The COR Story
Pastori Paul and Patti Endrei Church on the Rise is a nondenominational church located in Westlake, Ohio, and led by Senior and founding Pastor Paul A. Endrei.

Sensing the call of God to be church planters, Pastor Paul & Patti launched Church on the Rise in Avon Lake, Ohio, on October 24, 1993, with 52 people present for the first service. Within three weeks the Church had more than 80 people and had already outgrown the home in which they were meeting to go to a large Community Center in Bay Village, Ohio. The church now has more than 1500 people and is one of the fastest growing Churches in Northern Ohio. Church on the Rise also helped plant six churches in the U.S. and 14 churches in Ethiopia. Pastor Paul Endrei has traveled overseas to Ethiopia and Uganda to train over 1500 pastors at Church Leaders' Conferences.

Paul Endrei is a dynamic preacher of the gospel. Under his leadership the Church has launched a family of recovery ministries to help those who are hurting. Church on the Rise quickly established these ministries to assist people at various stages of life: Divorce Recovery, Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Healing Hearts (Post-Abortion Recovery).

Pastor Paul has led Church on the Rise in the purchase of nearly 20 acres of prime land in Westlake where the church's 750-seat, Family Ministry Center and a 24,000 square foot Community Youth Center are located. Through a series of mighty miracles, the nearly $1 million land purchase was completely paid for in six months. The plans for the property also include the building of a large church sanctuary. The Family Ministry Center is a 26,500 square foot multipurpose ministry center that includes a sanctuary/auditorium with 12 wrap-around classrooms and offices. The Community Youth Center, (STORM CENTER) was completed in 2006 and is a state-of-the-art facility with a game room, media center, café, internet café, basketball courts and many other activities and programs for teens.

Church on the Rise is committed to seeing lives changed as each person, young and old, is equipped to win in life!

About Pastor Paul Endrei