360 Church of Petaluma

This Sunday (Oct. 2nd), I visited 360 (degree) Church of Petaluma. They meet at Valley Vista School at 730 N. Webster Street. This new church formed about 2 years ago. I visited there about a year ago, and they had a member attendance of around 60. On this visit, their member attendance had increased to about 200 weekly (at least 250 counting the kids in Sunday School), made up of mostly of a younger crowd with some older people sprinkled throughout.
The Pastor, Colton Irving, used to be an Associate Pastor at Calvary Chapel, before he felt the calling to start a new church in Petaluma, where he grew up. He has led the local Fellowhip of Christian Athletes for the last 15 years, and founded the local Harvest Christian School, where he still serves on the Board of Directors. He was recently featured in an Argus-Courier article.
Most of the leadership and about a quarter of the members come from Calvary Chapel, so the church feels much like Calvary Chapel. However, they are independent and are not bound by the Calvary Distinctives. I felt of a lot of energy and enthusiasm in the congregation. I enjoyed my visit there and meeting a few old friends.

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