Sandals Church
Sandals Church | |
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Location | Riverside, California |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Southern Baptist |
Churchmanship | Evangelical |
Weekly attendance | 5,000 |
Website |
sandalschurch |
History | |
Founded | 1997 |
Clergy | |
Senior pastor(s) | Matt Brown |
Sandals Church is a multi-site church in Riverside, California, that was founded by Pastor Matt Brown and his wife, Tammy, in 1997.[1] It is a Christian church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, and has an average weekly attendance of almost 6,000 adults and children.[2] The stated vision of the church is "to be real with ourselves, God and others.[3]" Sandals Church holds services every Saturday & Sunday[4] and also airs its services online every Sunday .
History
For the first 13 years of its existence, Sandals Church met in various locations throughout Riverside, CA, the longest of which was at the gym at California Baptist University.[5] In 2010, Sandals Church purchased and moved to its own property at 150 Palmyrita Avenue in Riverside.[6] In 2012, Sandals Church launched a satellite location in the Woodcrest area of Riverside.[7]
Other information
T.J. O'Donnell, a pastor at the church, was commissioned by Matt Brown to plant another church, which became 777 Church, also in Riverside.[8] According to Pastor T.J. O’Donnell, Sandals Church is very involved in missions in Mexico.[9]
Heather Veitch, a former stripper who became a Christian in 2000, was attending Sandals Church when she founded JC's Girls with the help of Matt Brown.[10]
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr-5WOhHPbc
- ↑ http://sandalschurch.com/2014/
- ↑ http://sandalschurch.com/vision/
- ↑ http://sandalschurch.com/locations/
- ↑ reach.sc
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- ↑ Mark Hammond; Don Overstreet (2011). God's Call to the City. CrossBooks Publishing. ISBN 1615075216.
- ↑ Gorman Woodfin. "Sandals Church: Walking out the Great Commission". The 700 Club. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ Catherine Elsworth (December 5, 2005). "Former stripper takes God's word to world of porn". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
Coordinates: 33°55′40″N 117°25′14″W / 33.92778°N 117.42056°W