Encounter AZ
Encounter AZ is a church at 1718 North Mesa Drive in Mesa, AZ 85201. It is one of 254 churches in Mesa.
OUR MISSION IS TO LOOK TO SEE JESUS RIGHTLY, TO LIVE TO BECOME LIKE JESUS, AND TO LOVE AS JESUS LOVES US.
1718 North Mesa Drive, Mesa, AZ, 85201Service times
- Wednesday 6:30pm
Phone: (480) 964-1083 · Website: http://www.encounteraz.com/
Ministries at Encounter AZ
- Children's Ministry
- Youth Ministry
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Latest from Encounter AZ's YouTube channel: I'll Believe It Before I See It | Pastor Brent Christensen | November 1st, 2026 (all videos).
The community around Encounter AZ
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 33.5%
- Unemployment: 8.7% (0.0–17.8%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.6%
- Food Insecurity: 16.9%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.0%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Mesa city is served by 198 churches — about one congregation for every 2,520 residents.
Churches near Encounter AZ
- Gateway Bible Church — 0.3 mi away
- Life's Destiny Church — 0.9 mi away
- Desert Heritage Church — 1 mi away
- Soldiers Of The Cross — 1 mi away
- First Christian Church — 1.5 mi away
- First Southern Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away
- Iglesia Experimenta Vida — 1.5 mi away
- Heart of Mesa — 1.5 mi away
- Valley Rim Southern Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away
- St. Luke's Lutheran Church — 1.5 mi away