Seacoast Stories: Find God

#PrayForCharleston

What Is Seacoast Doing? Today our pastors will be serving with the Charleston Coastal Chaplaincy and will be attending community prayer services for the city. [...]

A Better Life

#Discover Your Purpose #find god
From an orphanage, to seeing God’s love in a forever family, Sara Jenkin’s experiences the better life she had only heard about.

A Fresh Start

#find god #Giving #Small Group
Sometimes you just need someone to give you a little push. If the leader of Will and Meredith Huggin’s married small group hadn’t encouraged the [...]

A Lifestyle of Forgiveness

#21 Days Of Prayer and Fasting #Counseling #find god #Forgiveness #Michael Morris #prayer
It’s a new year—a new decade—and here at Seacoast we’re in the thick of our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. Of the many things [...]

A Lot More Than Water

#Baptism #find god
However long we’ve stayed away, God never gives up on us. This past winter, two men with very different stories found their own unique ways [...]

A Simple Ask

#find god
Citadel Cadet, Jason Pinnow, makes a life changing decision after being asked to attend Seacoast Church.

An Amazing Recovery

#find god #Manning Campus
A health crisis can hit when we least expect it. This was the case for Doug Ridgeway, a 55-year-old retired police officer who has been [...]

Beauty from [Broken Heart] Ashes 

#find god
February 15th is Singles Awareness Day, the day after Valentine’s Day which is the most “romantic” (or commercialized) day of the year. For many singles, [...]

Camp Changed My Life

#Camp #find god #myseacoaststory #summer camp
"Attending Summer Camp was the best decision I’ve ever made. And my relationship with God transformed."

Christmas Memories

#Christmas At Seacoast #Church Online #Family #Gifts #Joy #Love #McClellanville #Ryan Scott
As a child, I could smell the cranberry muffins, sausage balls, and pumpkin bread before I even opened my eyes. The anticipation and excitement I [...]

Defying a Legacy

#addiction #alcoholism #care #Dream Center #Encouragers #find god #Griefshare #Jasmine #Legacy #recovery #Sisterhood
We will all leave a legacy—and our choices will determine what kind. Yvonne hadn’t been to church since age 11—and she hadn’t even liked it [...]

Delivered In A Box Truck

#Asheville Campus #Baptism #find god #Healing #Jessica Fackler #Shamanism #Trauma
What’s the best thing since sliced bread? Mail order! You can literally get anything delivered right to your door. From socks to kumquats, anything can [...]

Does Prayer Matter?

#care ministry #find god #prayer
When we’re going through something hard, it can feel like we’re alone. But that’s not true—and that feeling we have is not from God. God [...]

Experiencing God in Nature 

#find god #fishing #Laura Hawk #Lowcountry #Response Time
With only the low hum of his boat motor to break the silence, William experiences a sense of stillness as if time has slowed down. [...]

Finally Home

#Baptism #Chosen Women's Conference #find god #Jessica Fackler #Mount Pleasant Campus
Sara grew up with a revolving address. She and her siblings spent most of their childhood moving from home to home all over the state [...]

Finding An Anchor For The Soul

#Chris Russo #coronavirus #Covid-19 #find god #Hope #Trust #West Ashley Campus
We live in uncertain times. We’ve probably always sensed this, but it’s been accentuated strongly by the spread of the Coronavirus. In times like these, [...]

Finding My Way

#find god #small groups #Welcome Home
My husband and I were not mega church, multisite people. I had to be divinely convinced Seacoast was where we belonged. For three months, we [...]

Have You Heard of the Holy Spirit?

#find god #Ghost Stories
When I chose to read Acts though—that was the beginning of an amazing journey into knowing God more fully through the Holy Spirit. 

He Was Always by Her Side

#Baptism #custom #Custom Summer Camp #Debby DeRosa #foster care #Greenville Campus #Student Ministry
Torria Warren was 14 years old when she decided God couldn’t be real because everything in her life was going wrong. Her mother, chronically ill [...]

How A Game Of Hoops Changed A Young Boy’s Life

#find god #myseacoaststory
From an interview with Dylan White. When I was 6 years old, I would go with my brother to play basketball on an outside court [...]

How Are You Dealing With Your Stress?

#coronavirus #exercise #Jenna Surratt #Sisterhood #stress #workout
Does the current state of the world have you feeling a little stressed? You are not alone. Whether it’s concern over the health of a [...]

