About Us

Our Staff

Brad Crocker - Senior Pastor

In 1991 God called Brad and his wife, Lisa, to minister at Landmark Church. Since then they have planted deep roots in the community. Lisa teaches at Chippewa Falls High School, they have raised three sons here (Kyle, Brian and Ethan) and been involved in sports, music and other community activities. Brad holds a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from Ozark Christian College and a master’s degree in Theology/Philosophy from Lincoln Christian Seminary. When not working with the church, Brad enjoys reading, hiking and trying to keep his dog out of trouble.

Kyle Skipton - Youth Pastor

Kyle joined the staff at Landmark in July 2021. He graduated with a degree in Intercultural Studies from Crossroads College in 2010 and a master’s degree in Global Studies from Liberty University in 2020. Prior to joining the staff at Landmark, Kyle worked with youth and non-profits in the Chippewa valley, Czech Republic, and South Dakota.  Kyle and his wife Lindsay, have two children, Sam and Sofia. In his free time, Kyle enjoys outdoor adventures, world travel, and all things sports. He also has a passion for coffee! 

What We Believe

OUR MISSION

Because each person matters to Him, God sent His Son to bring renewed and forever life to each person. As a community of Jesus’ followers, we seek to live this wonderful new life and bring it to all people. 

OUR PURPOSE

  • We are here to love God with all our heart, soul and mind and to love our neighbor as ourselves.

  • We are here to tell the good news of Jesus Christ and to lead people to eternal life through Him.

  • We are here to help Christians grow to their full potential of becoming like Christ.

  • We are here to freely serve each other and our community as a reflection of the free gift of eternal life offered by Jesus. 

OUR BELIEFS

We believe in one God who exists eternally as three: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19).

We believe that the Bible is God’s complete message to humanity and is the only authority for the faith and practical life of Christians (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

We believe that Jesus Christ is God’s Son, the only Savior of the world.  He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross to atone for our sins, raised bodily from the dead, now lives exalted at the right hand of the Father, and will return someday to earth (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 25-29, 51-57; Hebrews 4:15).

We believe that God loves every individual with a limitless love, but that everyone has sinned and become alienated from God (John 3:16; Romans 5:12).  

We believe that people cannot earn their way back to God, but can only receive life with Him (eternal life) as a free gift. People accept the gift of eternal life by putting their trust in Christ, which includes believing in Him, repenting of sin and being baptized (immersion of believers) (Romans 3:19-28; Ephesians 2:1-10; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38).   

We believe that the Holy Spirit dwells in every Christian.  He demonstrates His presence by transforming the Christian into the moral and spiritual likeness of Jesus (Romans 8:9, 14; 2 Corinthians 3:18).

We believe the church to be the community of people united by their connection to Christ.  The Holy Spirit is building His church into a community fit for Heaven. (Ephesians 2:19-22).   

Our History

 A SIMPLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Why does Landmark Christian Church just call itself a "Christian" church? To answer that question, one must understand the history and purpose of the Restoration Movement (also called the Stone-Campbell movement), which is our heritage.

The Restoration Movement began in America around 1800 focused on the goal of restoring the church to the order and ideals pictured in the New Testament. The two primary concerns of the movement's founders were:
The unity of all Christians based on the core elements of the Gospel.
An uncompromising commitment to the Bible as God's inspired, authoritative Word and the Church's only rule for faith and practice. 

The founders believed it was the various human creeds and denominational structures that most divided Christians and that division within Christianity was the greatest hindrance to the church fulfilling its mission - the evangelism of the world.  If Christians could unite around the core elements of the Gospel and a commitment to the Bible alone being the church's authority (not manmade creeds and structures), then the door would open to evangelistic revival.

The originators of the Restoration Movement didn't want to make a new denomination but wanted to simply be Christians following Christ - not form a new "brand" but instead return to the original "brand" from the New Testament.  Hence, our churches are typically called simply "Christian Churches" or "Churches of Christ."

The following slogans or mottoes were adopted by the Restoration Movement, and helped to capture the essence of what the Movement was about.
"No creed but Christ."
"The Bible is our only rule of faith and practice."
"In essentials unity, in opinions liberty, in all things love."
"Where the Bible speaks, we speak. Where the Bible is silent, we are silent."
"Not the only Christians, but Christians only."

This vision of a unified, non-denominational church following the faith and pattern of the New Testament captured the imagination of thousands and became the fastest growing Christian group of nineteenth century America, spreading all over the United States and the world. Today, in all of her expressions, the Restoration Movement remains the largest Christian group indigenous to America. 

At Landmark Christian Church we carry forward this legacy of back-to-the-basics, Bible-based, unity-seeking Christianity - not a new brand but the same brand started by Christ and the apostles 2,000 years ago.

Revised from website of Legacy Christian Church