1983

  • New Life Church forms; meets in a home

1985

  • Church grows; begins to meet in a rented hall at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Orange

1991

  • Terry A. Smith is elected as pastor by 54 members
  • Church begins to meet in the Washington Street School gymnasium
  • Church offices set up in the basement of Pastor & Sharon Smith’s home
  • Pastor introduces the concept of small groups, called LIFE(Life In a Family Environment) Groups

1993

  • The New Life Church begins to meet in the West Orange Community House on Main Street and rents office space at 91 Main Street
  • Active search to purchase a worship property begins

1995

  • 106 Harrison Avenue property purchased
  • 106 Harrison Avenue turns from a printing factory into an amazing worship center
  • First Weekend Celebration held in July
  • Church renamed “The Life Christian Church”

1999

  • TLCC members vote unanimously to purchase 55-57 Ridgeway Avenue in West Orange as a potential site for a new worship center.
  • TLCC Ministry Offices and Family Life Center moves from 106 Harrison Avenue to the Ridgeway Campus

2000

  • Fellowship area at 106 Harrison Avenue remodeled into KidZone

2002

  • Pastor Terry begins negotiating with the town of West Orange and developer Larry Pantirer for the exchange of the Ridgeway Campus with undeveloped Metzger farm on Northfield Avenue
  • TLCC members vote unanimously to pursue the opportunity to exchange the properties and develop a worship center on the Northfield property

2004

  • Town of West Orange approves Northfield deal for TLCC
  • TLCC hires architect David Price who consults with Master Site Team in designing our Northfield Campus

2005

  • Master Site Plane for Northfield facility is revealed to TLCC congregation in February

2006

  • Northfield lot officially becomes 747 Northfield Avenue and is dedicated during our “From Dirt to Destiny” Event

2008

  • TLCC completes construction of temporary office complex at 747 Northfield Avenue

2009

  • Begin preparing Northfield site for construction
  • The Love Project capital campaign begins

2010

  • Ground is officially broken at 747 Northfield Avenue and site work continues

2011

  • TLCC celebrates its 20th anniversary with Pastor Terry and Sharon Smith

2012

  • The Love Project concludes, receiving more than $2.3 million in offerings towards the construction of the new mission expansion facility at 747 Northfield Avenue.

2013

  • TLCC moves from 106 Harrison to its new worship and mission center at 747 Northfield Avenue.
  • KidZone becomes KPort.