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 Your support both in prayer and financially is needed!

Lagniappe Presbyterian Church is going through a dramatic transition.  We are seeking both a new senior pastor and a new facility for worship.  This is occurring at a time when our area of the Gulf Coast continues to rebuild from Katrina, strives to recover from the national economic downturn and is now suffering from the physical and emotional consequences of the oil spill.

Our congregation is severely limited in its ability to provide financial support.  Some are making payments on mortgages for houses that no longer exist; other have lost their jobs because of the oil or because of company closures. 

The mission of Lagniappe, from its inception in January 2006 as a church plant, has been to participate in the restoration of creation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast by declaring and demonstrating the love of God as shown in Christ Jesus.

For more than four years we have declared the Gospel and demonstrated it by focusing on community relief and reconstruction.  We are now participating in the restoration by continuing to declare the Gospel and by actively ministering to our community's rehabilitation and development needs.  We have not changed our mission.  We have moved to the next phase--addressing spiritual and physical needs that existed even before Katrina.

Lagniappe currently has two primary outreach ministries.

The first is our youth ministry.  Chris and Tiffany Leuck moved to Bay St. Louis in June 2009 to begin and lead a youth ministry.  Between 30-50 students regularly attend weekly meetings.  Chris is teaching through God's word and developing strong relationship with these students.

Our second outreach ministry involves community development.  We desire to bring the love of Christ to bear in every nook and cranny of our community, with a particular focus on the root causes of poverty.  Our first phase deals with childhood development.  We are currently partnering with the Bay-Waveland school district on a tutoring/mentoring program with the local elementary school called "Tiger Time."  Tutors are matched with one student for an entire school year and meet on a weekly basis with that student during school hours.  Here we have the opportunity to partner with our local schools to provide students with one on one academic and emotional support.  Click here for more info on "Tiger Time."  

There are many more opportunities to actively participate in adressing the needs of the community, including Jobs for Life training and Individual Development Account (IDA) programs, but in the midst of our transition and shortage of funds, we are limiting our community outreach to existing endeavors. 

Our transition, mentioned above, means several things.  We are currently looking for a senior pastor, and for a new worship and office facility after August 31.  The facility we currently use, free of rent, will no longer be available to us.

While the unknowns are great, our God is also great and ever faithful. He is on His throne sovereign over our individual lives, over LPC, and over our community.  He owns all the money, all the buildings, all the resources, and yes even all the pastors in the world. Thus we can pray boldly and confidently to our God whom we know will provide to meet our needs.

If you would like to contribute to the ongoing ministry of LPC, please do so in the form of a check or money order, made out to Lagniappe Church, and mailed to

Lagniappe Church
PO Box 4382
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520