Our Story

How it all started.

Real Life Church opened its doors in October of 2000 as a church plant from Shepherd Church in Porter Ranch, CA. For the first seven years, we met in Edwards Town Center Theaters for weekend services.

In 2004, we launched the Living Beyond Ourselves campaign with the vision of building a permanent church home. By 2005, we had purchased land on the corner of Newhall Ranch Road and Grandview, beginning an 18-month construction process. As God continued to bless us, we outgrew our theater space and relocated to West Ranch High School in 2007, giving us more room to grow.

Our New Home

In April 2010, construction was complete. Our new campus featured an environmentally conscious facility with a 1,200-seat auditorium, creative kids environments, and a community coffeehouse. We held our first service in the outdoor amphitheater on April 11, and a week later moved inside for worship.

In 2011, Outreach Magazine named Real Life the fastest-growing church in America. Growth continued as we expanded our kids spaces and welcomed thousands of new people to the mission of helping people find and follow Jesus.

Still Growing

In 2019, we completed a brand-new student building, a vision and investment in the next generation because we believe the faith of the next generation is worth our very best. From the very beginning, and still today, our mission has remained the same: helping people find and follow Jesus.