Pastor JohNNIE Fields and First Lady Gwen Fields

In 1970 Johnnie Fields married the lovely Miss Gwendolyn Robinson. While his new bride was a Christian and attended services regularly, Johnnie was not yet a Believer. Two children were born of this union – Isaac Fields and Maricole (Fields) Taylor.

On Easter 1974 Johnnie accepted Christ as his personal Lord and Savior and was baptized into the Christian faith. As is his personality, once Johnnie became involved, he put his entire being into it. On Easter 1975 he was ordained a minister by Bishop James B. Smith of St. Mary’s Grand Holy Tabernacle.

Then on Easter 1976 Bro. Johnnie Fields became Pastor Johnnie Fields. He then organized a small church, Crusaders for Christ Temple. This original fellowship was held in the Pastor’s home and included 5 people. As the Lord continued to bless the ministry, the congregation grew and moved into a church building. The church was renamed In Unity In Christ Temple. The Pastor received a calling to move north of the river, and the name was changed to Christ Temple North in preparation for the move.

In 1996 the Pastor’s vision was realized and a building was purchased in Kansas City North. It was thought that the new location would provide many years of growth. Within a matter of 3 years the congregation had outgrown the building. In 1999 the building was remodeled to provide an additional 80 seats. Within a few years, those seats were filled as well.

In October of 2005 Christ Temple North moved into its current facility at 5703 N. Flora in Gladstone, MO.

Pastor Fields and Sister Gwen have committed their lives to leading others down the path to spiritual excellence through sound biblical teaching, common sense life lessons, and the examples they show in their life together.

What is a temple?

tem·ple

/ˈtempəl/

noun

A building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the dwelling place of God, a god and objects of religious reverence.

It is commonly said that a church building is “just a building”. This can not be further from the truth. In ancient times and in most religions other than today’s Christianity, the church building is referred to as the “temple”. A temple is regarded as God’s dwelling place. A temple is not “just a building” and it should never be treated as such.

John 2:14 reads:

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, ‘It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves’.

This scripture alone conveys the importance of God’s house and the reverence and sanctification it deserves.

sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion

/ˌsaNG(k)təfəˈkāSH(ə)n/

noun

The action of making or declaring something holy. The action or process of being freed from sin or purified.

We are Christ Temple North. “Temple” is our middle name. Our place of worship and fellowship is not “just a building”. We vow to treat our temple in a manner that glorifies God. Food, drinks, disrespectful language and any other action that does not glorify and edify God will not be tolerated in our sanctuary. We are the Body of Christ. We are to set the example for the world to follow and not vice versa. This is why we call ourselves CHRIST TEMPLE NORTH.

Our Mission

To draw young adults and their families to Christ; to teach them regarding personal and spiritual growth, that they may have a better quality of life.