Our History

The Church at LifePark’s story begins 45 years ago. In 1978 members of First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant purchased 34 acres of property on the north side of Mount Pleasant for $70,000. At the time, this area was just farmland, but their plan was to one-day plant a new church. The property sat vacant for 30 years.

In 2008, First Baptist began drawing up plans for a new sanctuary at their current location on McCants Drive in Old Mount Pleasant. However, several members, stirred by the Holy Spirit, approached church leadership about building on the north property instead. The church council agreed.

But funding was needed. To raise money for the project, First Baptist sold 3.5 acres of the 34 acres for $3 million.

In the Fall of 2009, while construction was underway, 100 people from First Baptist began meeting on Sunday evenings at Lighthouse Church near the intersection of Highways 17 and 41. These church planters trusted God to do big things: they decided to launch their first service on March 7, 2010 with two services, and 400 people attended! Only God!

In 2020, LifePark expanded again, opening a second building on the property. In the last 12 years, LifePark has continued to grow and flourish in North Mount Pleasant, experiencing God’s faithfulness and provision. LifePark has seen hundreds baptized and has over 100 groups meeting each week.

The story of The Church at LifePark cannot be told apart from acknowledging the sovereignty and control of God at every turn. He has been so faithful to our church over the past decade. We have even helped plant several other churches in our area including Kings Cross, Deep Water and Sewee Bay.

As the North Mount Pleasant community and greater Charleston areas continue to expand at a rapid pace, we at LifePark are excited to continue to offer a place for people to gather to learn what it means to live life to the full through knowing Christ, growing in relationship and sharing the Gospel.