New Destiny Church finds a home - Friday, December 9th Denver Weekly!

New Destiny Church finds a home - Friday, December 9th Denver Weekly

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Posted by CW Editor on December 8, 2011 in Faith

by Alan Hodge


Pastor Mike Teeter stands outside the new building at New Destiny Church in Stanley. (Courtesy of Mike Teeter)

After months of searching, Pastor Mike Teeter has found a permanent home for his New Destiny Community Church congregation.

The new sanctuary and fellowship hall are located at 626 S. Hwy. 16, between Stanley and Denver, the former location of Lake Norman Church of God. Teeter’s congregation had been meeting in various venues, including the Club at Westport.

The logistics of setting up sound and a stage every week at the club helped push the church to find a dedicated New Destiny space.

“We are thankful for the Club at Westport for letting us use their facility,” Teeter said. “But now it will be nice to have our own place.”

Once the lease was signed, Teeter and a large group of volunteers set to work freshening up the new building.

“It had been vacant for several months,” Teeter said. “We had a big, three-day work session last week, and about forty people showed up to help.”

Teeter and volunteers cleaned carpets, painted, built a stage and scrubbed every surface, Teeter said.

A young church formed by Teeter in 2009, New Destiny has about fifty members and is looking to the future. Space in the new building will allow it to grow.


The church will hold a grand opening on Jan. 7, 2012, to celebrate its first home.
“We can have dinners and special events in the fellowship hall,” Teeter said. “It can accommodate about sixty people.”

Room for a nursery will allow more parents of young children to attend worship.

“We also plan to start a ministry for children,” Teeter said. “We are looking to grow. The main sanctuary can hold between 150 and 200 people.”

The church’s location on busy S. Hwy. 16 is also a plus.

“It will give us some good exposure,” Teeter said. “We have a new sign up that will be easy to spot.”

Teeter is already holding soft opening services in the new building, and has planned a grand opening ribbon cutting on Jan. 7.

New Destiny has signed a long-term lease on the building, but Teeter says the church may eventually buy it.

For more information on New Destiny Community Church, go online to the website at www.newdestinydenver.org or call 704-947-3829.

New Destiny Church Christmas Play

Visit the new location and see New Destiny Community Church’s Christmas drama, The Innkeeper’s Dream. The play runs Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. with refreshments to follow.

626 S. Hwy. 16 , Denver