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25 Years and Counting: Church of the Highlands Marks a Milestone of Impact and Looks Ahead to the Future
Church of the Highlands serves 26 campuses and mobilizes over 21,800 volunteers to support community ministries and leadership development across Alabama and Georgia.
- From Birmingham, the church announced yesterday that the Prattville campus launches today, as part of its ongoing expansion, according to the press release.
- The church traces its roots to a borrowed auditorium and a launch team that prayed for 21 Days of Prayer before its first service.
- Lead Pastor Mark Pettus emphasized that `the best part of Highlands has always been the people,' reflecting ongoing ministry as he assumed the role in February 2025, with Chris Hodges remaining as Founding Pastor.
- The church's outreach includes more than 390,000 decisions, a Dream Team of over 21,800 volunteers, and ministry in 29 correctional facilities across 26 campuses, reflecting its large-scale community impact.
- Planned expansion includes a Peachtree City campus this spring and ongoing construction of a Montgomery Dream Center and Oxford campus, Pettus said.
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25 Years and Counting: Church of the Highlands Marks a Milestone of Impact and Looks Ahead to the Future
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-five years ago, Church of the Highlands launched its first service with a simple foundation: prayer, faith, and a calling to help people grow in their relationship with God. What began in a…
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