The former primary campus for the multisite Mars Hill is reporting considerable growth in the three years since the Washington State-based church disbanded.
In 2014, Mars Hill’s lead pastor, Mark Driscoll, resigned due to a controversy surrounding his leadership style. Soon after, it was announced that the 15-campus church was going to dissolve by the start of 2015.
Mars Hill Bellevue, located in the Seattle area, was the main campus for the Driscoll-led church. It changed its name to Doxa Church.
Donald Zimmerman, worship and communications pastor at Doxa Church, told The Christian Post via email that over the past three years the campus has experienced considerable growth.
Zimmerman reported that currently Doxa averages between 900 and 1,000 worship attendees. By contrast, in 2015, the average was between 400 and 500.
“Doxa has grown and we are thankful for the incredible ongoing grace God has shown His people along the way, particularly in light of what the church has come out of,” said Zimmerman.
Dissolution
Mars Hill was founded in 1996 and headed by Driscoll, one of its co-founders. At…
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