Updates & Progress
To learn more about the larger ministry vision behind this work, visit the Multiply site.
August 22, 2024
Construction Updates
Studio
We’re installing the glass and doors of our new studio soon! Progress on Studio A is moving forward steadily. Once complete, this space will be where we records services for ur online community. Work is also underway on Studios B and C, where we will produce our content for Bible study courses, podcasts, kids and youth, and much more.
This new studio will be such an exciting step for our church, as our online community and our avenues for digital content have continued to grow in rent years. We’re looking forward to seeing how God will use this studio to reach people around the world with the good news of Jesus!
Ministry Center, 1st Floor
The first floor space is complete, and no opener use! We’re excited to have this new, expanded group space for all our ministries, including our incoming class of Rooted participants this fall.
The number of people involved in Rooted and Life Groups continues to grow, and we’re grateful for how we’re able to respond to God’s movement with this expanded space!
Outdoor Worship Venue
The backdrop wall is now complete in our outdoor worship venue, and the lighting work is underway. We’re praying that this space will serve our church well and create more opportunities for our people to encounter God through worship in powerful ways.
Courtyard and Coffee Stand
Paver work is progressing in our courtyard and coffee stand area. Soon, this will be an inviting group space for our church to gather and grow in community
Outdoor Group Spaces
Please pray for our outdoor groups spaces, that they ill serve our people well and create intentional environments where people will make courage decisions in Jesus’ name!
Global Update
Construction on the Leadership Management and Development Center through our global partners in South Asia is moving forward, with an official opening expected at the start of next year.
April 30, 2024
Construction Updates
Studio Update
Progress on our studio continues, with mezzanine-level steel construction now fully complete and wall framing beginning on the second level.
Watch an Updated Time Lapse of Our Studio Construction!
We’re so excited for how God will move through this new space to serve people in Southern California and around the world. Our Mariners Online community is now reaching people in 5,300 U.S. cities, all 50 states, and more than 150 countries. 48,000 people watched our online Good Friday and Easter services last month.
Check out the map below to see the current reach of Mariners Online in the U.S.!
Outdoor Worship Venue
Progress continues on the canopy and steel structure for our brand-new outdoor worship venue. This week, we also poured cement for the footing and seat wall for the stage and the green room!
We’re excited to see how God will move through this new venue for people to worship and hear the life-changing message of Jesus.
Additional Groups Spaces
This past winter, we celebrated one of our largest Rooted sessions ever with more than 1,300 people! With more and more groups meeting on our campus, including Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies, Care & Recovery groups, and more, our additional group spaces will provide opportunities for even more people to connect in community and grow in their faith.
The first floor of the Ministry Center is moving forward, with final flooring and painting beginning soon! The steel structures of our outside group spaces are also nearly complete, with only the shade trellis remaining. Footings for all structures are done, slabs have been poured, and wall framing is next.
Once construction is fully complete, we will have a total of 28 new spaces for groups at Mariners Irvine!
Our first Easter services at Mariners Mission Viejo’s permanent space!
Mariners Mission Viejo Grand Opening and Easter at Mariners
On February 18, Mariners Mission Viejo celebrated the Grand Opening of its newly-renovated, 15,000-square-foot Worship and Ministry Center! This permanent space will serve kids, youth, individuals, and families of all backgrounds and stages of faith in our communities.
At Easter, more than 32,000 people joined us to celebrate at all Mariners locations across Southern California, with 30% total growth at our congregations in Huntington Beach, North Irvine, Oceanside, Santa Ana, Mission Viejo and Mariners at OCRM.
Thank you for making this incredible growth possible through your giving and for being a part of sharing the gospel throughout Southern California!
January 12, 2024
Studio Construction Update
Construction on the masonry wall outside the new studio is complete, and structural steel installation has begun on the second floor and mezzanine level within the Worship Center.
We’re looking forward to serving our congregations and online community with content produced in this new studio. Our Mariners online community has grown to reach across 4,500 cities, all 50 states, and more than 200 countries and territories–and just this Christmas, we had over 27,000 people join us at our online Christmas at Mariners services.
Check out this time-lapse video of the last six months of construction on the studio by clicking the video below!
Lower Lawn Construction Update
The construction of our future outdoor worship space on the Lower Lawn has been moving ahead, with the completed installation of all underground columns and aboveground shade structure columns. Two 80 ft, 21,000 lb beams have been put in place for the shade structure as well.
As our Mariners family continues to grow, we pray that this outdoor worship space will provide an intentional environment for people to draw closer to Jesus.
Watch an Aerial Tour of Our Lower Lawn!
Global Update
The construction of the Leadership Management and Development Center is moving quickly. When complete, this center will provide training and resources for future church planters in South Asia, supporting them as they share the good news of Jesus. While construction on the building is still in progress, church planters are already meeting with our partners at another temporary location to receive training.
Additionally, in the past year, our partners at City to City conducted 10 training courses, reaching over 550 church planters in over 88 cities across 20 states.
We’re blessed to be a part of supporting our global family, and we’re excited to see how God will continue to work through our partners!
September 28, 2023
New Facility for Mariners Mission Viejo
Construction is almost complete on Mariners Mission Viejo’s new facility! On Oct 1, we will have our first official services in our brand-new, permanent Worship Center at the Kaleidoscope Mall. We’re so excited for the ways God will use this new space to continue spreading the good news of Jesus throughout Southern California.
Click the video above for a preview of the brand-new facility!
June 12, 2023
Roadwork at Irvine
Exciting news–we’ve begun the studio expansion project at Irvine! Watch this video from Irvine Lead Pastor Jared Kirkwood for updates on construction, parking tips, adjustments to traffic flow, and information about new shuttle services in our parking lots.
May 8, 2023
Studio Expansion & The Worship Center
The future studio project is underway! This weekend, you may notice a new, but temporary, wall inside the Worship Center that will protect the room from construction dust and debris. As a result, the side LED screens were temporarily removed, but they will return in a few weeks. There will be no disruption to weekend services and we’re hoping you’ll join us this weekend!
May 2, 2023
Lower Lawn Project Underway!
On Tuesday, May 2nd, we celebrated the groundbreaking of the Multiply campaign with Eric, our lead pastors, and our elders. We hope you will join us in prayer over this exciting work, over the team carrying out the work, over the process, and for the people we will impact using these facilities.
April 17, 2023
Multiply Fencing
You may have noticed new fencing around parts of Mariners Irvine. These fences display your generosity at work. As many of you know, last year we launched Multiply, a campaign with four strategic initiatives. One of these initiatives was to expand and enhance Mariners Irvine, serving you by building more places to worship and grow as well as a new studio to produce the incredible digital content you see from our teams every week.
Over the next several months, you may be re-routed from your typical path to check in your kids, go to your Bible study, or reach the Worship Center, and we want you to think of two things every time that happens. First, let it be a reminder of how grateful we are for you. Our church has a legacy of selflessly serving our community and reaching those who don’t yet know the love of Jesus.
Second, we hope it will remind you to pray. Pray for Mariners and the plans God has shown us for how we can reach and serve our cities. And if you want to be a part of what God is doing through Multiply, visit our website to learn more and get involved.
We’re so grateful for you, Mariners Church!