Our Story
God is working in a mighty way at Long Hollow!
Our Past
Long Hollow has had an exciting past. The church was founded in 1977 by a group of people whose heart was to build a church committed to reaching people with the gospel.
God used our founding pastor, W.W. Harrison, to build into Long Hollow during the early years a deep burden for evangelism.
The God-given desire for reaching our community continued under the leadership of Gerry Claybrook, our second pastor, whose heart was to seek creative ways to attract unbelievers.
In the fall of 1996, Long Hollow began a new chapter. With no staff and facing significant financial challenges, about 250 people began to pray and seek the Lord's direction. The Lord began to answer those prayers in significant ways. The most significant was that hundreds of people began coming, and we have been growing ever since. We now have the privilege of impacting thousands of lives on a weekly basis.
We thank God for placing in us a deep desire to go for it and to see as many people as possible to come to know the Lord. And though we have seen God move in incredible ways in our past, we have a sense that this is only the beginning. Our future looks even brighter.
Our Future
The temptation for many churches at this point is to begin to play it safe and protect what's been gained. But it only takes a moment to look at what is happening around us to realize that our work is just beginning. In His sovereignty, God planted Long Hollow right where it is knowing that one day literally thousands of homes would be built all around us.
In the next 3-5 years, over 13,000 homes will be built within just a few miles of us. In those homes, of course, are more preschoolers, more children, more youth and more adults. What an exciting assignment that will be to join with God in reaching and ministering to those families... thousands of families. The sky's the limit if we are willing.
Click here for information about our Defining Moment campaign and building phase as we strive to minister to all of those that the Lord is placing in our path.