On the evening of November 17, 1988,
Dan and Margaret Thompson arrived in Titusville to begin the task of planting a new congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America.
They knew of four people who might be interested in joining, but had no place to meet, no money for paying rent on a meeting place, and a deadline set by the Presbytery for the end of financial support.
Our first meeting place. 1989.
Dan had never done anything like this. When Dan was in seminary, he thought the guys who planted churches were just not able to find jobs in real churches. Now he was joining their ranks. Dan looked it up: the average tenure of a pastor in America is five to seven years. When he moved to Titusville, he thought he would be here for about five years to get the church going, then move on to something else
In 2016, Dan and Margaret were joined by Daniel and Carolyn Levi. Daniel served as Assistant Pastor at Christ Community Church. He and Carolyn have three boys, Bennett, Owen, and Aiden.
In 2018, Dan made the hard decision to step down as Senior Pastor of Christ Community Church in order to allow for new leadership to come in and to evaluate a new calling in ministry after nearly 30 years at Christ Community Church. Several weeks after the announcement, the church held a goodbye gathering to tell stories, laugh, and even cry together about the many shared experiences of friendship, service, and through it all— God’s grace— over the years.
Construction of our current building. 1997.
In 2019, after serving as Assistant Pastor for three years, Daniel Levi was called to be the Senior Pastor of Christ Community Church.
Throughout the life of Christ Community Church there has been a lot of change! The community of Titusville underwent much change through the growth then and ending of the shuttle program and throughout other various changes influenced by the dynamics of the space industry. However, many of the things that make Christ Community Church what it is have remained consistent: a group of people who have loved, supported and encouraged each other; gifted musicians who make worship enjoyable week after week; elders and deacons who have helped keep things running; enduring friendships; and much more.