New Creation Church of San Diego to celebrate

New Creation Church will celebrate its 50th Anniversary with its founding pastor, Pastor Emeritus Amos Johnson, on Sunday. (Photo taken from the official website of New Creation Church)

New Creation Church of San Diego will hold its 50th-anniversary service on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m.

The church’s announcement posted that Pastor Emeritus Amos Johnson, their founding pastor, would celebrate with them.

About New Creation Church

According to the church’s vision, New Creation Church of San Diego seeks to get the interests and reach out to members to grow like Jesus. The church aims to strengthen its congregation's involvement in a meaningful ministry for the church and the world.

They desire to let God be known to people worldwide, as the website emphasizes. They revealed that the New Creation Church started when the Holy Spirit led a small group of families to pioneer a church in San Diego in 1972.

At New Creation Church San Diego, they welcome all people of various races and denominations, as mentioned on the website. They added that they base their teachings on God’s word.

More importantly, they emphasized that the Executive Board of Directors and Leadership Council run the congregation at New Creation Church. They explained that they are not related to any umbrella group outside the church.

The same website revealed that Senior Pastor Reginald Gray led the church to become a growing ministry with the counsel of his mentor, Pastor Emeritus Amos Johnson Jr. Gray has been serving at New Creation Church for 20 years, as highlighted on the website.

According to the church’s website, nearly 1,500 individuals attend the church every Sunday.

Impacts on Seniors

The Neighborhood House Association (NHA) website revealed that the New Creation Church of San Diego supported its Senior Nutrition Program. As further explained, the church sponsored $1500 to help in the NHA’s Senior Center.

The website noted that the church wants to connect with people outside its walls and impact its community. They emphasized that the congregation plans to continue to help the seniors.

According to the website, Pastor Gary joined the NHA agency visit with other local ministries to see some programs and services the center offered in 2014. Because of his experience in the activities, the pastor taught that the church should support the NHA.

Gary emphasized on the website that they want to find ways to be involved. They saw that the Neighborhood House was beneficial to the community. He said it was easy for him and the church to join the organization.

Helping Senior Nutrition Program

The same website stated that the New Creation gives quarterly offerings to help the NHA’s Senior Nutrition Program. They could help the organization provide healthy and balanced meals to the elders through monetary support.

The NHA organization offers breakfast and lunch for all seniors. They said they are thankful to the members of the New Creation and their pastor for their dedication to helping the center.

More importantly, the website stressed that NHA relies on the support of groups like the New Creation Church so they can continue serving the seniors and all the families they are helping.

Meanwhile, Rudolph Johnson, III, the president and CEO of NHA, said that the church's generosity demonstrates its heart for the community.