Antioch College Park

Pastor Bio

Mike & Melissa McGurk

Mike and Melissa McGurk are the pastors of Antioch College Park. Mike is a University of Maryland graduate with B.S. degrees in both Marketing and Management. Melissa is a Georgetown University graduate with a masters degree in Nursing with a focus of Nurse Anesthesia. Mike and Melissa oversee many college campus ministries in the MD/DC region as the CMI MDDC District Coordinators and also assist campuses nationally as the Director of District Coordinators on the CMI National Team all within the UPCI organization. Mike is also the author of The Conquered Campus and founder of the School of Tyrannus resource, an evangelistic training hub. They have a beautiful young daughter named Evelyn who is full of life. Mike, Melissa and Eva love to travel, eat pasta together and spend time as a family. Most importantly, they love serving God and serving people. 

Mike & Melissa McGurk

Mike and Melissa McGurk are the pastors of Antioch College Park. Mike is a University of Maryland graduate with B.S. degrees in both Marketing and Management. Melissa is a Georgetown University graduate with a masters degree in Nursing with a focus of Nurse Anesthesia. Mike and Melissa oversee many college campus ministries in the MD/DC region as the CMI MDDC District Coordinators and also assist campuses nationally as the Director of District Coordinators on the CMI National Team all within the UPCI organization. Mike is also the author of The Conquered Campus and founder of the School of Tyrannus resource, an evangelistic training hub. They have a beautiful young daughter named Evelyn who is full of life. Mike, Melissa and Eva love to travel, eat pasta together and spend time as a family. Most importantly, they love serving God and serving people. 

WHEN & WHERE WE GATHER

Sundays at 5pm

UMD Memorial Chapel (Garden Side)

7744 Regents Dr, College Park, MD 20742, United States

OUR MISSION

We Are All In…

The scripture instructs us to love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Therefore, we strive to give ourselves fully to everything we do.
(Ecclesiastes 9:10)

Loving Jesus…

The motive for what we do is our relationship with Jesus Christ. Love for Him is the purest motive we can have.

By Training saints for ministry…

Every believer has a God-given ministry. Our goal is to train saints for their ministry.
(Ephesians 4:11-12)

Helping one another…

Every believer has a God-given ministry. Our goal is to train saints for their ministry.
(Ephesians 4:11-12)

Reaching the lost…

We have been commissioned to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to everyone. This is done on a personal level as well as through various organized efforts.

Uplifting Jesus Christ…

In John 12:32 Jesus said, “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” This is done in a variety of ways such as church gatherings, worship services, or personal devotion.

Serving the community…

James 1:27 says, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”  We do this through various service projects, community activities, Celebrate Recovery, etc.

Teaching principles for life…

The Bible is the final say for every area of our life. It is full of guidance for marriage, parenting, finances, and so much more!  We desire to teach individuals how to succeed in all areas of life.

With Excellence…

We believe that God deserves our best. So we strive to achieve excellence in everything we do.

OUR BELIEFS

THE BIBLE

The Bible is the infallible Word of God and the authority for salvation and Christian living. While the Bible was written by human, it was inspired by God through the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. The greek word for “inspired by God” (2 Timothy 3:15) literally means “God breathed”. Through archeology, history, prophecy and science, the Word of God is proven to be infallible.
(Deuteronomy 4:1-2; Proverbs 30:6; Matthew 5:18; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:10; 2 Peter 1:21; Revelation 22:18-19)

GOD

There is only one invisible, infinite God; who has revealed Himself as our Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and as the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is God manifested in flesh. He is both God and man. Jesus promises to dwell in those who are born again with His spirit.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:8; 1 Timothy 2:5, 3:15-17; James 2:19; John 1:1, 14, 18; Philippians 2:8; Matthew 15:25, 18:20, 28:18; Luke 7:48; John 1:3; Colossians 2:3, 9; II Corinthians 5:19; John 1:14; 2 Corinthians 5:19)

SALVATION

Due to the fall of man in the garden, we are born with a sinful nature causing a need of a savior. Salvation comes by grace through faith based on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. It is a free gift that we cannot earn through our works but rather receive through obedience to the word of God.
(Romans 1:28-32; 3:23-25; 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 3:22, 1 John 1:8-10)

THE GOSPEL

The saving gospel is the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. We obey the gospel by repentance (death to sin), water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (burial), and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost (resurrection).
(1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Acts 2:4, 37-39; 10:44-48; 19:1-6; Romans 6:3-4, Galatians 1:6-12; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17)

CHRISTIAN LIVING

As Christians, we are to love God and others. We should live a holy life inwardly and outwardly, and worship God joyfully. The supernatural gifts of the Spirit and fruit of the spirit should be evident in our life. They are still for the church today.
(Mark 12:28-31; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Corinthians 12:8-10)

SUPERNATURAL DEMONSTRATION

Miracles have not ceased because Jesus Christ has not changed (Hebrews 13:8). Christ shed His blood for the redemption of our souls, the healing of our bodies and the restoration of peace to our mind. Believers are commanded to pray for the sick.
(Isaiah 53:5; Psalm 103:3, Mark 16:18; James 5:14)

THE CHURCH

The Church, born on Pentecost Sunday, is the body and bride of Jesus Christ. It is committed to the teachings of Christ and seeks to obey the Word of God. It is the desire for the church to share the whole gospel to the whole world. The Church works together, through love, truth, and unity, to glorify God and share salvation through Jesus Christ with this world.
(Matthew 16:18-19; 18:15-20; Acts 2:41-47; 5:11-14; 13:1-3; 14:23; 16:5; 20:28; 1 Corinthians 7:17; 9:13-14; 12; Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 3:10-12; 5:22-32; Colossians 1:18; 3:15; 1 Timothy 4:14; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Revelation 21:2-3)

THE RAPTURE

Jesus Christ is coming again to take away His bride, the church. In the end, there will be the final resurrection and the final judgment. The righteous will inherit eternal life, and the unrighteous eternal death.
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 20:11,15)

“…remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

- Acts 20:35

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