Established in 1975, Living Light Church is a non-denominational Christian fellowship serving Winona, Minnesota and the surrounding area. We believe that God  has called us to establish and nurture a worshipping community of fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ who impact their world with the love of God.

Our History

Living Light Church began in the early 1970′s as a home Bible study and prayer group made up of people who were hungry to grow in their relationship with Christ. In 1975, the church formally incorporated with the state of Minnesota and established a board of elders.

In the early years, Living Light Church met in rented facilities in the Red Cross Building and Lincoln School building. The church’s first pastor was Rev. Denver Jones who came in 1982. The church saw a need to be affiliated with a larger covering and became affiliated with Ascension Fellowships International (A.F.I.) in 1986. A.F.I. provides relational oversight, counsel and trans-local ministry to churches nation wide.

In December of 1988, the church purchased it’s first facility at 627 West Wabasha St. from the Grace Brethren congregation. Pastor R. Sonny Misar came on staff in 1989 to assist Pastor Jones and to assume the senior pastorate as Pastor Jones moved into a trans-local ministry. The congregation outgrew it’s facility and in October 1991 purchased the historic church at 402 Main St. from the Seventh Day Adventist congregation. As ministry needs increased, additional staff pastors were added and again the reality of needing a larger facility was before us. Gripped by the vision that more people needed the Lord, plans were made to purchase and develop a four acre site on Highway 14 in Winona. Many people gave and worked sacrificially and on Easter Sunday, 2000, the first service was held in our present facility.

Our prayer is that Jesus Christ would be glorified and that He would continue to use us to advance his work on earth!