How To Be a Man

#custom #Dream Center #find god #North Charleston
DayDay grew up in the Lincoln Projects of New York City. Alone, he took a bus to Charleston, South Carolina—where his life did an about-face. [...]

Imagine Seacoast

#Greg Surratt #Grow Your Faith #Imagine Seacoast
As cement is poured and walls begin to go up, the Imagine vision is finally taking shape.

In The Waiting, Redefine Valentine’s Day While Single

#find god #Haley Walters #Single #single woman #Valentine's Day #Women
In 2008, I was 15 and dating my very first boyfriend. A few days prior to Valentine’s Day, I found out that he was rekindling [...]

Is the Men’s Hike Really Life-Changing?

#find god #Marney McNall #Men's Hike #Men's Ministry
Back home in Germany, Thomas Giele and his family didn’t go to church often. “The shame is many Germans are losing their faith,” Thomas said. [...]

It Is Finished

#easter #find god #Good Friday #James Island
Good Friday tends to bring up lots of questions: How human was Jesus? How divine was he? Could he have avoided the pain? Is there [...]

Kidscoast Worship Releases Second EP

#Kidscoast #Kidscoast Worship #Seacoast Music #Seacoast Worship
Kidscoast Worship is back with their second album, titled You Say. Seacoast Music collaborated on the album to release three new songs, all written by [...]

Light On The Other Side Of Drug Addiction

#Alcohol Addiction #care #Celebrate Recovery #Drug Addiction #North Charleston Campus #North Charleston Dream Center #recovery #Rehab #rehabilitation
When the men broke into the New York City apartment, they pointed the gun at Karen’s mother, demanding money and drugs. But it was only [...]

Moving on Faith: Trusting God’s Next Step

#ARC #Dream Team #find god #Inside Track #Serving
It is scary to move into the unknown on faith; that’s why it is so hard.

Never Give Up

#addiction #Baptism #freedom #Marney McNall #North Charleston Campus #Serving
Walking through the doors of Seacoast’s North Charleston Campus for the first time, Cindy was on guard, nervous. Would she be accepted? She’d discovered early [...]

No One Walks Away Unchanged

#Baptism #find god #freedom #Gospel #Jesus #John #Walking Away From Jesus
In the Bible, when people first meet Jesus, their reactions are never neutral. Some walk away confused, or even angry, while others are healed and [...]

Of the 400 Mistakes I Make a Day, Which Ones Really Matter?

#find god #Grace #Jessica Fackler #Quarantine
Is anyone else feeling like they can’t do or say anything right these days, or is it just me? From navigating the suggested path through [...]

Out Of The Mouth Of Babes

#find god #Grow Your Faith #kids
Last week we were having dinner and recapping our days when my 7 year-old son, Miles, announced that he needed my advice on something. At [...]

Relationships Can Be Hard, But This One’s Different

#Bible #Common Ground #find god #Love #prayer #relationships
Imagine you’re out with a friend one day and they announce that they’ve fallen in love. “That’s great!” you say, “who are they, what are [...]

Restoring Identity

#find god #Pastor Josh Surratt #Restoration
This past weekend, we started a new series, called Restoration. We serve a God who restores, a God who can take broken people and make [...]

Reversing A Relapse

#Celebrate Recovery #custom #find god #SEU #summer camp
As soon as her dad dropped her off at church and his car turned the corner, Kayla, then in middle school, would leave to go [...]

Seacoast Annual Report 2016-2017

#Annual Report
Our annual report is a celebration of what we’ve accomplished together across our ministries and campuses this past year

Seacoast Worship Releases “Fall On Us”

#Fall on Us #Seacoast Worship
The song faithfully declares that miracles still happen today and when we’re in God’s presence anything’s possible.

Seacoast Worship Releases “Greater”

#Ephesians 3:20 #Greater #Seacoast Worship
Since the early days of Seacoast, Ephesians 3:20 has been the closing benediction for every service. “Now to him who is able to do immesaurably [...]

Seacoast Worship Releases “How Beautiful”

#How Beautiful #Seacoast Worship
Seacoast Worship has released an incredible, celebratory song about the hope we have in the finished work of Jesus on the cross.

