Christ Fellowship

Christ Fellowship is a non-denominational evangelical multi-site megachurch based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida with more than 28,000^[1] in attendance each week on eleven locations throughout South Florida.^[2]

Christ Fellowship
Christ Fellowship
26.8106°N 80.1226°W / 26.8106; -80.1226
Country	United States
Denomination	Non-denominational, Evangelical
Website	christfellowship.church
History
Founded	1984
Founder(s)	Dr. Tom and Donna Mullins
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)	Todd and Julie Mullins

History

Christ Fellowship started in 1984 as a small Bible study with 40 people in Dr. Tom and Donna Mullins' living room and has grown to be one of the largest churches in America.^[3][4][5] Tom resigned from his job as athletic director at the Palm Beach State College in March 1985 to pursue ministry full-time.^[6]

The first church building, which seated 800 people, was converted from a riding stable.^[7] Initial plans for a larger campus, located at the intersection of Northlake Boulevard and Gibson Road, were strongly opposed by local residents.^[8] However, the Palm Beach Gardens city council allowed the church to be built, based on revised plans including more parking, lower lights, and a wall on its north side.^[9][10][11]

Led by Pastor Todd and Julie Mullins, Christ Fellowship is based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Christ Fellowship's Teaching Pastor is Dr. John C. Maxwell, an internationally respected leadership expert, speaker, and author.^[12]

The church operates eight campuses in Palm Beach County; additionally, campuses in Port St. Lucie, FL, Vero Beach, FL, and Okeechobee, FL, totalling to twelve (plus their Online Campus).^[13][14] The church plans on opening a campus in the new municipality of Westlake, Florida.^[15]

References

1. "Christ Fellowship". OutreachMagazine.com. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
2. Chaves, Jeff (September 8, 2017). "Bracing for Hurricane Irma: Florida Megachurch Stands Ready to Meet Critical Needs". Outreach Magazine. Christ Fellowship...has a weekly attendance of more than 26,000 people across nine locations.
3. "Outreach 100 List". OutreachMagazine.com. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
4. "Home".
5. Hutchings, Tim (2017). Creating Church Online: Ritual, Community, and New Media. Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN 978-1136277504. Todd Mullins, now the senior pastor of the Christ Fellowship multisite megachurch in Florida...
6. Robb, Sharon (June 13, 1985). "Faquir Named PBJC Athletic Director". Sun-Sentinel.
7. Gushee, Steve (January 16, 1996). "The Houses God Builds". The Palm Beach Post.
8. Capozzi, Joe. "Communities Protest Proposed Church". The Palm Beach Post.
9. Boles, Anne (November 7, 1997). "Gardens Gives Church Tenative Go-ahead". The Palm Beach Post.
10. "Briefly". The Palm Beach Post. November 21, 1997.
11. Doris, Tony (April 29, 2015). "'Cash is king' in Christ Fellowship $13-million deal". Palm Beach Post. Palm Beach Gardens. Palm Beach Gardens-based Megachurch Christ Fellowship offered $13 million for the site of the former Digital Domain studios in Port St. Lucie...
12. "Our Pastors - Christ Fellowship Church". Christ Fellowship Church. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
13. Webb, Kristina (August 2, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Christ Fellowship church's next mission is 13-acre Westlake campus". The Palm Beach Post.
14. "Christ Fellowship, Treasure Coast Food Bank partner for mobile pantry in Vero Beach". TC Palm. July 5, 2020.
15. "Christ Fellowship purchases land for 38,156-square-foot, 800-seat church in Florida's newest city". Sun Sentinel. February 7, 2020.

• Davisson, Jan. "Palm Beach Gardens Fountain of Youth." PBG Lifestyle Magazine Dec. 2008: 38-39. RWW Enterprises, LLC.

External links

• https://christfellowship.church/
• Gardens Campus 26°48′39.89″N 80°07′15″W
• Royal Palm Campus 26°40′56.50″N 80°12′01.76″W
• Stuart Campus 27°10′13.40″N 80°15′01.17″W
• CityPlace Campus 26°42′29.53″N 80°03′24.44″W