about the founder
Since 2001, we have assisted in the birthing of various ministries all across the United States...churches, marriage
ministries, evangelistic ministries, community outreach ministries, youth mentoring organizations, and more!
Laurie Vilhauer, the founder, was born and raised the daughter of an Assemblies of God minister. She was commissioned
into the ministry in 2001. With the gift of administration, she has always had a heart to alleviate the administrative
load of pastors and leaders. Her clear passion is to take the vision of the pastor, and formulate it into a plan of
action for the people.
Laurie and her husband have been entrepreneurs for 25 years. Laurie attended one year at North Central Bible College,
is a graduate from Victory Leadership Institute, is Certified in Non Profit Management, Certified in Fund Development,
has served as a Church Launch Coordinator for churches in the Phoenix area, and has worked to establish churches and
non profits in various states around the country. She lives in the Phoenix area with her husband of 28 years, Lyle
Vilhauer, and they have three sons. She is a church resource writer, and is currently authoring a book, "Choose
7 from Among You".
our desire at Antioch7 is to help you carry out the dream God has given you
Whether it falls into establishing the nonprofit you’ve always dreamed of, planting a church, or to administrate
the needs of your organization, we can help!
We have 30+ years of both voluntary and vocational ministry experience. Using the gift of administration, we can
alleviate the administrative load of pastors and leaders on a short term or long term basis. It is our desire to
take the vision of the pastor, and formulate it into a plan of action for the people (Habakkuk 2:2).
We have been instrumental in setting up Ministry Teams, Discipleship Teams, and Mobilizing Volunteers (to name a few)
to conduct the ministry of the local church.
churches: as stated in the book of Acts chapter 6, the Apostles chose 7 to bear the administrative
responsibilities of the ministry. Likewise, Antioch7 is available on a short-term or long-term basis to enhance the
ministry of the church. See our list of services for the areas of assistance we offer.
nonprofits: if you have a desire to fulfill a non profit mission, we can assist you in establishing
your nonprofit entity. You may or may not need to establish a nonprofit to accomplish your mission, and we offer
consulting in this area, and then allow you to make the decision.
Laurie Vilhauer and Antioch7 assisted us in our church plant in 2007 in Chandler, Arizona (Gateway Life Church). As a minister for some 15 years I had been a part of some major ministries but never had the privilege of planting a church. Because of this, there were so many details that we would have missed if it wasn’t for Laurie and Antioch7. Her ability to organize and think through the details was invaluable. Her experience in church planting and administration really set the tone for our church and gave us a foundation to build off of. I would highly recommend Laurie and Antioch7 for any church plant or church consulting.
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