The Dream is Still Alive

In 1997, a vision was drawn for this church: a campus that would become a spiritual home for thousands across the West Side of Evansville, Posey County, and USI. Vision 2035 is how we finish what we started.

The Vision

By 2035, we expect to see:

2,500+

2,500+

engaged in weekly worship.

3+

3+

weekly services.

10

10

years to get there.

A simple, bold goal.

Where we're going.

By December 2035, The Turning Pointe will regularly welcome 850+ people per service, across two Sunday morning services and a Thursday evening service aimed at USI students and young adults. That's 2,500+ people in worship every single week.

We're not setting out to be a mega-church. This isn't about numbers. We're doing this because our ministry area is home to more than 85,000 people, and most of them don't have a thriving church home. The opportunity in front of us is extraordinary, and the need is great.

"Reaching 2,500 people weekly represents roughly 3% of our total ministry area. Thriving regional churches in similar markets often reach 4-8%. The vision is bold, but it is entirely realistic.

- Pastor Zakk Gammon

Who We're Reaching

Three communities. One church.

Evansville's West Side

Evansville's West Side

35,000-45,000 neighbors live within a 10-15 minute drive: our front yard and our first calling.

Posey County

Posey County

25,000 residents to our west, many commuting right past our property largely don't have a church home.

University of Southern Indiana

University of Southern Indiana

9,400+ students attend essentially across the street. A Thursday evening offering is designed specificially for them.

The Roadmap

Five phases. Ten years. One dream.

2026-2027

Renewing the Foundation

We sharpen our vision, strengthen our worship experience, plan programming for Thursday evenings, and bulid the small group backbone that will hold everything else up. 

Target: 400-500 weekly attendance.

2028-2029

Growing with Intention

Momentum builds into growth. We expand staff, launch robust outreach ministries, begin serving Posey County with intention, and break ground on Phase II construction. 

Target: 700-1,300 weekly attendance.

2030-2031

Building for the Future

The most pivotal season: we launch the capital campaign for the 1,100-seat worship center: the building dreamed of 1997. We also establish a formal USI campus ministry and launch a Community Care Center.

Target: 1,300-2,100 weekly attendance.

2032-2033

Opening New Doors

The new Worship Center opens. It's a historic moment. The congregation worships in the building that was only a rendering for 3+ decades. All three services fill toward capacity.

Target: 2,100-2,500 weekly attendance.

2034-2035

Living the Vision

The campus is complete. The congregation is thriving. The Turning Pointe is one of the most significant spiritual forces in southwestern Indiana, and beginning to ask what God has planned for the next chapter.

Target: 2,500+ weekly attendance. Vision complete.

The "Turning Pointe" is now.

Phase I of this vision, established over 30 years ago, was built on faith. So is everything that comes next, and we'd love for you to be a part of it.

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