1998
Founding Pastor Keith Loy receives the call from God to plant Celebrate Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
1999
On October 3, 1999, Celebrate launches its first-ever service at Memorial Middle School.
2002
Celebrate moves from hotel to hotel for a few years—baptism services, prayer meetings, and hundreds of weekly services.
2003
After a quick few years of growth, the church has an opportunity to purchase its first building.
The Elks Lodge on West 51st Street is purchased in February 2003 and is transformed into a church! It is later sold to another church, Calvary Chapel, which is still there today.
2004
After outgrowing the Elks Lodge in just over a year, Celebrate purchases the former Sioux Falls Christian High School—the location now known as Celebrate's main location. Sioux Falls Christian initially asks for $3M, but the appraisal comes back at $2M, which becomes the purchase price. Celebrate borrows the full $2M from Wesleyan Investment Foundation; they also give the church $50,000 to pay for A/C for the gymnasium/sanctuary.
The school is purchased, and work begins to renovate by the hands of many volunteers. All of this is made possible by the faithful financial sacrifice of many families. As the church keeps saving, renovations happen over several years.
Celebrate's first service is held at its new facility on the church’s fifth anniversary: October 3, 2004, with 926 people in attendance.
2006
Celebrate launches a church planting vision with its first church plant called Quarry Rock Church in Dell Rapids, South Dakota with Pastor Milt and Maddie Borah on September 10, 2006.
The second church plant launches in November in Pharr, Texas called Paradise Church with Pastor Marv and Deanna Odegaard.
Celebrate launches a 6pm Saturday service on February 19, 2006, and later adds a 7:30pm Saturday service on October 8, 2006.
2007
Celebrate spends $455,000 to transform the dirt track from when it was a high school into a parking lot.
In April 2007, Celebrate launches a satellite campus in Valley Springs, South Dakota. The church is purchased from Grace Bible Church.
2008
As the result of a message series the church did, Celebrate creates a Celebrate Bucket List with all the hopes, dreams, and prayers they want to see in the future.
Celebrate holds Easter services at the Sioux Falls Convention Center on March 23, 2008, with 3,111 in attendance.
A 1pm Sunday service launches on March 30, 2008.
2009
Celebrate celebrates the 10th anniversary on September 27th, 2009 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center with 3,822 people in attendance.
In the fall, Celebrate completes a building addition to add an additional 300 seats to the sanctuary.
2010
On January 12, 2010, Haiti experiences an earthquake that is a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw. Celebrate sends a mission team three short months after disaster strikes in April 2010.
A Wednesday night service is added, increasing worship services to six per week.
2012
Celebrate Comunidad Cristiana launches as Celebrate's third church plant in San Rafael, Mexico to Pastor Eliud and Brenda Garza on October 14, 2012.
Celebrate launches a multi-site strategy with its second location in Sioux Falls at Harrisburg Explorer Elementary School.
Celebrate launches a satellite campus in Huron, South Dakota.
2013
In April 2013, Celebrate moves the Southwest campus into a permanent, leased facility on South Shirley Avenue; it also changes the name to the Meadows Location.
2014
Celebrate launches a satellite campus in Brandon, South Dakota where they meet in one of Brandon Valley's elementary schools.
At an elder meeting, the General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Church, Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, states that she “wants the DNA of Celebrate all over the denomination.”
2015
In January 2015, Celebrate launches online services.
Celebrate plants a church in North Charleston, South Carolina with Pastor Blaze and Alison Johnson.
In November 2015, Pastor Keith unveils an expanded vision to plant 50 churches in the next 10 years, moving from addition to multiplication. When Pastor Keith announces the expanded vision to the congregation, the response was overwhelming as 80 people indicate an interest in being involved with church planting.
In December 2015, Celebrate converts the satellite campus in Huron, South Dakota to a church plant.
2016
Celebrate holds a 911 service at the Sioux Falls Canaries Stadium.
Celebrate launches an African Service in May.
Celebrate launches a Hispanic Service in July. The church is still meeting today, but at Sunnycrest United Methodist Church.
On September 11, 2016, Celebrate converts the satellite campus in Brandon, South Dakota to a church plant with Pastor John and Dayna Semchenko serving as the leaders.
On September 18, 2016, Celebrate Community Church of Canton launches. Pastor Sheldon and Jo Hovaldt lead the church today.
2017
Celebrate Community of Church of Lake Andes launches on September 10, 2017. Pastor Rodd and Tylene Holman currently pastor the church.
An eighth church plant launches in Omaha, Nebraska on October 8, 2017, named Meadows Church and is led by Pastor Monte and Jody Gannon.
2018
Pastor Jeff and Alane Todd plant Celebrate Community Church of Yankton on April 1, 2018.
2019
Another church plant launches on February 2, 2019, in Fargo, North Dakota to Pastor Wade and Chelsey Coffey called Story Church.
2020
During a global pandemic, Celebrate Church serves on the frontlines—catapulting the church’s influence as a faithful partner to the city and first responders around the region.
Celebrates launches a TV ministry in May—a ministry that now touches over one million viewers each year.
Celebrate Education launches to equip spiritual leaders in both community and ministry. A partnership with Southeastern University starts in the fall of 2020; the first class is New Testament with 24 people taking it for college credit.
2021
There is so much hunger for God’s Word through Celebrate Education classes that an enrichment option begins, and 134 people sign up!
On March 28, 2021, Pastor David and Jessica Norman plant a church in Mankato, Minnesota. The church is named TruNorth International Church today.
In Missoula, Montana, Pastor Carman and Stina VanSchaick plant Celebrate Community Church of Missoula on April 4, 2021.
Nearly 41,000 people watch Celebrate's Easter services through the TV ministry.
Celebrate's first granddaughter church plant launches on October 17, 2021, in Bennington, Nebraska. It is led by Pastor Casey and Amanda Comstock and is called Crossover Church.
2022
On September 18, 2022, another church plant launches in Sibley, Iowa by Pastor Josh and Heather Tangeman.
Pastor Ben and Erin Reichenberg plant Riverside Church on December 25, 2022, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
2023
A newly formed partnership with Bethel University launches and signifies the importance of the local church’s active role in getting people to love reading and studying the Word of God.
On February 19, 2023, Pastor Brent and Mindy Norgaard plant Celebrate Community Church in Centennial, Colorado.
Pastor Stacey and Scott Thury plant Celebrate Community Church in Parkston, South Dakota on May 14, 2023.
2024
Celebrate's second granddaughter church launches in Bellevue, Nebraska on March 31, 2024, by Pastor Dave and Tanya Gifford called All Seasons Church.