Seacoast Worship Releases “Lament”

#Seacoast Worship
“I think this song is going to bring a lot of freedom and peace to a lot of people who might not know how to [...]

She Is There

#find god #Grow Your Faith
John and Lorri’s Story A husband grieves, and hopes, as his wife battles cancer and comes to terms with her Savior.

Slow Down: How to Live Freely and Lightly

#Gratitude #Jenna Surratt #Mount Pleasant Campus #Rest #Sisterhood #Slow
With the pace of the world quickly intensifying again, how do we stay in places of peace and rest in the Lord? How do we [...]

The Audition That Changed A Life

#Ballet #Chosen #find god #The Thorn
We can all be dangerous—in a good way. We are all called to fight for what we believe in. What that looks like for each [...]

The Courageous First Step To Restoration

#find god #Restoration
Before I came to Seacoast Church, I was buried in shame, hurt, and insecurity. I had many labels for myself. But I kept returning weekly, [...]

The ROAD: Revealing God’s Love In Your Life

#Prayer and Fasting #Reading Plan
Every Christian has probably asked, “How can I understand the Bible and apply it to my life?” Well, here is a tool to help you [...]

The Surprise Blessing Of Praying For Our Children

#Bible Study #Dana Martin #Mother's Day #prayer #Prayer Group #Rooted #Sisterhood #small groups
Has God ever surprised you? Has he met you in a way that you hoped for, but you didn’t even know how desperately you needed [...]

The Tide Is Rising: Time To Return

#Adam Martin #find god #Series Article #Tide Is Rising
In the Old Testament, we meet a young prophet named Ezekiel. He happened to be one of the few that God appointed to see things [...]

The Unexpected Joys of Fatherhood

#Father's Day #find god #Grace #Love
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! Being a dad comes with a lot of surprises and we wanted to share some thoughts [...]

Use A Mirror To Reveal Truths In Your Marriage

#Bob DiCosola #Covid-19 #Johns Island Campus #Marriage Ministry #Re|engage #Unshakeable
It’s easy to point a finger at your spouse and wish they would change their irritating behaviors. And right now, for a lot of people, [...]

VBS DAY 1 Recap

#Amped #Kidscoast #VBS
Bible Story: Joseph and His Brothers (The Life of Joseph) • Genesis 37, 39-45, 50:19-20   Memory Verse: “I have come so they may have life. I want them to [...]

VBS Day 2 Recap

#Amped #Kidscoast #Kidscoast Worship #VBS
Bible Story: Esther • The Book of Esther  Memory Verse: “I have come so they may have life. I want them to have it in the fullest [...]

VBS Day 3 Recap

#Amped #Kidscoast #VBS #Water Mission
Bible Story: The Road to Emmaus (The Life of Jesus) • Luke 24:13-35 Memory Verse: “I have come so they may have life. I want them [...]

VBS Day 4 Recap

#Amped #At The Movies #Baptism #Kidscoast #VBS
Bible Story: The Apostle Paul (The Life of Paul) • Acts 25:23 -26:32 Memory Verse: “I have come so they may have life. I want them to [...]

Warming Shelter Provides “The Most Beautiful Thing”

#homeless #Homelessness #Local Missions #Nichole Johnson #Summerville campus #Veteran #Warming Shelter #West Ashley Campus
I remember the first time I met Allen. In Winter 2022, I went outside to greet our first guests on opening day of the Seacoast [...]

We Are All Part of a Symphony

#find god #James Island Campus #Robbie Madison #Seacoast Music #Seacoast Worship #Symphony #Undivided #Unity
When the baton hits the ictus, all barriers fall. You may ask what an ictus is. Well, it is the imaginary point at the bottom [...]

What Does it Take to Be Satisfied?

#At The Movies #find god #Satisfied #Seacoast Bookstore
I wonder what could happen if we all took something we usually consider an aspiration, and turned it into a declaration. Here’s what I mean: [...]

What’s God Saying To You?

#Candles #Cross #find god #Grow Your Faith #offering #prayer #Response Time #tithes
WHAT IS RESPONSE TIME? One of the things that makes worship at Seacoast a powerful experience is Response Time. Every service at every Seacoast campus [...]

Why I Came Back to Church

#find god #Kidscoast #Serve
If you didn’t count the mandatory masses at my Catholic school, I hadn’t gone to church in over a year. My friend Taylor had tried [...]