God planted a seed in the heart of Merrick Carter to consider starting a new church in the Ventura County area. At the time, he was the Southern California Divisional Evangelical Evangelist with The Salvation Army with a ministry which took him all over the country. His first response was, "Sorry, God, I think I will pastor a bible teaching church outside the state of California."
But God did not give up on him. God patiently continued to impress His calling on Merrick. Finally, he started up a bible study/chapel service in the Oxnard area. God then made it abundantly clear for Merrick to start and pastor a church in Oxnard. In the spring of 2004, plans were set in motion to begin a new work.
God gave Merrick the vision to start a church that would value the community through reaching people that are hurting. A church that would be multi-cultural, passionately pursue God, purposefully help others to develop their relationship with Jesus Christ and sensitively reach out to those who do not know Christ. These and other visions are what fuel us today.
This vision took the first step towards becoming reality when the appropriate actions were taken to become a church. Pacific Coast Ministries was born!
Someone once said, "If you ever see a turtle on a fence post, you'll know it did not get there by itself!" We are convinced that it is not our own human effort that has established this church, but rather it is God who called us into existence. He continues to bless us with growth, love and unity. Our desire is that Pacific Coast Ministries will always be known as a turtle on a fence post!
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