Sandals Church

Sandals Church
Location Riverside, California
Country United States
Denomination Southern Baptist
Churchmanship Evangelical
Weekly attendance 5,000
Website sandalschurch.com
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

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr-5WOhHPbc
  2. ↑ http://sandalschurch.com/2014/
  3. ↑ http://sandalschurch.com/vision/
  4. ↑ http://sandalschurch.com/locations/
  5. ↑ reach.sc
  6. ↑ reach.sc
  7. ↑ reach.sc
  8. ↑ Mark Hammond; Don Overstreet (2011). God's Call to the City. CrossBooks Publishing. ISBN 1615075216.
  9. ↑ Gorman Woodfin. "Sandals Church: Walking out the Great Commission". The 700 Club. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  10. ↑ 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 / 33.92778; -117.42056

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