God has commissioned Life Church to reach our region—our Home, our Backyard, and our World—and we are committed to obeying that call with faith, excellence, and intentional stewardship.

In recent years, we aligned the timing of our Reach the Region offering to better position our church to plan, prepare, and execute the vision God has placed before us. By receiving gifts and faith commitments at the beginning of the year, we are able to move forward with clarity, confidence, and prayerful strategy.

Scripture reminds us in Proverbs 21:20, “The wise store up choice food and olive oil,” and we believe that planning with wisdom honors God and multiplies impact. Every dollar given toward Reach the Region is stewarded with purpose—covered in prayer, guided by vision, and managed with integrity.

Because of your generosity, lives are being changed. Communities are being served. Churches are being strengthened—locally and globally. What you’ll see throughout this page is a celebration of what God has already done through your faith, and a glimpse of what we believe He is still calling us to build together.

Thank you for praying, giving, and believing with us. Your obedience matters more than you may ever realize—and your generosity continues to help us host God’s presence with excellence as we reach our region.

In 2025, hundreds of individuals and families stepped forward in faith. We honor every gift given and every sacrifice made to help carry the vision God has entrusted to Life Church.

Because of your generosity, we didn’t just maintain momentum—we advanced it. New projects were launched, meaningful facility improvements were made, and long-standing initiatives reached new levels of impact. What was accomplished this past year was only possible because people like you chose to give with faith and obedience.

As we move into 2026, we remain committed to stewarding every resource with excellence—continuing to invest in our Home, Backyard, and World initiatives while trusting God for direction and provision in the year ahead.

For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
Hebrews 3:4 NIV

We are a people who host God’s presence—because His presence changes everything.

As a church family, we believe faithful stewardship begins at home. By caring for the spaces God has entrusted to us and preparing for what He is building next, we create safe, welcoming environments where people of every age can encounter His life-changing presence.

Our Home Goals focus on strengthening our local house—maintaining our infrastructure, preparing future-ready spaces, and ensuring that every Life Church location remains inviting, excellent, and positioned for growth.

Family Ministry Center Renovation — Phase One
In 2026, we are moving forward with a full renovation of the Family Ministry Center (FMC) at our Wesley Chapel location. This transformation is designed to better serve our growing church family by expanding and reimagining the space to support a wider range of on-site ministries.

Phase One includes:

• Enlarging, expanding, and reorienting the FMC to serve multiple ministries
• A complete renovation of bathroom spaces with updated flooring, fixtures, lighting, and partitions
• A full kitchen overhaul, including new flooring, wall tile, and countertops
• New flooring throughout all common areas, including hallways, foyer spaces, bathrooms, and the resource room
• Extensive drywall updates, fresh texture throughout, and moderate electrical improvements

This renovation is about more than updates—it’s about creating environments where families feel welcomed, children are safe, and ministry can thrive with excellence.
Approved Funding Goal: $210,500

Strengthening Our Financial Foundation
As we enter the final completion phase of our new Spring Hill building and prepare to begin monthly mortgage payments, we are believing God for the ability to make additional contributions toward the principal.

As good stewards, our goal is to reduce overall debt and position our church for long-term financial strength. Through God’s provision and the continued generosity of our church family, we believe we can accelerate the payoff of this mortgage and move forward with greater freedom and stability.

Together, across all three Life Church locations, we are trusting God to help us raise $500,000 to support this new season for our Spring Hill campus. This is not a new construction phase, but a unified effort to strengthen our financial foundation as we move forward.

Through the faithfulness of our community, nearly $2 million has already been invested toward the initial construction phase. The total projected cost of this expansion is $5 million, and we are confident that God will continue to provide as we walk in obedience together.
Approved Funding Goal: $500,000

Just as the earliest disciples responded in obedience and the Word of the Lord spread, we believe that through what God is building across our three local locations, we will see salvation come in greater measure throughout the Tampa Bay region.
Thank you for partnering with us to strengthen the house God is using to reach our region.

Loving our city is one of the ways we host God’s presence in our region.

Across Tampa Bay, we are committed to meeting real needs, serving with compassion, and bringing hope into everyday spaces. Through local outreach and community partnerships, Life Church steps beyond our walls to care for families, individuals, and neighborhoods right here in our backyard.

We do this through initiatives like Serve My City, the Life Church Outreach Center, Spring Hill’s Food Ministry, Prison Ministry, and more. Each effort is an opportunity to serve, love, and reflect the heart of Jesus to our city.

Serve My City alone mobilizes hundreds of volunteers across more than 22 community service opportunities, two major seasonal outreach campaigns, and ongoing initiatives that provide practical resources and support to hundreds of families throughout the year.

Through Serve My City, we mobilize our church to meet real needs, serve with compassion, and bring hope to our Backyard—right here in the Tampa Bay region.

Serve My City Weekend is a church-wide mobilization to love our city in practical, visible ways. During this weekend, hundreds of volunteers serve across multiple outreach projects throughout Tampa Bay—partnering with local organizations, caring for neighborhoods, and encouraging our neighbors.

This weekend is a powerful expression of our belief that as we serve, we host God’s presence in our Backyard and reflect the love of Jesus through action.

Each year, our Serve My City Thanksgiving outreach provides Thanksgiving meals to under-resourced families across the Tampa Bay region.

Thousands of individuals and families visit our locations to receive groceries, prayer, and encouragement. As need continues to grow, our heart is to expand this outreach—ensuring more families can gather around the table with dignity and gratitude during the holiday season.

At Christmas, we focus on creating moments of joy and dignity for families who may otherwise go without.

Through Serve My City Christmas, parents are invited to our Life Church Community Center to personally select gifts for their children. This approach preserves dignity within the family and creates meaningful, joy-filled moments in the home—reminding every parent and child that they are seen, valued, and loved.

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20 NIV

Jesus’ command to go is also His promise to be with us. As we step beyond our region and into the nations, we do so with confidence—knowing that God’s presence goes before us, walks with us, and transforms lives everywhere it is welcomed.

Our World Goals exist to carry God’s presence beyond borders—supporting missionaries, strengthening international Life Church locations, and responding to real needs across the globe.

Throughout the year, our missionaries and international location pastors are covered through prayer, financial support, leadership development, and hands-on partnership from Life Church. We believe that geography never limits God’s power—and that His presence truly changes everything, everywhere.

As we look toward 2026, our faith is not just to maintain what we’ve built, but to expand our reach. We believe God is inviting us to increase the support we provide, deepen the impact we make, and say “YES!” to more opportunities around the world.

Below are the global projects and mission initiatives your generosity helps make possible.