The Best is Before Us

God has been incredibly gracious throughout our 57-year history.
We can’t wait to see what He has planned for our future.

 
 
 
 

The Origin Story

Every great story has its origins. This is ours. Spanish River gets its name from where we first met on Spanish River Boulevard. Today, we're a multiethnic gathering of people whose lives have been reoriented by God. We are unified because we understand how God's love has been extended to us. As a result, we enjoy extending God's love to others. 

For nearly 60 years, Spanish River Church has remained dedicated to the principles of our founding pastor, David Nicholas. David was succeeded by Tommy Kiedis until 2019. In June of 2020, we introduced our third lead pastor, David Cassidy. Through God’s immeasurable love and grace, we have had the privilege of opening our very own Private School, Counseling Center, and partnered to plant over 600 churches worldwide.

While our facilities and presence in the community have grown over time, we have always maintained that church is so much more than a place you "go to." Instead, it's a people who experience, model, and share the good news of God's love, and we believe that the best is before us.

 

Reflecting on 2022 with David Cassidy

  • Glorifying Jesus Every Day

    In addition to worship on Sunday, over 40,000 people have used the SRC campus this year. From Nurturing Your Newborn and Upward Basketball to Concerts and ESL classes, from River Tots and Spanish River Christian School to Young Adults and Senior Adults, as well as Haitain and Spanish Language Congregations, SRC is humming with Jesus-glorifying activity every day.

  • Pointing People to Hope

    Your Counseling Ministries have seen a record number of clients. This year, over 20,000 people have come through the doors of hope at SRC Counseling. 40% of those people were of different faiths or no faith at all; over 100 have come to Christ. Families are being restored and broken hearts are being mended.

  • Growing in Number

    My first attendance report on June 6, 2021 registered 817 people on campus for worship and 344 online. Last month, that number was 1,394 on campus and 396 online. Over 100 people have become new members in 2022, with numerous baptisms.

  • Making a Local and Global Impact

    SRC has already contributed over $900,000 to missions and mercy work this year. You’ve assisted church planters, relief workers, and orphans and donated countless hours to benevolence work and counseling assistance. Your Deacons distributed $143,000 of that total so far in local aid.

  • Educating the Next Generation

    Spanish River Christian School continues to excel and grow. Our school continues to gather many families across our region into the arms of Christ as they root children in the truth of the Gospel. Our Worship and Arts Team is working with the school to train these future servants in music, video, and sound production.

  • Hosting Opportunities for Spiritual Growth

    SRC has hosted some gifted servants this year. Beth Moore, Women in Apologetics, We the Kingdom, and Behold the Lamb of God are just a few of the many events that God has used to reach and teach others through SRC.

  • Worshipping with Innovation

    The SRC Worship Arts Ministry has experienced epic growth. Over 20 new instrumental and vocal musicians have joined us, along with 10 new tech team members. Not only that, but our tech master Kevin Gomez teaches a tech elective at SRCS so the middle school students can learn audio and video skills, participating in the team right away. Eric and the team have also created a new recording studio in our offices using materials we already had.

  • Leading His Children

    The SRC Kids Club has grown to over 100 on Wednesdays and is offered free of charge. Your donations have made that possible as we added new staff and absorbed the costs within the regular budget.

  • Sharing the Gospel in Public Schools

    Your Student Ministry is growing and reaching local high schools. We had 97 new guests at SRC Student events, an average of 65 at weekly Campus Night, and 7 new First Priority Gospel Clubs in local high schools where over 50 students came to faith in Jesus.

  • Meeting the Needs of Our Neighbors

    ESL reaches our new neighbors from 16 countries. There are 99 students currently enrolled from Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ukraine, Hungary, Turkey, France, Poland and Vietnam.