Connect. Grow. Serve at Seven SD.

Small Group sign-ups close October 25th. Don't miss your opportunity to connect with other believers in your local church this Fall. In just a couple of months, Seven SD Church will celebrate it's two year anniversary. Here's a snapshot of what has happened so far. Enjoy!

Our Second Preview Service: The Official Wrap-Up

This blog post is partially dedicated to our sign holders! "I saw the sign!," is one comment we keep getting from our congregants. Of course, when they say that, we don't believe they are speaking figuratively or even quoting that early 90's Ace of Base song. Yeah, you know what we're talking about.


Currently, our church meets at Olympian High School in Chula Vista, CA. The school is tucked away, so having the help of at least sixteen sign holders is very critical.




To all of our sign holders we say, "THANK YOU". Thank you for getting all 166 people to Seven San Diego. You are literally leading the way!

Oh, and in case you missed it, check out some more photographs from our second church preview service (all photos by Christian Turner).


Above: Matt Coulombe and band. Below: Pastor Jeremy McGarity.



Above: Pastor Jeremy McGarity teaches. Below: Seven SD Kids leaders, Maryjo Moore and Jennifer Richardson.



Above: Seven SD Kids guest speaker, James Burdette, a.k.a Visible Man. Below: Seven SD Kids, elementary.



Above: Heidi Randolph, and Todd and Rachel Rehrer tear down. Below: One of many happy iPod winners.


Praise God for another great church service! We are ready for preview number three.

Our First Preview Service: The Official Wrap-Up

Wow! Our first of four preview services came and went faster than you can spell Seven San Diego. Uh, we can't believe it's over. October 7th is now only a memory well remembered. Two hundred and sixty-one people attended.

Okay, so here's the official story of how things took place that exciting first day. First, we rallied our army of volunteers (known to us as tour guides). By 6:30 AM most had arrived, picked up a white or orange t-shirt, grabbed a lanyard, and began to transform a vacant auditorium at Olympian High School into a worship venue. Our leaders, Maryjo Moore, Marcos Clark, Wes Van Fleet, Brandy Messenger, Taylor Gilliam, and Jules Sneddon took charge of making sure our teams had all the equipment unloaded from our portable trailer as well as gave direction of the morning's agenda.



By 8 AM most of our technical equipment such as the lights, sound, video, and instrument cables were set. We thank our friends at High Desert Church for helping us get more familar with this side of things. Whew, that was a lot of work.



But our work wasn't done just yet... Chairs needed to be placed. Stations for food and refreshments needed to be propped up front. Kid zones needed to be marked. It was now 9:15 and we were up against the clock.





10 AM was here! And now both kids and adults were ready to start singing. Cody Vermillion and Jen Laduc jammed with our children while Matt Coulombe (Seven HD Music Leader) lead our adults.



11:15 AM surprised us. Our first service was over. We watched a few videos, sang a few songs, took an offering, said a few announcements, passed out some pumpkins, and walked out encouraged. Jeremy McGarity had given his first lesson at Seven San Diego. Mission accomplished! Thank you Jesus!




Photos by Christian Turner and Maryjo Moore.

Some Yearbook Entries

Do you need an idea of what you should submit for the Yearbook? Check out some of the following entries...

Don't Forget Your T-Shirt!

Feel free to come by the office and pick up your free Seven San Diego t-shirt (available in black and white while supplies last). Also note that we are currently located at 14545 Hook Blvd, Victorville, CA. You can find us between 8:30-4:30 PM.

By the way, Jeremy announced last week that we are now $135,000 closer to our goal. In addition, we have also accumulated close to $20,000 from your weekly tithes. We praise God for all the support.

Shadow Mountain Agrees to Support Seven SD

Great News! Shadow Mountain Community Church has agreed to sponsor Seven San Diego. That means that we have immediate help, protection, legal status, insurance, non-profit status, etc. through Shadow Mountain. Shadow didn't have to do this. They are an extremely busy ministry all across the world and spend a lot of time broadcasting their own TV and radio program. However, they agreed to take a start-up plant like Seven San Diego and support it. We are sure that God will honor the Kingdom mindedness of Shadow and it's Sr. Leader David Jeremiah.

Learn More About Chula Vista

Users on Wikipedia say that in 2003, Chula Vista had 200,000 residents and was the second largest city in San Diego County. Visit Wikipedia to learn more.

Staff Prayer Requests

Please pray that...

1) We would continue to find favor with church partners, city officials, and other influential people in San Diego.

2) God would be preparing the hearts of all the lost people in San Diego (Chula Vista) to respond to his call as we get the message out through 7SD.

3) Jobs would be available for individuals moving to San Diego from the high desert.

4) Affordable housing would be available for individuals moving from the high desert.

5) Funding for portable church equipment would become accessible.

Seven SD: The Future So Far...

It's been an exciting few weeks. Our M547 (Welcome team) training event at Dave & Busters went really well. We performed a skit, highlighted some individuals, shared the 10 Commandments of hospitality and gained some great insight from Starbucks Manager, Bill Mearig.

In addition, we are glad to report that more churches in the Victor Valley and greater San Diego area have agreed to partner with us in the year to come. We ask that you would continue to pray that God would continue to bless us with churches willing to share their facilities, people and financial resources.

By the way, we have made some slight revsions to our launch proposal. If you wish to have a hard copy of the proposal, please make sure to email roberto@highdesertchurch.com. Preview the document below:



We have also purchased a few website domains with some of the funds we have received. Look for an official website in the months to come.