In the early part of 2006, Pastor Rocky McKinley was feeling a calling on his life to leave the comforts of familiarity and plant a church in the Gainesville area.
After being approved to plant a church in Alachua, the search was on to secure a store-front to begin in.
After a few months of trying to find a location to start in, Pastor Rocky was contacted and informed that property was available in Newberry with an existing building. After much prayer Pastor Rocky, his wife Mandi, and their children moved to Newberry to plant Destiny Community Church.
They originally started meeting on Wednesday nights with about 15 people. That core group grew to about 35 and they launched the church on September 3, 2006. That first service they were blessed with 101 in attendance. From there the church attendance would level out at about 75 people on Sunday mornings.
DCC has since moved from it's current property to the Oak View Middle School auditorium across the street. This move has enabled DCC to go back to one service and have the Destiny family together again for worship. Now, three and a half years later, the average Sunday morning attendance is over 200. The church members are excited about the path that God has laid before them. Together they are making a difference in this community, fulfilling the great commission through local and worldwide evangelism.
In March 2008 the DCC family took an amazing step of faith and purchased 20 acres of property on Newberry Road between Newberry and Gainesville. This property will eventually serve as the main ministry campus for DCC.
Destiny Community Church exists to help people discover Christ, connect with and depend on other believers, develop in God's word, and find His direction in their lives.
