How can you contact us?
Phone: 520-282-4085
Email
office@santacruzvalleychurch.org
Mail: PO Box 1549, Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Back to Top
1999
- 2003
As a result of encouragement from Green Valley Community church, a group of
individuals came together at Santa Rita Springs Recreation Center on January
31, 1999. At the time it was referred to as a “4th service.” Dr. David
Weber encouraged us to go forward in the hope of becoming a new church
start. Dr. Eugene Friesen was assigned to serve us. At the time of his
retirement Rev. Norm Steffenson came forward to serve. In the
intervening time committees were formed to determine the mission and vision
of the group. After some months we moved to Continental School and
enjoyed the use of that beautiful facility. After considerable discussions
and prayer, it was our desire to become an “inter-generational church” and
the growing area of Sahuarita was considered ideal for this type of church.
We moved to Sahuarita High School Cafeteria for several months. We then were
assigned the primary school gym. Rev. Brian Osborn was assigned to us
on July 1st, 2000. Desiring to hold Sunday school classes for children left
us in a dilemma as to lack of space. We were given the opportunity to use an
abandoned school building on the premises. Several individuals spent
countless hours fixing up the building to make it usable. Today, we are
exploding with children averaging 50 to 75 children weekly in our Sunday
school.
With the boom in Sahuarita, and our deliberate outreach to the unchurched,
our attendance is increasing dramatically. It was apparent that this
was the area where we belong. God has led us to fill a need in the community
and especially to reach young families. While growing we have had an active
mission outreach including need in the Santa Cruz Valley as well as in
Mexico. With loving support of the Community Church and with the assistance
of Desert Southwest Conference through the year 2003 we have moved forward.
We are taking our first step in providing a physical church home.
2004 – 2010
Summer 2004 - Michelle Brower became Music Director
Oct 17, 2004 - Congregation approved purchase of land
Jan 2, 2005 - Moved from Primary School gym to Sahuarita H.S. gym
Mar 6, 2005 - Desert Southwest Conference (DSWC) approved SCVUMC charter
Oct 23, 2005 - Held first All-Church Charge Conference
Oct 31, 2005 - Closed escrow on land purchase (6.65 acres, $425,000)
Mar 2008 - Journey of Faith 3-year fund raising campaign began
(over $600,000 in pledges)
Spring 2008 - Moved from Sahuarita H.S. gym back to Primary School
gym
Sep 7, 2008 - Pastor Osborn left to become a chaplain in the U.S. Army
Nov 2, 2008 - Pastor Allan Wintersteen’s first Sunday as temporary
pastor
Jul 5, 2009 - Pastor Mark Conrad’s first Sunday as permanent pastor
Fall 2009 - Youth Ministry (ACTS) combined with Green Valley
Community Church youth
Sep 7, 2010 - DSWC approved financing for first church building
Oct 17, 2010 - Ground-breaking ceremony on church property
Nov 17, 2010 - Construction began on first church building
Nov 2010 - Michelle Brower left as Music Director, Randy Cochran new Music
Director
May 22, 2011 - First
Sunday service in our own building