THE BEGINNING
Timberlake Church began in the summer of 1989, with seven families who came together with a vision for reaching out to the unchurched of the Eastside area. The dream was to build a church that would be relevant to the current culture and encourage people who weren't yet Christ followers to investigate Christianity in a safe atmosphere, where anyone could bring his or her doubts or questions. At the same time the church would be a place where followers of Christ could grow spiritually, be challenged to become more and more like Jesus and be encouraged to live out faith in day-to-day life. In November of 1989, Timberlake launched its first worship service in the gym at Alcott Elementary School, then later at Evergreen Jr. High. After nearly 12 years of worshipping in temporary "housing," Timberlake held its first service on its new campus on December 16, 2001. This brand new 48,500-square-foot ministry center just off of Redmond-Fall City Road was intentionally designed with the church's core purposes in mind. Timberlake had now become a true "mission outpost": a place where it could serve the community, region, country and world with the love of Christ. And it became a church home where people could truly belong.
Timberlake Church is affiliated with The Free Methodist Church of North America and is a part of the Willow Creek Ministry Association.
TODAY
After more than a decade of ministry, we are onto the next phase of our mission under the leadership of Pastor Ben Sigman. A Washington State native, UW alum and former co-pastor of EastLake Church in South Bay San Diego, Pastor Ben comes to Timberlake with a passion for people, a heart to teach God's Word and a vision to lead the church into its next stage of ministry. Ben holds his Doctorate from Fuller Seminary, loves coffee, riding his bike, seeing a good action flick and spending time with his family.
Timberlake remains committed to its original vision: to be a safe place for people to come and investigate a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and to be a healthy place for Christians to grow in their spiritual journey. We are seeing firsthand that God is able to do more than we can ask or dream... and are absolutely positive the future of Timberlake Church is exciting and the best is yet to come!
