THE SHORES STORY

There is an exchange at the end of the Gospel of John that radically impacts the culture of Shores. In this account we see how Jesus interacts with His first disciples after everyone thought the story was over at the cross. You see those first disciples were a lot like us. Enthusiastic when things are going well and we are experiencing good things, but when trouble hits or something we don’t understand, our attention wanes and we wander.

This is no different. Jesus’ closest friends, they all left Him when they saw Him on the cross. They went back to what they knew and we see in the account that there was frustration, disappointment, and a lack of passion.

When Jesus met this group of fisherman on THE SHORE He had every right to reprimand or say “I TOLD YOU SO!” but instead we see Him make them breakfast on the beach and in the conversation that is recorded for us we see Jesus offer an invitation. He had proved to them that He was EXACTLY who He said He was and DID exactly what He said He could DO. It was their choice now to accept the invitation.

On the SHORE Jesus reconnected, refreshed, refocused, and reignited the mission that appeared to have died. This is why “KNOWING JESUS and MAKING JESUS KNOWN” is the core of our culture. When others have failed us or we have failed God, JESUS made it clear that HE is THERE and PRESENT ready to welcome you HOME to the FATHER.

Shores Church exists to be a community of faith that KNOWS JESUS and makes HIM KNOWN. This means we will often go through books of the Bible verse by verse with lots of context and application to real life. this helps us to learn and apply what we take in. Whether it’s worship, prayer, serving our neighbors, or our coastal communities, we want to be the best representation we can of Jesus in the communities we live in.
You can start by emailing us (click the button below) and a member of the Shores team will connect. We don’t pretend to have all the answers but we think that listening can be pretty powerful.
Shores Church started with several young families, couples, and friends of Pastor Courtland and Kara. This growing community is representative of the towns that we live in and that will continue to be the main goal.
Shores Church meets weekly at 2053 Sanford Road Wells, Maine. We serve people from several coastal communities. We believe that the coastal region is a great place to not only live but also worship and our goal is to make sure life giving, relevant churches will continue on the coast!

The First days

We are grateful for the earliest days of Shores Church. Whether we were meeting in living rooms, office space, or a finished basement, the goal has always been to be a place where people can come and explore what it means to KNOW JESUS and make JESUS KNOWN

Not much has changed except we have a bigger space that we get to rent and parking (no more parking on people’s lawns or down the street!) We are committed to making a big deal out of Jesus and helping people find friendship, connection, and a mission in life forJesus.

For several months Shores church was a Bible study meeting in the homes of generous people in the community. In some cases it was a BYOC policy (Bring Your Own Chair). A lot of laughs, a lot of fun, and it gave us an opportunity to grow together and build a foundation for the future.