Rev Shane L. Bishop
Shane has served as the Sr. Pastor of Christ Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois since 1997. With his strengths of vision casting, preaching, teaching, soul winning and leadership, Christ Church weekend worship attendance has increased under his leadership from 200 in 1997 to over 3,000 each week in 2022. Shane was named a “Distinguished Evangelist” by the Foundation for Evangelism in 2010. Christ Church, an independent congregation, has nine weekly worship services, four regional campuses and a significant on-line community. Christ Church was recognized as one of the 100 fastest growing churches in the country in 2018 by Outreach Magazine.
A former history teacher and coach, Shane holds both graduate and undergraduate degrees from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Shane graduated cum laude in 1992 from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. There he received the Rollins Scholarship Award for his academic work and effectiveness in pastoral leadership at the St. James-Manchester Charge in Manchester, Georgia. From 1992-1997 he served the Sumner/Beulah Charge in Sumner, Illinois.
Shane has traveled extensively around the world in pilgrimage, mission and ministry. He is the author of four books, has been featured as a writer in various publications and has a single blog approaching 4,000,000 reads. He is the co-host of the podcast Navigating Change with Shane and Mike.
Shane resides in Trenton, Illinois with his wife of 38 years, Melissa. The couple has two adult children and four grandchildren.
Rev. Shane L. Bishop 
Dear Rev.Bishop,….You probably don;t remember me ,I remember you and your family. when you were the Pastor of St James U.M.C. in Manchester Ga.. We will be celebrating the church’s 110 year Homecoming.. We would like to invite you and your family to come and join us.It will be October 7th 2018. our Pastor would like to send you a invitation. please sent your address ,so we can send it out to you.My name is Peggy Jackson. i live down form the Church. I hope to hear from you.
I am SO sorry I didn’t see this until now. We treasure our time at St. James and wish you the very best!
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Shane,
I was so shocked to see your “12 Things . . .” post in my Facebook feed, . . . , from a Baptist gal, . . . , from down here in Biloxi! Hope all is well up there. The only thing new down here is I now have a daughter (in-law). I passed through O’Fallon on the way up north to the wedding in Iowa back in early August, so if your smelled something rotten in town, it was probably me!
Take care and Happy 2020.
Arthur
Great to hear from you! Peace.