Our Story
Learning Through Our Story
So how did Christ Our King Community Church come to be?
From Brokenness to Blessedness
Our Story in Moments
A visual journey from calling to planting to the road ahead.
The Calling
Ministry before the plant
Years of evangelism, discipleship, and community Bible studies—beginning with college students and continuing in North Carolina.
The Need
Hope amid brokenness
A growing awareness that people needed hope, grace, and authentic community in the middle of life’s brokenness.
The Prayer
A year of seeking God
A full year of prayer with a small team until the vision to plant a church was clearly confirmed.
2004 — The Beginning
Christ Our King is planted
With 35 founding members, Christ Our King Community Church began.
The Journey
Live. Learn. Lead.
A growing community experiencing awe as Christ transforms lives—living, learning, and leading together as a grace-filled family.
Today
Grace for every area of life
A church helping people experience grace and live with Christ as King—from the sanctuary to the dinner table.
What Comes Next
Grace-filled leaders for the world
Develop grace-filled leaders who impact the world for Christ—where the pulpit meets the pavement.
The Full Story
How COKCC Came to Be
First Lady Cynthia and Pastor James have journeyed in ministry together since the start of their marriage over 33 years ago. Their calling to evangelism and discipleship started with college students at Howard University as full-time staff with Cru, a Christian organization formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ.
After moving to North Carolina, serving in several churches, and leading their own community Bible studies, they sensed a common need among people: the need for hope in the midst of the brokenness in their lives—and the need for a community where people could embrace the brokenness in their stories, experience God’s grace, and see the beauty of His blessings.
After a full year of praying with a small group prayer team, the vision to plant a church was clearly confirmed. In 2004, with 35 founding members, Christ Our King Community Church was started.
With the evolution of COKCC, one word comes to mind: awe. When we consider the growth of our ministry, it is evident how Christ our King—Lord and author of our story—is transforming our lives as we live, learn, and lead together as a grace-filled community.
Where We Are Headed
Where we are headed…
The beauty of grace will never be fully grasped without the knowledge of the truth of how broken and powerless we are without our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His death, burial, and resurrection remind us that He did what we could not do. He became the final sacrifice, allowing us to enter into a relationship with our Father.
As we walk through each day—loving our neighbor, accepting grace, and extending grace—we are showing the world what it looks like when Christ is King in every aspect of our lives: from the sanctuary to the business meeting to the dinner table. This is a beautiful thing!
It is our desire to see a community that knows the true identity of Jesus, starting with knowing God’s infallible Word. Not the words abbreviated in journals or paraphrased on television, but the Word of God from the Holy Bible. Teaching and communicating God’s truth and the timeless nature of the Bible is important to us. The beautiful story of our Holy God and His intentional plan for salvation does not need updates, edits, or abbreviations.
As you visit, you will hear and see our passion for living a life where the pulpit meets the pavement. Our prayer is for Christ Our King Community Church to be an empowered army of people regularly showing their faith while serving as dispensers of His grace.
We look forward to meeting you and faithfully serving the King together.
Where the pulpit meets the pavement.