Finding the lost, and feeding the found

Come home to the church! Let us continue daily in one accord in God’s house, doing life together with gladness and a single heart, praising God and having favor with people as it depends on us.

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Mission & Beliefs

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”

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SACRED FIRE

ABOUT SACRED FIRE CHURCH

Sacred Fire Church is located in Belleview, Florida. We have a passion for Scripture, worship, prayer, missions, living life together like a family, and seeing those whom sin has ravaged come to a transformative knowledge of Jesus Christ. We’re only missing one component…. you. Come on in…your new family is waiting for you!

Our Pastor

Senior Pastor Terry Reilly

A Word from Pastor Terry Reilly

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Dear Sacred Fire Church,

​Debby & I are humbled by your support and prayers. We are expecting new things from God.

Our special thanks for this church’s two founding pastors. Love, respect, and appreciation goes to out to your former Pastor’s memory–Pastor Keith Stepp, his wife and co-pastor, Shannon Stepp Marshal. Their legacy will continue in all our hearts as we go forward in serving the Lord.

​​I have passion for youth. They are the Church’s tomorrow. We must, therefore, equip them for leadership, empower them to reach their generation for Christ, and enable them to do the same for the generation after them. If we join our hearts together in unity and are led by the Spirit and not the flesh, we can reach our generation for Christ, and pass the baton successfully to them to reach their own… so on, and so forth, ‘til Jesus comes.

​As the singer of Psalm 78 says in verses four through seven, “We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord; his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statues for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet not born, and they will in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.”

Respectfully yours in the glorious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

– Pastor Terry Reilly

LEADERS

Meet the Leaders of Sacred Fire Church

Andrew & Melodie Sargent (assistant pastor)

A Bostonian walks into a Bible college and meets a Canadian… He was a lughead, but a loveable lughead, so, after almost 40 years of marriage, four kids, three grandkids, multiple biblical studies degrees culminating in a PhD, world travels, and a move to Florida, they are still ministering together… though Andrew has woken on a few occasions to find her hovering over him suspiciously with a pillow. Andrew is a biblical scholar, teacher, preacher, author, and songwriter. He is founder and president of Biblical Literacy Ministries, with its YouTube channel and blog, and the recent founder and president of God Song, LLC. They are nice folks, but Andrew will happily devour you in a match of billiards… without gambling on it, of course.

Brandon and Angela (Assistant Pastor and Children’s Coordinator)

Brandon is a teaching pastor at Sacred Fire Church, involved primarily with the men’s ministry. He’s served in various positions in ministry since 2009, having been ordained with the Assemblies of God since 2014. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Columbia Southern University. He’s currently married to his wife and best friend of 25 years, Angela (children’s coordinator for SFC). They both love outdoor adventures such as hiking, biking, kayaking, snorkeling, and the like, as it brings them fresh perspective of God through His amazing creation. Together, they enjoy serving their church family, as well as their actually family of two grown sons and three grandchildren. The have a strong desire to see this community of believers grow in maturity of faith.

Chuck and Kathy Dianda

Chuck and Kathy Dianda moved to the Belleview area in June of 2013. They wanted to reunite with our founding Pastors Keith and Shannon Stepp, whom they have known since 1999, and share in ministering to the community. They left family, friends, and a wonderful church community in Toledo, Ohio, but felt God calling them to Florida and Sacred Fire Ministries.

They are involved in different aspects of ministry at the church from Chuck serving as a board member to his extensive physical labors on the building and property and Kathy’s seemingly endless service to the women and needy in the church. They are an invaluable part of life here at Sacred Fire. They are an extremely blessed couple and are excited about the future of Sacred Fire Church and the community they serve.

Kimberly Reilly (Women’s Ministry)

Plans and executes women’s ministry events. I hope to create a sense of community and support for women in the church. 

 

Though I am originally from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, we have spent the past 6 years in North Carolina. We moved to Florida in 2023 and love all the sunshine that God has given this beautiful state. I married my best friend Jordan over 12 years ago and stay at home with our two beautiful girls. I graduated from Trinity International University with a degree in Elementary Education and use that every day when I homeschool our children and lead the nursery. I enjoy making hair bows for my small business Reilly Rainbow Designs, (Please order yours online today!), playing unicorns and rainbows with my kids, and belting out worship music in the car. 

Wayne and Angie

Wayne and Angie moved to Wildwood, FL., from Las Vegas, NV, many years ago. While living in Las Vegas Wayne accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and has never looked back. That’s when he met and married his wife, Angie. They’ve been attending Sacred Fire since it’s very beginnings and have grown to love like a second family those people that God has brought into their lives through the church. 

 

​Wayne serves on the board at Sacred Fire. Angie is a homemaker and mom that loves dabbling in church photography.

Dianne (Church Financial Officer)

Dianne has a loving husband, Jim, an awesome daughter and a granddaughter. Dianne has a passion for seeking the presence of God and seeing the life-giving Holy Spirit active in the life of every Christian. 

Our Beliefs

Our Beliefs

  1. We believe that the scriptures are inspired by God and are inerrant, infallible, sufficient, and authoritative in the original manuscripts.

  2. We believe in one true God revealed in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

  3. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man. We believe that he came as incarnate God, walked among us, called all people to repentance, died on the cross as atonement for our sins, was dead, buried, and rose again on the third day, that he ascended to the father in glory and that He will someday return bodily to the earth to judge the living and dead and usher in a new heavens and a new earth… our eternal abode.

  4. We believe that mankind fell from grace into sin and that this sin marks all souls for eternal separation from God, Who is the source of life… this eventuality is described in the Scriptures as a lake of fire, and as Gehenna, which we translate as hell.

  5. We believe that salvation from this fate is found through faith in Jesus Christ alone.

  6. We believe that Christ sent the Holy Spirit to those who believe upon Him to convict them of sin, and to guide and empower them both for personal change into Christ-likeness and for ministry to others. If you aren’t living this Spirit empowered life as a believer, we believe you should be seeking God for the full manifestation of that life as represented in the Book of Acts.

  7. We believe in the great commission… that it is our duty as believers to go corporately into all the world to make disciples out of selfish sinners (like we all once were), baptizing them into Christ’s service, and teaching them to observe all that Christ commands.

God’s Greatest Gift

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” — John 3:16 (ESV)