HISTORY

History

In 1997 Pastors Charles and Jennifer Seip lived in Modesto, California,
where they were Youth Pastors and Outreach Coordinators under the
direction of Pastor Charles Cooper of Sonshine Outreach Center,
Pentecostal Church of God.

In 2000, Pastor Chuck became a licensed Minister and he and his wife
Jennifer were appointed Associate Pastors.They continued their duties as
Youth Pastors and Outreach Coordinators and assumed the additional
duties of Associate Pastors. Working as a team, they implemented many
programs for underprivileged and at risk youth, gang members,
prostitutes, and adults with addictions and various mental health and
social issues. They also implemented a bible-based ministry "Bible Boot
Camp" for at risk children coming from dysfunctional homes where
addiction, prostitution, and parents in prison were considered the norm.

In 2002, both Pastors Chuck and Jennifer Seip were ordained through
Holiness Tabernacle under Pastor Frank Seamster. Pastors Chuck and
Jennifer also had an active ministry preaching and teaching throughout
Northern California as well as several invitations to the Philippines.

In 2004 Pastors Chuck and Jennifer were released from their duties as
Associate Pastors at Sonshine Tabernacle
and encouraged to fulfill the vision the Lord has given them to plant a
church in Idaho, a church that places God
first in all things, reaches the lost, encourages people to be all they can be
in Christ, promotes healthy family
relationships, equips the saints to do the work of the ministry and opens
its' heart to radical praise and worship of
the Lord.

Pastors Chuck and Jennifer moved to Nampa, Idaho and in May 2004. The
vision the Lord had given to Pastors Chuck and Jennifer became Higher
Ground Worship Center. Higher Ground began as a home church, which
quickly grew.

Higher Ground Worship Center moved to a small storefront church with
approximately (45) forty-five people, which also quickly grew. In February
2005, Higher Ground Worship Center was able to purchase a building,
which they renovated.They ministered and grew the congregation to
approximately (90-100) ninety to one hundred people. This was full
capacity for the small building they had purchased.

In 2007 Higher Ground Worship Center sold their building at a profit and
bought a plot of land of approximately 3 ¾ acres with the vision of
building a new church. Once again the vision of Higher Ground Worship
Center became a reality and the New Higher Ground Worship Center
Church Building was built and occupied in January 2009. This new
builiding is, in less than a year, at full capacity Sundays. Once again new
programs are being implemented and Higher Ground Worship Center is
growing and thriving. We are striving to be a blessing to the community in
which the Lord has placed us. Higher Ground Worship Center looks
forward with anticipation to continued growth, signifying souls saved and
lives changed.