Welcome To
ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH
Jesus said, "I came that they might have life, and may have it ABUNDANTLY" (John 10:10)
Sunday Schedule
Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
Adult Bible Class
Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship-Come Join us for Worship and Life Lessons From God's Word
About Us
Who We Are
We are a small Church Family on the Northeast side of San Antonio. We believe in the Bible and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. If you'd like to experience a church that feels more like a weekly Family Reunion, come join us!
Our Mission
Save the Lost
Disciple the Saved
Love one another
Our Network
We are a member church of
HARVEST NETWORK - Home (harvestnetworkintl.org)
We are honored to support
Advancing Native Missions - Reaching the Unreached
San Antonio Police Department Chaplains
Meet Our Pastor
Pastor Chad Ripley grew up right here in San Antonio. He attended Elim Bible Institute in Lima, New York for a year and a half beginning in 1989, hoping to become a missionary like his grandparents who served in Madagascar for 38 years. Though he began pastoral training in New York State, his first sermon was preached in Ingram, Texas in 1990 and he fell in love with the Texas Hill Country. Life changes brought him into law enforcement rather than missionary work, and he finished a 29-year career with the San Antonio Police Department as a Police Detective in 2021. He graduated from Wayland Baptist University in 2014 and was ordained as a Minister in 2018. Pastor Chad has been preaching at Abundant Life as a guest speaker since 2016. His Dad, Pastor Gerald Ripley, asked him to preach more frequently as his health declined due to cancer. Pastor Ripley and the Church Elders finally asked Pastor Chad to take over as the lead Pastor of Abundant Life Church. We were heartbroken to lose Pastor Gerald Ripley in May of 2021, but it has helped our grief to have his son leading the church he founded. Pastor Chad still has a heart for our Nation's Warriors-Law Enforcement Officers and the Military (where his two children serve our Country in the Army and the Air Force). He returned to S.A.P.D. as a Police Chaplain, to offer encouragement and prayer for our City's Police Officers.
Our Elders
Leadership is shared by Pastor Chad and by our Elders, David Wells and Matthew Wilgen. Pictured below is Elder David Wells and his wife Kathy, Pastor Chad and Jaqueline Ripley, Patricia Wilgen and her husband, Elder Matthew Wilgen
