July 2005
A New Church For A New Time |
The Level 13 Church journey began on July 1st, 2005 when Rob and his wife Melinda, along with another couple and a few college guys, began thinking and praying about starting a church that would be relevant, fun, and challenging. They dreamed of people living authentically in their personal lives as well as with one another.
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October 2005
House Church Start |
A few more people joined the launch team and we held our first Echo.Ops event (the infamous Halloween Bash). The next day we started meeting in Rob and Mel’s basement on Sunday nights for a worship service together. Most of those in attendance were either in the band leading worship or running the media and lyrics!
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January 2006
The Gift Of A New Location |
After having 30 people in the basement with a full worship band, we needed to find a different place to meet. Pathway Community Church was willing to let us use their young adult facility (a storefront on Coldwater Road). We held Saturday night services, eating a meal together and experiencing God through a worship service.
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March 2007
Launching Level 13 Church |
We officially launched regularly scheduled Sunday worship gatherings on March 18th, 2007 at Lincoln Elementary School on Cook Road with 80 in attendance during our first service. The school was very accommodating and comfortable, despite a few hot Sundays with no air conditioning in the gym! For the next year we averaged 55 in attendance (we were the speed limit church).
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November 2008
The Old Becomes New |
After watching God put all of the pieces together, we moved to our current location on Saint Joe Road. Our current building was built by St. Alban's Episcopal Church which later became Meadow Crest Brethren Church, and after 46 years Meadow Crest Brethren closed it’s doors. This opened the door for Level 13 Church to start a new chapter. We held our first service in the "as-is" facility on a Sunday evening where we baptized 7 people. After an extensive remodel we opened our doors on November 9th, 2008.
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July 2005 to Now
Our Reach |
Along our journey we have had over 1000 different people in our worship services. We have dug a well that will provide clean water to a whole village. We have given away 12,000 freezy pops, 175 gas cards at our Halloween outreach, $1000 in free gas, along with donuts for fireman, snacks to emergency rooms, newspapers to people passing by, clean restrooms to gas stations, school supplies to students, washer fluid, and over 15,000 Easter eggs filled with goodies, all to simply let people know that “God loves them, no strings attached.”
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April 2009 + Beyond
Our Preferred Future |
On August 18th, 2013 we launched 'Impact Community Church' in the New Haven community, so that new people will find Jesus for the first time. The future of Level 13 Church is bright, and the reach of God is limitless!
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