The church held its first public worship service on Sunday morning September 11, 2005, in the gymnasium of Community House Middle School located in the Ballantyne area of Charlotte.
[1] Due to potential damage to the wooden gym floor, Next Level Church's lease was terminated in July 2006.
Next Level Church met in the Matthews facility[2] for the first time on August 20, 2006.
Next Level planted a church in November 2006 known as The Journey, which meets within a few miles of uptown Charlotte.
On January 28, 2007, Next Level planted a church called Element, led by Brian Phipps, along with Bill Babson and Frank Hamrick in the Southwest suburbs of Charlotte.