Simply put, a lot of wonderful things transpired in a short period of time. In 1999, Tim and Polly Barker and sixteen people, began to sense God calling them to plant a new work in the Katy community. Not sure what this church would look like or where they would meet, they began to pray.
Through three months of Bible study, prayer and planning, this group adopted the name Katy Community Fellowship and began preparations to launch the church in January of 2000.
These eighteen began to pray for God to send people who were passionate about Jesus Christ and for ministry. By the end of 1999 the group numbered nearly thirty and real excitement began to stir.
In October of 1999, the Katy Mills Mall was completed and set to open. The idea of meeting in the mall at the AMC 20 Theatre was considered as a place to plant the church. Two weeks of prayer took place prior to approaching the AMC Corp. An extraordinary move of God allowed this group to secure three theatres, a nursery room and closets to store all of their equipment. Believing God would do the miraculous, Sunday, January 23 was the opening date and they prayed specifically for 300 people to come. Over 330 attended that morning and KCF began.
