History of New Life

In the summer of 1987, Pastor Richard and Sharon Buck sensed God directing them to begin a new church in the city of Dallas. Having been in pastoral ministry for over 20 years, they followed the leading of the Holy Spirit to establish a body of believers where praise and worship, the preaching and teaching of the Word, and the anointing would be central. On August 30, 1987, on a Sunday evening with a crowd of over 150, New Life Christian Fellowship was born. We began meeting at the Sheraton Hotel, located in LBJ Freeway and Jupiter Road in Dallas (currently the Holiday Inn), with the church office located in the home of Pastor Buck. In December 1987, after three months, the church office moved to an office space at the address of 11550 Plano Rd. After two years of meeting at the Sheraton Hotel and various other hotels on special occasions, we relocated to the Plano Rd. facility in August of 1989. Following several weeks of tearing down and erecting walls, we were able to begin meeting in its new facility still consisting of dusty cement floors, wooden platforms, and plastic folding chairs. Much was accomplished for the Kingdom of God in that facility.

Then, in 2008, God blessed us with our current facility, giving us an increased ability to reach out and minister to the community. We are excited about the future plans of God, as we continue loving God, loving people, and changing the world!