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"All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had." Acts 4:32

Real Life Family Center History

 

History 1

In the summer of 1994 a small handful of people invited HR and Gwen Huntsman to consider restarting what is now Real Life Family Center. After much prayer and seeking God, they answered “yes” to God’s leading in their lives and RLFC was born. 23 people showed up for that first Sunday in August of 1994.

With a passion for contemporary music, authentic worship, practical teaching and genuine love, RLFC began to grow. Our sanctuary at the Bingham headquarters began to fill up and that led us to a decision – add a second service. We have always been the kind of church that wanted to make room for one more. In January of 1996, we added our second Sunday service and we continued to grow. We saw God heal, restore, renew, equip and set free. God still changes lives. We were soon looking for another building. In April of 1998 we made a defining decision. As we saw our continued growth, we made a decision to move our weekend gatherings so we could make room for each "one more" that History 2God brought our way. Even though we knew it would be much more expensive and require much more sacrifice, we knew it was the right decision. That decision was declared in our minutes "We will never allow a building to determine the size of our ministry in our community." With that, we moved to Brouillet Elementary School. Hundreds of current RLFC family members are the beneficiaries of that sacrificial decision. With more room to grow, God brought more and more of His kids our way and we continued to grow. We added a second Sunday service on Easter 2002, and then a third service on Saturday evening in History 3October 2003. During this growth period, God was preparing us. He brought to our attention a great piece of property and then miraculously delivered it to us. As we stepped out in faith in our "Enlarge the Tent" campaign, God showed us what He could do through people of faith. We fully expected to build on that property but God delayed that process and broughtus something much better.

Five years ago we took a huge step of faith and moved into our new facility that had already been built for us. What a MIRACLE! The new building brought new financial responsibilities and our “24:7 Campaign” helped us begin taking on our new mortgage as we made a commitment to use our new building 7 days a week to reach people. Our new property has allowed us to increase our ministry to our community and around the world. Celebrate Recovery, Above and Beyond, Friday Night Feed, our Revolution projects in Kenya and our new Resource Center are just some of the many ways lives are being impacted. In addition to that our Weekend Gatherings set the table for inspiration, encouragement, worship and growth. We have continued to grow in our new building and added a fourth gathering in January of 2011. History 4

That brings us to Momentum. Momentum helps us realize that we are part of a long history of service, sacrifice and generosity. What started with Christ and then the early church continues with us. Those generations have handed us the baton and we dare not drop it. Too much has been given and God is counting on us to step up and be counted. At RLFC we are committed to being passionate followers of Jesus. Momentum will Unite us around God’s compelling vision for our lives and Inspire us to give more generously toward that vision. No excuses, no loopholes, just a radical faith expressed through service and generosity. Momentum is here…it’s our turn.

Real Life Family Center • 17708 28th. Ave. E. • Tacoma, WA 98445 • 253-846-3875 • info@rlfc.org
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