Our Vision

Encourage – When world beats you down, we want to lift you up. When you are feeling depressed, we want to offer you hope. When you feel like you can’t go on, we will extend a hand.

ROCKY CANDILLO

LEAD PASTOR

Rocky Candillo was born and raised in the urban Northeast area of Kansas City, Missouri. He was heavily influenced by his Grandfather, Juan Candillo, who was also a church planter. Rocky gave his heart and life to the Lord as a teenager and became very involved in his home church, Sheffield Family Life Center (SFLC). After graduating from H.S., he then went onto Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri; where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Bible and Theology. Rocky is also an ordained Assemblies of God minister.

Rocky has served as a youth pastor at Sheffield Family Life Center and was also a board member for four years. He has worked in the Auto Finance industry for 20+ years where he has served as a Finance Manager and General Manager. Rocky is currently working as a Corporate Chaplain where he serves one thousand employees through eight companies in the Kansas City metro area. Rocky loves to travel, play golf, and is an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan.

He is very passionate about reaching the lost, giving hope to the hopeless, help to the helpless, and desire to reach the young and the old, the rich and the poor, black, brown, yellow, and white. His desire is to build a church that represents God’s kingdom (diversity). Rocky and Dana are the parents of 4 children Michael, Alayna, Marissa and Lauren, 7 grandchildren.

DANA MCCARTNEY CANDILLO

CO-LEAD PASTOR

Dana is a remarkable woman with a diverse background and a passion for making a positive impact in the world. Holding a Bachelor of Science degree from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, she laid the foundation for her academic journey. However, it was her unwavering dedication to helping others that truly set her on her path.

As a Registered Nurse, Dana utilized her medical knowledge and skills to provide care and support to those in need. But her desire to make a lasting difference led her to further her education. Pursuing her ministry degrees from Global University in Springfield, MO, she became licensed and ordained with the Assemblies of God. Her story has been featured on the 700 Club and she’s appeared on Trinity Broadcasting Network.

Driven by deep skills of compassion, Dana founded a grassroots, national nonprofit 501c3 women’s outreach ministry fueled by a crucial mission. For over a decade, her ministry, The Lions Beauty Queens, Inc., had a primary focus of prevention of human trafficking. Through this organization, she tirelessly worked to raise awareness, provide support to survivors, and advocate for systemic change. Her dedication to combating this grave social issue left an indelible impact on the lives of countless individuals.

Recognized for her leadership and commitment to helping others, Dana was entrusted with the role of Women’s Missions and Outreach Pastor at a local church in the KC area. In this capacity, she brought her extensive experience and heartfelt dedication to empowering women and promoting community outreach initiatives.

Dana’s talents extend beyond her work in the field. She is an accomplished author, having written three published books, including a deeply personal memoir. Through her writing, she shares her own experiences, struggles, and triumphs, inspiring readers to find strength and resilience in the face of adversity.

With her unique combination of academic achievements, professional experiences, and profound empathy, Dana continues to make a significant impact in the lives of others. Her unwavering commitment to serving the vulnerable and creating a more just world exemplifies her remarkable character and enduring spirit.

Encourage

We will encourage people to attend our services, heart groups, dinner parties, men’s events, women’s groups, youth & kids ministry, our compassion endeavors and outreach to the community.

Engage

It’s one thing to attend but you go to another level when you engage! We are looking for people who make Heart Church to get involved! We are Salt + Light!

Encounter

We want you, your family, friends, frenemies, enemies, and everyone we know to encounter Jesus! That is the reason we exist as a church. We love to see people whose hearts have been transformed when they truly encounter Jesus!

Empower

We believe that through the power of the Holy Spirit, God will empower you to be a better person, better spouse, better parent, better employee, better friend, etc.

What We Believe

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We believe the Scriptures are inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.

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We believe there is only one true God – revealed in three persons .. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).

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We believe and practice two ordinances – (1) Water Baptism by immersion after repenting of one’s sins and receiving Christ’s gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord’s Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ’s suffering and death for our salvation.

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We believe through originally good, man willingly fell to sin-ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.

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We believe every person can have restored fellowship with God through ‘Salvation’ (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior).

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We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, as God’s son Jesus was both human and divine.

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We believe the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a special experience following Salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times.

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We believe the initial physical evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘speaking in tongues,’ as experienced on the day of Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.

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We believe sanctification initially occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy,but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christ-like.

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We believe the church has a mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe ‘the church’ is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time, have accepted God’s offer of redemption (regardless of religiou denomination) through the sacrificial death of HIS son, Jesus Christ.

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We believe Divinely called and scripturally ordained leadership ministry serves the church. The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, to build up or edify the body of believers – the church, and to meet human need with ministries of love and compassion.

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We believe Divine healing of the sick is a privilege for Christians today and is provided for in Christ’s atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).

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We believe in The Blessed Hope – when Jesus raptures His church prior to His return to Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time, all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.

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We believe in The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the establishment of universal peace.

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We believe a final judgement will take place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.

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We believe and look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. ‘And so shall we forever be with the Lord!’