[1] Forty members attended the dedication of the sanctuary on October 20, 1974, but membership grew rapidly, necessitating construction of a fellowship hall and more classrooms in 1976.
[3] According to Bratton, every activity of the church helps fulfill Jesus' great commission to "preach to the world and to provide for the less fortunate".
[4] As of June 2010, Dr. Dennis Bratton has retired from Christ's Church with the title "Pastor Emeritus" and begun his own project to go "beyond relief" in helping those in extreme poverty in different places around the world through the Kore Foundation.
Church members themselves volunteered their time and expertise to lower expenses of construction, finishing the interior of the professionally assembled shell.
In 1987, the church increased its services for families with young children in the area, opening the Sharing Tree Preschool.
It also extended its offerings for teenagers with a teen program eventually settled in a separate property called "The Ranch".
[10] It is a college preparatory school that boasts excellent academics, competitive athletics and a fully integrated arts program.
[11] The entrance to the Sanctuary is an enormous atrium where hundreds of members and guests can meet, talk and enjoy refreshments before and after services.
Two prominent features of these beliefs include a practice of the receiving of Communion during each service, and an encouragement to believers to submit to water baptism by immersion.
Instead, the church adheres to a philosophy advocated by Augustine of Hippo: "In essentials, unity....In non-essentials, liberty.....In all things, love."
A membership study found that a majority of the 1,000 lived in Clay County, so in December, 2004 the church began holding a service at St. Johns Country Day School.
A group of families began meeting for services at the Camden County Recreation Center in Kingsland with staff supplied by the Jacksonville Christ's Church.
Then on January 1, 2010, they purchased the Methodist Children's Home located at 201 Kings Bay Road immediately across from Walmart.
Church members support missionary work through monetary contributions, send clothes to those in need and help build homes in Mexico and India.
Proceeds from the 2016 Freedom Fest were used to help to build a safe house for the victims of human trafficking, and set a record attendance of over 10,000 visitors, while headlining the popular Christian band For King And Country.
On February 12, 2016, the Tim Tebow Foundation partnered with Christ's Church to hold a prom for 250 people with special needs.
This event, called the 2016 Night To Shine, was a free prom for people age 16 and older with developmental and/or physical impairments.
Youth sports include flag football, indoor soccer, basketball & cheerleading, and are coached by adult members in order to develop character, promote sportsmanship and grow as Christians.