History
Even before Saddleback was founded, the dream of creating a church to reach people who didn't know Jesus was planted in the hearts of Rick and Kay. In their mid-20s they pack up their (few) belongings and drive to California from Texas. The church begins as a small gathering of people in the living room of their apartment. They send out 15,000 letters to the unchurched of the community to announce the start of something new. At the