All services and Bible studies were conducted in their native Swedish language. In , a small brick church was built on 11 th Street near 10th Avenue to accommodate the growing number of families attending these home churches.
These 18 original members organized themselves as an official congregation with the name The Swedish Free Mission Church of Greeley, Colorado. In , a desire to see more people in Greeley come to know Christ inspired a mission project called the North Greeley Mission.
In , the Evangelical Free Church purchased property at 13th Avenue and 15th Street, its current location. Initially meeting in the basement now our Community Room , construction began two years later on a worship sanctuary and classrooms above, now housing the CCKids Playhouse. Throughout construction, every brick was cleaned and repurposed, blending old with new. Driven by a passion to effectively reach and disciple young peopleβand the birth of Mountain View Evangelical Free Church in west Greeleyβthe church changed its name to First Evangelical Free Church of Greeley in By the late s, the church began experiencing space constraints for its various classes.
With a renewed vision to engage the community in meaningful ways, the church adopted the name Christ Community Church in Instead, they opted to purchase surrounding homes to expand and build a larger worship center.
The inaugural worship service in the new facility took place in March The outcome of this weekend forever changed the way in which we do mission as a church, resulting in an expanded commitment to ministries of compassion, church planting, leadership development, and evangelism in Greeley and around the world. Project Beyond and subsequent church-wide mission initiatives resulted, leading to millions of dollars and hundreds of people being released to advance the Kingdom of God.
