Fall 2009 · Trumpet Report
San Diego Opens a 15,000-Square-Foot Church Home
San Diego, CA
- Pastor
- Joe Rice
- Correspondent
- Harry Malave
Greetings from San Diego, California, as our congregation continued growing we were in need of a new building, which God provided for us. W e moved into our new 15,000 sq. ft. church building in April and immediately we saw an increase of 20 people on average in attendance for all our services. As the leadership church in San Diego County, the new building, which can seat up to 500, gives us the ability and flexibility to hold the Area Wide Rallies, Youth Rallies, and Valentine’s Day events in our own building. This is a great blessing!
We have seen a revival in our youth. At our annual Labor Day picnic we saw five young men and women baptized. They are heavily involved in ministry. This is great blessing to their parents whom have been serving God in the San Diego congregation for many years. Their faithfulness is being greatly rewarded with their children rising up and serving God.
We welcomed our first full time evangelist Pastor John Dumas and his family. He labored in Romania for 18 years, leaving a powerful work in the capital city of Bucharest. His ability to connect with the youth has brought a fresh dynamic to our congregation. His personal ministry has seen a supernatural anointing and he is already seeing God bless it greatly. We are very thankful to have them.
In this time of economic instability, we have had a few members of our congregation lose their jobs. But this has been a great blessing in disguise, People have been led by God to start their own businesses, and they are seeing a steady flow of jobs, as well as open doors for new jobs and opportunities. The church has even seen an increase in giving, God is providing!
Please continue praying for the church in Mission Gorge, as we take San Diego County for Jesus.