What is Dinner Church?

A church around the table.

Each week we share a free meal, a short message about Jesus, and make space for real conversation and prayer.

This isn’t a new idea. The earliest followers of Jesus gathered in homes, shared meals, and devoted themselves to teaching, fellowship, and prayer (Acts 2:42).

Dinner Church follows that same rhythm—simple food, real people, and a clear message about Christ.

What To Expect

A welcoming, family-style dinner

A short 3–5 minute message about Jesus

A friendly table host ready to listen and talk

Optional prayer for anyone who wants it

Dinner is served!

Sandpoint

Monday

4:00PM -6:00PM Parkside Church

Newport

Tuesday

4:30PM - 6:00PM Parkside Church

This Is More Than a Meal

Dinner Church isn’t just something you attend—it’s something you grow through.

For many of us, sharing our faith can feel intimidating or unclear.
But in the Bible, ministry didn’t happen from a distance—it happened around tables, in conversations, and in everyday moments.

Dinner Church creates space for that.

You don’t need a script.
You don’t need to have all the answers.

You simply sit down, share a meal, listen to people, and care.

And as you do, you’ll grow:

In your ability to talk about Jesus

In your confidence to pray with others

In your understanding of how to love people where they are

This is discipleship.
This is evangelism.
This is the church in action.

Don’t Just Learn—Do It

It’s been said that if no one had ever caught a fish before, and one person finally did, people would gather to hear how it happened.

Soon there would be conferences about fishing.
Seminars about fishing.
Books about fishing.

But no one would actually go fish.

Jesus didn’t call us to study fishing.
He called us to become fishers of men.

Dinner Church is a place where you don’t just learn—you step in.
You sit at the table.
You meet people.
You care.
You share.

You cast the line.

Watch a Message

These messages are simple, real, and rooted in everyday life.

Watch a Recent Message

How You Can Be Part of Dinner Church

Come

Join us at the table. Sit, eat, listen, and be part of what God is doing.

Serve

Help create the environment—prepare meals, sderve guests, host tables, welcome guests, and care for people.

Give

Your generosity helps provide meals and make this ministry possible each week.

Pray

Pray for the people who walk through the doors—that they would experience the love of Jesus.