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One day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Therefore, His church GV Christian Center will decentralize where and how we do church in order to reach everyone everywhere. We will be known as a birthplace of world-changers who influence their communities and nations.
- Together we are family.
- Together we love, know and serve God.
- Together we love, know and serve people.
- Together we laugh and grow.
- We look forward to church.
- We teach God’s Word without compromise.
- We worship authentically.
- We are on a focused mission.
- We value relationships.
- We generously give and serve.
- We strive for excellence.
- We have fun!
On May 1, 1982 Pastors Gary and Meg Morefield moved from San Diego to the Las Vegas valley to start a church. The first service of Green Valley Christian Center, then known as Southeast Assembly of God, was held in a home and consisted of 11 people on a Sunday morning — four of which were the Morefield family themselves.
By early 1983, our church had outgrown the home and moved to the Henderson Convention Center in Nevada. Less than two years later, we began renting out the sanctuary of a downtown church on Texas Street. We continued to grow tremendously.
In 1985, after three acres were miraculously donated, we started construction on our own building. This new site was located at the top of a hill in a new community in Henderson, NV called Green Valley — this is where our main campus is today. With mostly volunteer labor, the first building phase of 10,000 square feet was completed by the next year. We were fully committed to this new and growing community.
As our church continued to grow, in 1991 God laid it on Pastor Gary’s heart to start a Christian preschool as an outreach to the community. Busting at the seams, we began our 2nd building phase in 1992 and the next year we opened our first Kindergarten class. In 1994, we added the 1st grade. Our elementary school continued to grow and four years later in 1999 we expanded again with a 3-story educational wing.
In 2007, our upper school began with the 7th grade. In 2011 we acquired the ‘706 Building’ on the corner for our Next Gen Student Ministries and Jr. & Sr. High School. In 2014, we were proud to have our first High School graduating class.
Over the years, the church has grown to host 4 weekend services with various worship options to fit every preference. There’s our three main WorshipLive services as well as Traditions. The style of music may be different, but the message is always the same.
We have over 15 dedicated ministries — each with many opportunities to get involved and serve. We also have many Life Groups you can join to learn more and grow deeper in your relationship with God and others.
There is something for everyone here and we hope you and your family look forward to church and find your home at GV Christian Center!
Here are a few of our core beliefs…
About the Bible
The Bible is God’s Word to us. It was written by people under the divine guidance of God. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. As it was inspired by God, it is the truth without error.
About God
God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed and manifests as three persons: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God (often called the “Trinity”).
About Us
Although we are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like Him in character, all of us are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called “sin.” Sin separates people from God and causes problems in life.
About Jesus
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on the cross. He rose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He is alive today and will return again to reign as King of kings and Lord of lords. No one can find forgiveness of sins and restored relationship with God except through Jesus.
About Salvation
The moment we “turn the steering wheel of our life over to Jesus” is the moment of salvation. Salvation is offered freely to all of us, but never forced on us — it’s our decision. Any attempts at compensating for our sin through our own good works will only fall woefully short. It’s only through allowing Jesus into our heart and accepting His gift of paying the price for our sin (so we won’t have to pay it) that we can then find forgiveness of all our sins and truly commit ourselves to follow Christ. This is salvation. This is the moment we can call ourselves followers of Jesus, or Christians.
About the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is present in the world to make us aware of our need for Jesus Christ. From the moment we surrender our lives to Jesus, He lives in us. He provides us with communion, comfort, power for living, the ability to understand spiritual truth, guidance and power. As Christians, we seek to live under His control daily.
About Eternity
We are created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally united with Him is eternal life in Heaven.
Have more questions? Email us! We’d love to answer any questions you have!
Next Steps
Where ever you are, we want to help you take the next step in your faith journey.
