Freedom Destiny Christian Fellowship was first established in Grayslake, Illinois, on July 16, 2006. The Lord spoke to Pastor’s Adam and Candice Smithyman to give a personal seed of $2000 and to begin church services in a local coffee shop that had broke its lease. We began with a “boom” box and some card tables and chairs and served coffee and donuts. We were a full- fledged street ministry with many people coming for healing and restoration. At that time we called ourselves Christ’s Café Church. We later changed our name to Freedom Destiny Center.

In the Spring of 2007, we entered into a time of prayer and fasting and we received visions and dreams about Jacksonville, Florida, where God spoke to us and told us to go to the West of Route 17 where the “Eagle has Landed.” We researched and found out about Eagle Landing Golf Club in Orange Park. Pastor Adam and Candice moved their family to Jacksonville on March 9, 2008 and they had their first church service out of their home in Eagle Landing on March 16, 2008.

Soon the Pastor’s home got too small, so the church moved to the Eagle Landing Resident’s Club in October 2008 and then moved again to our current facility at 420 College Dr., Suite 114 on June 1, 2010. Today we celebrate five years of ministry since our inception in the Orange Park area. We have seen our ministries grow into greater worship, children’s, youth, outreach, missions help, conferences, and special events.

We are affiliated with New Life Ministries, International, in Hampton Roads, VA (newlife.cc) People come to this CHURCH for salvation, growth, discipleship, healing and restoration.

We are pleased to call ourselves FREEDOM DESTINY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP AND WE “BE THE CHURCH”!