, and community, you’ll find a wide spectrum of beliefs about questions related to human sexuality and gender identity, and we believe that agreement on these questions should not be the basis of our unity. We also believe that LGBTQ people have a right to know what they can expect from us in terms of belonging, involvement, leadership, and marriage. Our lead pastor, Jason Miller, addressed these questions in two teachings that you can hear on our podcast: A Sacred Conversation: Sexuality, and Male and Female God Created them… We strongly encourage you to listen to these teachings to understand our approach to these questions in a way that can’t be accomplished on an FAQ page. You also may want to take advantage of the reading lists supplied in each teaching’s episode notes for further learning.

However, the bottom line is that no one at South Bend City Church will be excluded from belonging, involvement, and leadership on the basis of their sexuality or gender identity, and we have pastors available to perform weddings for same-sex couples.

We’re committed to the inclusion of women at every level of leadership across the board, including staffing, preaching, ordination, and board membership. You can learn more about this commitment and its grounding in Scripture by listening to this teaching on our podcast: Male and Female God Created them… 

Thanks for asking! Please submit your request through his website, jasonadammiller.com.

We want to express both gratitude and transparency – gratitude for all that God has done and all the ways you’ve been a part of this work, and transparency about things like finances and other trends in our ministry. We hope you take some time to read through the annual reports and reflect on all the good that has happened in our midst, and to thank God for this community growing in grace and peace for our city and the world.

To view all of our annual reports from 2019 to today, head to our give page.

As always, if you have any questions about the information presented in the reports, please reach out to us. You can also reach our executive pastor Matt Graybill directly at matt@southbendcitychurch.com.

While we currently are not accepting applications for any open positions, we are always happy to hear from talented, qualified professionals who are interested in learning more about our future staffing plans or team culture. Email info@southbendcitychurch.org, and let us know you are interested in a conversation.