Construction is moving ahead quickly at our new church property! We’ve begun pouring concrete around several of the venues (including sidewalks), landscaping is continuing with the installation of large palms, and the inside paint jobs are in progress. We’re planning on a springtime opening in the first part of May.

As we head into the new year, things continue to move along quickly at our new church property. The heating and air conditioning units are being installed on the roof of several buildings; Framing, rough plumbing and electrical work is underway on the Preschool Building; Stage light racks for Live and The Edge are being installed; The plaza planters are almost complete, and beautiful queen palms are being planted. Also, plans to add a second story on our Preschool Building have been removed as none of the bids fit into our budget. The good news is that the Preschool Building will be open for immediate use, with no delays as previously anticipated. Thank you for your continued prayers. We’re just three months away and counting!!

It was way back in 1999 that we first drew up the plans for a new 40-acre campus on North Santa Fe in Vista. The original plan included a sanctuary that would seat 2,500 to 3,000. Then, a last minute lawsuit brought on by some of the neighbors to block the project brought everything to a standstill.

It was a blessing in disguise. While the lawsuit cost us time and money, it forced us to come up with a temporary solution to our space problems. With a sanctuary that only seated 550, we had to find a way to minister to many thousands. The answer was something we called a Video Café – a simultaneous worship service with live worship and the teaching on a large video screen. It was a smashing success. In one year, attendance at our video worship venues went from 173 to 500. The next year, it went from 500 to 1,300. We had discovered a new way of doing church that would not only change North Coast Church, it would also literally change the way large church is done across America. (more…)