WHO WE WERE & WHO WE HAVE BECOME

The church began in July 1979 in the basement of a home on the west side of Colorado Springs. Later, the storefront facilities located on 505 Castle Road, a former grocery store with 5.6 acres, were purchased.

On January 11, 1987, Mark and Linda Cowart became the senior pastors. Prior to this, Pastor Mark was on staff for three years as an associate pastor. At the time they became the senior pastors, the church was facing some challenging financial situations. With inherited debt, the Lord graciously allowed a sure and steady return to financial and spiritual health within 22 months. The financial recovery was primarily due to the obedience of financial sowing from the church toward world missions. With a growing congregation and a big vision from God, the church realized that they could by no means fulfill all that the Lord had called them to do with the existing facilities and acreage. In April 1993, the first ten acres of land were purchased, which are located on the northeast side of Colorado Springs just off of Dublin and Powers Boulevards. Throughout the next four years, CFAN was able to purchase additional adjoining acreage. On May 13, 1997, the church officially broke ground for the new 49,000-square foot, Phase 1, campus. On March 22, 1998, the brand new facility was opened and dedicated. The church currently owns a total of 46 acres on the northeast side of Colorado Springs on 6540 Templeton Gap Road.