The Gathering Dream
It is a dream of a place where the hurting, the hopeless, the discouraged, the depressed, the frustrated and the confused can find love, acceptance, help, hope, forgiveness, guidance, and encouragement.
It is the dream of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with thousands of residents in Sevier County.
It is a dream of five thousand members growing together in spiritual maturity through connection groups, seminars, retreats and fellowships, loving, laughing and learning together, understanding God's wonderful plan and living life to its greatest potential.
It is a dream of sending out hundreds of career missionaries and church workers all around the world, sending out our members by the thousands on short term projects to every continent.
It is a dream of starting at least one new daughter church a year.
It is a dream of 100 acres of land on which will be built a regional church for Sevier County with beautiful yet efficient facilities, including a worship center seating thousands, a state of the art Christian school, age relevant areas for ministering to children of all ages, a youth camp, a retirement village, a pastor's retreat, a coffee house, a bookstore and a family life recreation center including areas for baseball, softball, football, and soccer.
All of this will be designed to minister to the total person, spiritually, emotionally, physically, socially, and financially and set in a peaceful, inspiring mountain setting with beautiful flowers, beautiful trees, pools of still water, sparkling fountains and flowing streams.
I stand before you today and state in confident assurance that these dreams will be realized.
Why? Because they are inspired by God.
This is the vision that God placed in our Senior Pastor's heart November 18th, 1999.