Welcome to Fuel Church
Find Your Purpose Grow in Faith Serve with Love Connect with Community
Helping People Find & Grow in a Relationship with Jesus Christ
Whether you're exploring faith, returning after a long time, or already following Jesus — you're welcome here. We desire to love people right where they are. Fuel Church is a community where you can worship freely, grow spiritually, and serve with purpose.
"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory." — 2 Corinthians 3:18
Lives Changed by Jesus
Behind every number is a name. Behind every statistic is a story. And behind every story is a Savior who is still changing lives today.
How Can We Help You?
No matter where you are on your journey, there's a place for you here.
I'm New Here
We'd love to meet you. Learn what to expect on your first Sunday — service times, kids programs, and how to find us.
Plan Your Visit →Watch a Sermon
Stream our latest messages and catch up on past series anytime.
Watch Now →Need Prayer?
Share your request and our pastoral team will pray for you personally.
Submit a Request →Give Online
Support the mission. Your generosity fuels everything we do.
Give Now →Next Steps
Baptism, serving, small groups — take your next step in faith.
Learn More →Upcoming Events
Camps, gatherings, and community events — see what's happening.
View Events →Plan Your Visit
We can't wait to meet you. Here's everything you need to know before your first visit.
Sundays at 9:00 & 11:00 AM
Two identical services every Sunday morning. Pick the time that works best for your family.
Location
7355 U.S. Hwy 98 North
Lakeland, FL 33809
Come As You Are
Jeans, shorts, dress clothes — whatever makes you comfortable. No dress code here.
Fuel Kids
Safe, fun, age-appropriate programs for newborns through 5th grade during both services.
When You Arrive
Our greeters will welcome you, show you around, and help you grab a coffee before service.
Watch & Listen
Stream our latest sermons, catch up on a series you missed, or explore our full library.
Recent Messages
The Call - The Call to Missions- Sent into the World
The Call - The Call to Community
The Call - The Call to Transformation
The Call - The Call to Surrender
The Call - Follow Me
Portraits of The Savior- The Victorious King
Ministries
Kidz Fuel
Newborns – 5th Grade
Helping kids and their parents find and grow in a relationship with Jesus. Kids Fuel exists to partner with parents — a child will spend far more time under the influence of their parents than anyone else.
Kids Fuel - Sundays // 9:00am & 11:00am
This Month’s Big Question (For Pre-K): Is God in control of everything? Yes!
Monthly Memory Verse (Pre-K): Yours is the greatness and the power and the glory. (1 Chronicles 29:11)
Pointing Preschoolers to Jesus: This Bible story reminds us that the good news is for every person, no matter who they are or where they are from. God seeks us out so that we can learn about His love. The Ethiopian official needed to hear about Jesus. God sent Philip to tell him that Jesus came to save everyone from their sins. We can share the good news with everyone … everywhere!
Kids Fuel cares for newborns through 5th grade. For your peace of mind, we have a secure electronic check-in and every Kids Fuel volunteer has undergone a background check. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Erin Taylor at erin@fuel.church.
Fuel Students
6th – 12th Grade
Helping students find and grow in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Our theme for 2026 is DIFFERENT — committed to the process of sanctification. Current Series: FULL CIRCLE — The Cause.
Students
Wednesdays // 6:30-8:30
Current Series: Real Talk
STUDENT LIFE CAMP
Come and join Fuel Students as we travel to Lake Yale Conference Center in Leesburg, Florida for camp! Dates are July 20-24 2026. Cost is $410.
Resources
Our Wednesday night services consist of hang out time, games, worship, message, and small groups. Our small groups are broken down into boys and girls groups based on their grade so that students have a safe environment where they can ask questions, encourage their peers, laugh together, and pray for each other.
Young Adults
Ages 18–29
Growing together in faith and community. We alternate between Bible study and hangout sessions each week.
Fuel Young Adults
Ages: 18-29
- Week 1: Bible Study – A time to dive into God’s Word together and grow spiritually.
- Week 2: Hangout – A more relaxed time to connect, share life, and enjoy each other’s company.
Resources
Celebrate Recovery
Hope & Healing
A Christ-centered recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain, or addiction of any kind. Led by Mike Hardin.
Celebrate Recovery
By working the Christ-centered steps and applying their Biblical principles found in the Beatitudes, we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our addictive, compulsive, and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy, and most importantly, a stronger personal relationship with God and others.
As we progress through the principles and the steps, we discover our personal, loving and forgiving God.
- Chemical Dependancy
- Physical/Sexual/Emotion abuse
- Adult Children of family disfunction
- Sexual Addiction
- Love and Relationship Addiction
- Freedom from Anger
- Co-Dependancy
- Food and Body Image Issues
- Gambling Addiction
- PTSD
Mike Hardin
Friday evenings at 7:00pm
7355 US Hwy 98 North
Lakeland, Florida 33809
863-859-6444
GriefShare
13-Week Support Group
A grief support group to help you through the difficult days. $20/person for workbook (scholarships available).
