Who We Are

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Randy Knechtel is the founding and Lead Pastor of VIVE Church in Columbia, South Carolina. Randy is a gifted communicator and teacher driven by his desire to introduce people to the life-changing message of Jesus.

Randy & Robin along with a gifted team of Pastors: Jonathan & Marilyn Gonzalez, Victoria Clay, and Chuck & Maggie Hill, are committed to make  VIVE Church a vibrant new church with a refreshing application of faith and culture.

We are Attractional : Utilizing our location, facility, technology, resources and creativity  we will develop a message and programs  that connect with people and assists in connecting them with God

We are Relational: We are intentional about connecting with people in genuine life giving relationships, where a sense of community, a place to belong permeates every gathering. The goal is biblical fellowship where each person feels valued and cared for.

We are Missional: by understanding our culture and connecting with people who need Jesus. We don’t wait for them to come, we “GO” to where the people are. We lay aside the trappings of our sub culture group of Christianity and we “incarnate culture” we “learn so that we can lead”.  In one closed hand we hold the unchanging truths of our theology and in the other open hand we hold the many cultural ways of showing and speaking Christian truth

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