Canyon Creek Church started as a final graduate school project for me. I wrote my masters thesis on how I would pioneer a church and what that church would be like, never in my wildest dreams imagining that I would actually take the leap of faith to do it. I remember believing that there were two ways to pioneer a new church; have another church birth a new church or find 50 radical people that were willing to try something crazy for Jesus and just go for it.

In January of 2004, 50 radical people stepped out in faith and Canyon Creek Church began. We started having informal gatherings at our newly rented office at the Mill Creek Office Park. Those initial gatherings quickly grew to over 100 people and a new meeting place was needed. We rented Heatherwood Middle School and officially launched a service on Sunday, February 9th 2004.

Those initial months were exciting as everything we did was a “first.” We had our first communion, our first baptism, our first member, our first Easter, and our first BBQ (of many might I add!). By the fall of 2004 we had grown to the point where a second service was a necessity and it was becoming obvious that we would soon need to find a different meeting place for our growing new church. It was May of 2005 when we started meeting in Jackson School. Our first service at Jackson saw over 300 people gather and worship with us. Then in 2008, we officially moved into our own building where we currently hold our mid-week activities and our Sunday services.

Canyon Creek Church just celebrated it’s 5 year birthday in February. The church has seen a lot of changes in our beginning years but one thing has always stayed the same…. We love south Snohomish county and we desire to see every person begin the journey of following Jesus Christ. We invite you to come and join us as our journey continues and our history unfolds.