A renewed church for Gulfport, Mississippi

Waypoint Church
is launching.

One church family, guiding people to Christ on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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Relaunch Sunday · November 1, 2026 · 11:00 AM

Pre-Launch Gathering · October 18, 2026

Why “Waypoint”

The church is not the destination. Christ is.

A waypoint is a fixed reference point that travelers use to find their way. Sailors, pilots, and hikers all navigate the same way: from one trusted point to the next until they reach their destination.

That is the heart of our name. Waypoint Church is a trusted point along the journey, a place to stop, rest, get your bearings, and be pointed in the right direction.

The Waypoint compass mark: a gold needle rising into the cross

Everything we build should do what the needle does:
point people to Him.

Our mission

Point. Grow. Send.

We exist to raise up Christ-centered believers who know God deeply, grow in Christlikeness, and go into the world empowered by the Holy Spirit until He comes again.

Point

Toward Jesus

Practical, relational outreach: teacher appreciation events, health seminars, feeding the homeless, and simply showing up for our neighbors.

Grow

As disciples

Spirit-filled Sunday worship, verse-by-verse teaching, small house gatherings, and a weekly table at PJ’s Coffee where anyone who needs prayer can find their pastor.

Send

Into the world

Disciples sent out to live and share the gospel, unafraid to tell of the goodness of God. We are the people who carry the good news to others.

Already at work

Serving Gulfport before the doors reopen.

This is not a plan on paper. Waypoint’s Here to Serve team is already in Gulfport’s schools, honoring teachers with a served lunch, prayer, and presence.

Waypoint volunteers serving lunch to Gulfport teachers
The Waypoint Here to Serve team
Gulfport teachers gathered for an appreciation lunch
Here to Serve, Gulfport MS shirts
The Gulfport water tower with the port and Gulf beyond

Downtown Gulfport, Mississippi

Why Gulfport

Planted in it, for it.

Gulfport is Mississippi’s second-largest city, still rebuilding after Katrina and carrying real need. Waypoint is not being planted near Gulfport. It is being planted in it, for it.

2ndlargest city in Mississippi
1 in 4families live below the poverty line

What shapes us

Four commitments.

alive

Spirit-Filled Worship

Genuine, expectant, and alive. Never performative.

centered

Christ at the Center

He is not one part of what we do. He is the point of everything we do.

together

Every Nation, One Family

English and Spanish-speaking believers worshiping, growing, and serving side by side.

sent

Sent People

Disciples equipped and sent to carry Christ into homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods.

Be part of it

How can you be involved in what God is doing?

pray

For our family, our relaunch team, those who will call Waypoint home, and God’s continued provision.

give

Every gift moves us closer to opening our doors to Gulfport. Would you prayerfully consider investing in the relaunch?

join

Come be part of the relaunch itself. There is a place for you on this team: serving, leading, and worshiping.