In early 2000 there was a vision for our church to have a Recreation ministry to serve the community. Construction began and our facility was completed in 2004 with the addition basketball courts, indoor walking track, a fitness room and different types of recreation activities and programs to plan.  Soon after that came the formation of our C-Sports league. Our C-Sports league grew from playing one sport a year on the YMCA fields with a couple of teams to year-round sports on our own fields and courts with anywhere from 20 to 40 teams, depending on the sport. Our recreation activities have constantly grown from adult softball & volleyball leagues to pickleball, from bootcamp fitness classes to yoga and much more.

Staff and volunteers in the Recreation Ministry work hard to see that all activities are well planned, organized and run with the knowledge that Jesus Christ is at the center of all we do. Our Recreation Ministry as a whole could not exist and provide any of the programming of our recreational activities, fitness classes, and C-Sports without our community being involved in our programming and the unfailing support from our many volunteers. The Rec Desk alone has around 20 regular volunteers. You’ll see their smiling faces at the desk when you come. Just in our current C-Sports soccer season we have over 380 players, over 85 volunteer coaches, and around 43 team parents.

The Recreation Ministry was established with a firm foundation that includes:

  • keeping focused on the purpose of the church

  • being ministry oriented

  • understanding the role of recreation as a method for ministry

The Recreation Ministry serves over 5000 people, which includes our C-Sports families, and of that around 70% are not members of our church. We are blessed by the community and pray we are a blessing as well.

“In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy paths.”
— Proverbs 3:6

Recreation Ministry staff regularly host groups from churches around the southeast who are wanting to build recreation programs in their own churches. A number of successful programs in our community as well as in other states have been resourced and encouraged by the work our staff and volunteers do and the ministry that has been making disciples through healthy activities, fellowship, and spreading the word and love of Christ for many years.