Sandals Church

Sandals Church is a Baptist multi-site church based in Riverside, California. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.

Sandals Church
LocationRiverside, California
CountryUnited States
DenominationBaptist
AssociationsSouthern Baptist Convention
ChurchmanshipEvangelical
Weekly attendance5,799
Websitesandalschurch.com
History
Founded1997
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Matt Brown

History

It was founded by Pastor Matt Brown and his wife, Tammy, in 1997.[1]

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.[2] In 2010, Sandals Church purchased and moved to its own property at 150 Palmyrita Avenue in Riverside.[3] In 2012, Sandals Church launched its second campus in the Woodcrest area of Riverside. Sandals Church has campuses in Moreno Valley, East Valley, Hunter Park, Downtown Riverside (Palm Ave Campus), San Bernardino, Banning, Woodcrest, Lake Arrowhead, Menifee, Eastvale, and Fresno [4]

In 2014, it has an average weekly attendance of over 5,799.[5]

Other information

Heather Veitch, a former stripper, was attending Sandals Church’s when it founded JC's Girls with the help of Matt White.[6]

References
  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Pt. 1 -- Starting with Nothing. YouTube.
  2. reach.sc
  3. reach.sc
  4. reach.sc
  5. "2014 Year in Review | Sandals Church".
  6. Catherine Elsworth (December 5, 2005). "Former stripper takes God's word to world of porn". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

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