South Mountain Community Church
In 1998 Paul and Jini Robie took a step of faith to plant a church in Draper, Utah. When they arrived with their two boys (Ben and Evan) there weren't any Christian churches in the entire city of Draper (population 28,000).
The Robie's began their church plant by starting a home Bible study with a few people they had met. Not having a core group to help launch the church, the Robie's set about meeting people and inviting them to this Bible study. In the first three months they saw a couple become Christians and be baptized. With six people now in their Bible study, the Robie's stepped out in faith and signed a lease for 2,000 square feet of office / meeting space.
By October 1998, they had gathered a core group of 14 adults including Mike Bell (Youth and Music Pastor) and his wife, Joani, from Seattle and were ready to start church services. On October 4th, having mailed 5,000 post cards and hanging thousands of door hangers; they had 40 people at their first worship service. They were on their way of fulfilling their mission statement of helping as many people as possible become fully devoted and fully delighted followers of Jesus Christ.
The meeting space on 9th E. in Draper soon was outgrown and the church moved to a 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse at 12411 S. and 265 W.. As the congregation grew it was necessary to build out the adjoining unit (10,000 more sq. ft.) and in another two years do that again (now a total of 30,000 sq. ft.). SMCC became a "parent" of a daughter church (Shadow Mountain Church) in West Jordan. Then in 2006 it started its first Satellite Campus in the Daybreak Community Center.
As good as the history of SMCC is, the focus is on the future. SMCC owns 17 acres in Draper and has pledges for $16 million in order to construct a new, 115,000 sq. ft. church campus.
Click here to learn more about the new building.
