Started from Humble Beginnings

Southwest Community Christian Center was founded January 27, 1991. Then known as Southwest Community Baptist Church, the center opened with 19 members and a vision to meet the growing spiritual needs of its surrounding community.

Pastor Patrick first received the vision of a “Christian community” while sitting with a friend at a coffee shop across the street from the church’s present location. As he glanced out of the window, the pastor remarked, “Doesn’t that shopping center look like a church? I seem to see a cross in the middle of that copper dome”. When his friend remarked negatively, Pastor Patrick put the vision out of his mind and continued his duties as assistant pastor at McGee Chapel and as a nationwide evangelist. Two years lapsed, but in August of 1990 Pastor Patrick realized that the vision he had received was indeed from God.

In September of 1991 Southwest Community Christian Academy (SWCCA) opened its doors to further meet the spiritual and educational needs of the area. Beginning with just 19 students and 3 teachers, it has grown to its present enrollment of more than 230 students and a staff of 45.

As the church community continued to expand, Pastor Patrick and his rapidly growing congregation continued to develop community services such as The Bridge Fitness Center, The Bridge Teen Center, Southwest Youth Outreach Basketball & Football League, The Bridge Gospel Shoppe, The Bridge Crisis Center and in January 2007 The Bridge Video Editing & Recording Studio opened and this Year a partnership was formed with two of our community school; Petrosky Elementary & Albright Middle School.

The membership of Southwest Community Christian Center has grown from its humble beginnings to several thousand members, one executive Pastor, 3 assistant pastors, nineteen associate ministers, and seventeen deacons. As we continue to build and grow, we humbly ask that you continue to pray for the church, and the pastor as we endeavor to move forward in God’s
will.

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