Love Haiti
Mission Partnership
Partnership ministry in Marmont, Haiti. Focused on education and child sponsorship through Love Haiti Partnership.
Missions
You can also follow along on Facebook for updates and photos.
Fuel Groups
Weekly Small Groups
Faith grows best in community. Most groups meet weekly in homes, limited to about 12 people for deeper connection.
Fuel Archery
Family Tournaments
Adults $20, Youth (13-17) $15, 12 & under free. Divisions: Pro, Hunter, Traditional, Youth.
Fuel Archery
Cost:
$25 per adult
$20 per youth ages 13-17
12 and under are free.
Categories will be:
Men’s/women’s division: max 40 yards
Youth division: max 30 yards
Kids division: max 20 yards
2 rounds of 20 targets each
Automatic entry for a new Matthews Bow
To be given at year end banquet once all scores are submitted and verified
Lunch is included with registration
Upcoming Events
Register for events, camps, and gatherings happening at Fuel Church.
KidsPACK
Join us this Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room to pack meals for kids in our community.
Taste of Camp Show
Join us for a fun, engaging night that gives you a taste of camp on Saturday, June 6. From 6-8 PM, you’ll experience hype, worship, laughter, great food, games, prizes, and a short challenge from the Word. Best of all, we’ll spend time together for a great cause - helping send our students and kids to camp this summer. The cost is $25 and you can register below.
Your Next Steps
Taking your next step is an essential part of growing as a disciple of Jesus.
First Time Guest
Fill out a connection card so we can welcome you properly and help you get plugged in.
I'm New →Get Baptized
Your first act of obedience — symbolizing dying to sin and rising to new life. 3rd Sunday of each month.
Sign Up →Join a Group
Faith grows best in community. Find a small group that meets near you and walk through life together.
Find a Group →Serve
KidsPack, Teacher Adoption, Quarterly Community Events, Monthly School Outreach — find your place to make a difference.
Start Serving →What We Believe
The Scriptures
+We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God.
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 · 2 Peter 1:20-21 · Psalm 119:105
God
+One God in three coequal persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.
Deuteronomy 6:4 · Matthew 28:19 · 2 Corinthians 13:14
Salvation
+By grace through faith alone in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.
Ephesians 2:8-9 · Romans 10:9-10 · John 3:16 · Acts 4:12
Baptism
+Full immersion — an outward expression of an inward transformation.
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 28:19-20 · Romans 6:3-5 · Acts 2:41
The Lord's Supper
+A commemorative and symbolic remembrance of Christ's sacrifice.
The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming. It is an act of worship and reflection on the finished work of Christ on the cross.
1 Corinthians 11:23-29 · Luke 22:19-20
The Church
+The collective body of believers — the Bride of Christ.
A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel. Each congregation operates under the Lordship of Christ through democratic processes. Its two offices are pastor/elder and deacon.
Matthew 16:15-19 · Ephesians 2:19-22 · 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Christ's Return
+We anticipate the personal, visible return of Christ and the bodily resurrection of all believers.
God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell. The righteous will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 · Revelation 22:20 · John 14:1-3
The Family
+God ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society.
Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them to make choices based on biblical truth.
Genesis 2:24 · Ephesians 5:22-33 · Proverbs 22:6
Evangelism & Missions
+It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ to make disciples of all nations.
The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded the preaching of the gospel to all nations. It is the duty of every child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal witness undergirded by a Christian lifestyle, and by other methods in harmony with the gospel of Christ.
Matthew 28:18-20 · Acts 1:8 · Romans 10:14-15
Denomination
+Aligned with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.
Fuel Church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and adheres to the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as our comprehensive statement of faith. We believe in the autonomy of the local church, the priesthood of all believers, and religious liberty for all people.
Baptist Faith & Message 2000 · Southern Baptist Convention
Our Team
Mike Harrell
Kyle Bridges
Norman Walker
Scott Davidson
Greg Walker
Erin Taylor
Donna Veal
Need Prayer?
Prayer is one of the many ways we draw near to God. Every request is seen and prayed over by our pastoral team.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." — Philippians 4:6
Give Online
Your generosity makes everything we do possible — from Sunday services to community outreach, missions in Haiti, and programs for kids and students.
"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." — 2 Corinthians 9:7
Resources
Bible in a Year
Join us as we read through God's Word together. Set Fuel Church as "My Church" on YouVersion.
Join the Reading Plan →RightNow Media
Free access for partners and attendees — it's like Netflix for Bible studies, with thousands of videos for all ages.
Bible Apps
Printed Plans
Prefer paper? Download a 52-week reading plan or a Bible reading chart from Ligonier Ministries.
Contact & Location
Sundays at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM