History of the Church What the Lord has done has been miraculous, incredible, and life-changing for so many. To God be the glory!! Listed below are just a few of the dates and events which highlight our history as a church. To really get a sense of what Christ is doing here, however, you must come and see for yourself. Come and be a part of our history as the next chapter is written! Key Dates/Events March 30, 1997 - Official "Launch Sunday" of Richland Creek Community Church. 182 in attendance. The following Sunday we had 101 in attendance.
June, 1997 - First baptism service (held at Falls Lake).
November 1, 1997 - Pastor Ken Atkinson called as Pastor of Music and Worship in a part-time capacity - Richland Creek's first associate staff member.
December, 1998 - 19 acres of land was purchased on Burlington Mills Road, the site of our present campus.
October, 1999 - Eric King hired as Financial Manager.
June, 2001 – Ground broken for Phase I, a 38,000 square-foot multi-use facility.
September, 2001 – Dr. Ken Coley called as Pastor of Education and Sunday School.
June 1, 2002 – John Wright called as Pastor of Evangelism and Missions. He now serves as our Associate Pastor/Discipleship.
September 8, 2002 – The celebration and dedication of our new facility.
July 31, 2003 - Dr. Cox's last Sunday.
April 4, 2004 - David Sims was called as the Senior Pastor of Richland Creek.
November 6, 2005 - Wayde Howell called as Evangelism/Missions Pastor.
January 15, 2006 - Began 3rd service time with 3 Sunday School times.
May 21, 2006 - Legacy Building Campaign begins.
July 23, 2006 - Steve Sweeney called as our Children’s Pastor.
September 16, 2007 - Dave Miller called as our Student Pastor.
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