THE CYPRESS STORY

Celebrating all that God has done

• Our story began in 1973 when Countryside Chapel first opened its doors in a humble horse stable.
• Jump ahead to June 1981: Fresh out of seminary, Douglas Poole and his wife Jacque joined the adventure, teaming up with a group of dreamers in that same converted stable.
• We quickly outgrew our stable-turned-church, going through several growth spurts over the years. In 1990, we built a brand-new auditorium — things were getting real!
• 2016 saw us doubling our main auditorium's size. More room for more friends!
• In October 2022, Eric Dunaway rolled into town with his wife Amanda and half their crew (two of their four kids, to be exact).
• Fast forward to August 2023: Douglas Poole kicked back into semi-retirement, passing the baton to Pastor Eric as our new Lead Pastor.
• What a ride it's been! Together, we've sought God's grace, built a school in Haiti and an orphanage in Kenya, shared laughs and tears, prayed up a storm, and worked to make the world a bit brighter.

Through it all, God has remained incredibly faithful… and we believe the best is yet to come!