Tell Us About Your Church and Pastor
Prairie Hills is a church located in Lusk, WY which is the county seat of the least populated county in the least populated state in America. Cattle outnumber people in our county more than 50 to 1. 
Our town is the only town in the county with a grocery store and we are about 90 miles from the nearest Walmart. The population of Lusk is around 1,500 people with the total county population being just over 2,000. Despite these numbers, Prairie Hills is a vibrant, growing church that loves its community and is seeking to see that every person in Niobrara County has a winsome opportunity to know and follow Jesus.
Pastor Ty and Sara and their family moved to Lusk in 2015 to plant Prairie Hills. He grew up on a ranch about 30 miles away and felt a call from God to plant a new church in Lusk around 2013. The church just celebrated its 10-year anniversary this September!
What Does Prairie Hills Do Really Well?
One of the hallmarks of Prairie Hills is its generosity. Statistically, Niobrara County is the second poorest county per capita in Wyoming, yet the church time and time again has stepped up in generosity. A couple examples of this were sending $20,000 to help a new church plant in Cañon City, CO when the church was just a few months old. Also, raising over $12,000 to help a local family adopt, and paying cash through donations for a building project that was completed in 2023 that totaled over $700,000. Recently the church blessed a new Wyoming church plant in Baggs, WY (who were sent from Prairie Hills) with a send-off gift of over $27,000 to help launch Battle Mountain Community Church.
How Are You Seeing God At Work?
Prairie Hills celebrated its 10-year anniversary this September and we were able to highlight some key moments from the past decade.
This summer the church baptized 12 people, which brings the total baptisms to over 60 since the church was started.
The Taylor Family
Recently, the church has been encouraged to send out their first church planters, Josh and Carla Taylor to Baggs, WY and we are celebrating the ways that the Lord is positioning Battle Mountain Community Church to be a fresh expression of the Gospel in the Little Snake River Valley of Wyoming.
How Can CRM Partner Churches Pray For Prairie Hills?
- Be praying for the Kingdom to advance in Niobrara County as the Gospel is lived out every day in the community.
- Pray for leadership development and leaders as they navigate the dynamics of growing ministries.
- Pray for the relational connections of the people of Prairie Hills to be strengthened as new people get plugged in and others step into ministry roles.
Do You Have Any Special Events Coming Up?
Prairie Hills will be sending seven people on a short-term mission trip to the Philippines in January/February of 2026. This group of seven will join with others from CRM, and we look forward to an action-packed trip full of ministry opportunities. The trip will be based on the island of Bohol and will include pastoral training, VBS, service projects and visiting several island churches to encourage the believers in their Kingdom work.
