Campus History
The incredible facilities and land we have today are the result of giving, our generous sowing into God's Kingdom. We give God all of the praise, credit, and glory!

"'I tell you the truth,' Jesus replied, 'no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields--and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life'" (Mark 10:29-30, NIV).

In 1998, the church gave $600,000 to pay for the roof of the new church building of Elim Evangelistic Church, pioneered over 50 years ago in Mombassa, Kenya by Missionaries Bud and Fay Sickler. This new building seats over 5,000 people and it is the largest church structure in East Africa. Since the completion of the building project, Missionaries Bud and Fay Sickler have gone on to be with the Lord, but we are continuing to support the church and its new Kenyan Pastors, Joshua and Margaret Alkali. We know that our new campus and facilities are the result of our harvest from our partnership with Elim Evangelistic Church.

In 2001, the ministry purchased several tracts of land for a combined 83 acres. Then, the ministry began to draw first-class facilities for both the church and school with a special emphasis on ministry to youth. In the fall of 2004, construction began on Phase One of our new facilities, and we moved into Phase One in April of 2006.

"And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid" (Ezra 3:11b, NIV).

Our new property is located on US HWY 287 at Eden Road in Arlington, Texas. In fact, we have one-half mile of expressway frontage. Our Phase One building is over 72,00 sq. ft. and it features: initial seating for over 1,400 people, a beautiful cafe and bookstore that is open every business day, a first-class nursery with a playground just for nursery age children, a gym that features a college size basketball court along with two high school regulation basketball and volleyball courts, all new classrooms and offices for the school and church, two baseball/softball fields, a football field, a soccer field, and a third floor designed and dedicated just for the church's youth group. Simply put: this is a world class facility built for the people of God.


Phase One Construction Galleries

 


Soon to Come, Phase 2 and Beyond
We are currently in the planning stages for Phase Two. In the future, we plan to more than double our current educational space for St. Paul's Preparatory Academy, and future plans call for a fellowship hall (for weddings, banquets, and mid-week services), a much larger cafe and bookstore, a wedding chapel, a football stadium, a separate workout facility, more classroom and office space, and an eventual 6,000+ seat church auditorium.

 

Sow Seed Into Good Ground
If you would like to give into the building fund, please click here. We sincerely appreciate your generous financial support and partnership!

 

 
 

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