Christian Church in the Wildwood gathers at 10051 Country Rd in Weeki Wachee, Florida, and is known for contemporary worship, practical Bible teaching, discipleship at every stage, family ministries from birth through 12th grade, and care groups for recovery and grief. A team of elders and ministers guides the congregation, while two Sunday services, Wednesday classes, mission partnerships, and support ministries shape the life of the church.
Two Sunday Services, One Message
CCW meets at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. every Sunday at 10051 Country Rd. Both services feature the same message and worship, and each runs about 75 minutes. Modern worship is led by a live band with guitars, drums, and voices; guests may stand, sit, sing, or simply listen. A practical Bible-based message lasts about 35 minutes, and communion is part of both gatherings. The 9:00 service includes a dedicated student gathering for grades 6 through 12, while students are welcome to remain for main worship at 11:00. Adults also have Bible classes during both services.
Each Sunday service is livestreamed on YouTube at 9:00 and 11:00 Eastern, with live chat, a digital bulletin, and a digital connect card. Every service, sermon, and testimony is saved for on-demand viewing through the church's sermon archive. Giving for church-home members is also available through online giving.
Stories of Changed Lives
StoryMe is CCW's library of recorded testimonies about changed lives, miraculous events, and God's continuing work. The church presents these stories as encouragement when people struggle and as an opportunity to share where their lives have intersected with Jesus. Testimonies can be watched through the church's YouTube channel, and people may submit a story of their own. StoryMe gives the church's online ministry a testimony component alongside live services, archived messages, and discipleship resources.
A First Sunday Without Guesswork
Visitors are invited to come as they are and sit anywhere. The church suggests arriving 10 to 15 minutes early for parking, coffee, children's check-in, and an unhurried seat. Completing a first-visit form allows a volunteer to save a parking spot, hold a seat, and greet the arriving guest. Parking is free on the church grounds, with spaces marked First Time in front of Building A.
After the service, guests can stop at the welcome center, exchange a connection card for a small gift, and meet people who want to know them. Free coffee is available in the gym, along with treats and snacks for purchase. There is no dress code: shorts and flip-flops are as welcome as a button-down shirt. First-time guests are not expected to give money, are not singled out, and are never asked to stand, so the experience can remain simple: come, watch, and leave when it is over.
Families with children should allow about three minutes for check-in. Children under five check in at Basecamp just left of the main auditorium doors. Kindergarten through fifth grade check in for Expedition Kids to the right of the auditorium and down the hallway. Volunteers provide name tags, help families reach the correct rooms, and use secure pickup procedures so only the parent who checked in the child can collect the child. The church's contact number is (352) 596-1388.
Basecamp, Expedition Kids, and Elevate
Children from birth through 12th grade have named ministries. Basecamp serves preschoolers from birth through fifth grade at both Sunday services and at 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays. Its teaching rests on three simple truths: 'God Made Me,' 'God Loves Me,' and 'Jesus Wants to Be My Friend Forever.' A typical gathering starts with check-in in the preschool area off the main lobby, continues with worship and a Bible-story video in a large group, and includes games and activities in a small group. Security tags accompany pickup, and take-home lesson sheets reinforce the Bible stories during family life at home.
Expedition Kids serves kindergarten through fifth grade at both Sunday services and on Wednesday nights. Children participate in family worship before being released to their class, where monthly virtues, Biblical storytelling, stage games, and small-group activities help them connect what they hear with their lives. God Time Cards provide weekly take-home lessons and activities, while Parent Cue Cards or the Parent Cue app outline the month's virtue and recommended talking points.
Elevate is the student ministry for grades 6 through 12. Middle and high school students have their own gathering during the 9:00 service and are welcome in main worship at 11:00. Wednesday doors open at 6:00 p.m.; worship and teaching begin at 6:10, small groups meet at 7:00, and the gym stays open until 8:00. The large group brings middle and high school students together, while smaller groups are divided by grade and gender so each student can be connected with at least two adult mentors. Elevate seeks to help students build a life-changing relationship with Jesus, share that relationship with friends, and serve others. On the first Sunday of each month, youth programming pauses so families can worship together.
Wednesday Night Classes for Every Generation
Doors to Building A open at 6:00 p.m. for children's check-in, and groups meet from 6:15 to 7:30. The weekly rhythm is multi-generational: Basecamp, Expedition Kids, and Elevate meet alongside adult classes, men's and women's Bible studies, and care gatherings. Women's Bible Study is open to all women, men's and women's D-Groups and studies run alongside it, and Creative Arts rehearses for Sunday worship. Other gatherings during the week include Senior Bible Study, a widows' care and Bible study group, and a sewing circle whose members make items to meet needs and serve the community.
GriefShare is a support group for people who have experienced the death of a loved one. Understanding Depression is a book-and-Bible study of prayer, Scripture, mutual support, biblical coping skills, depression, relationships, and spiritual warfare. Other recurring gatherings serve adults working through grief, depression, or family concerns.
Healing, Recovery and Practical Support
Celebrate Recovery meets Wednesdays in Building C's lower level. The Crosstalk Cafe opens at 5:00 for conversation, accountability partners, sponsors, snacks, and drinks; the meeting begins at 6:00 and is free. Children from birth through 12th grade can be checked in from 6:00 to 7:30. The evening begins with live worship, a lesson or testimony, and a milestone celebration every other week. Guests sometimes join through a guest speaker or a video about the healing process. Small open-share groups are separated by gender and issue, and a first-time participant can begin with Celebrate Recovery 101 to learn the program and find the right group.
The program addresses hurts, habits, and hang-ups including substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, divorce or separation, codependency, anxiety, depression, pornography, grief, illness, anger, and self-destructive patterns. A full meal is served on the second Wednesday of each month, with donations welcome. Johnny Campbell serves as ministry leader, and Maria Rosanti serves as women's leader and encourager.
Care extends beyond recovery. The church hosts AA meetings for seniors and Upward Bound, a Bible study and fellowship gathering for teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities; parents are welcome to attend. LifeSpring Counseling provides counseling support, while other groups serve widows, people caring for someone with dementia, and adults working through depression. Together, these ministries show the church's emphasis on healing that meets people with biblical teaching, relationship, and practical support.
Four Ways to Find Your People
CCW describes four group types. Connect Groups build friendships around shared interests, hobbies, or life stages. D-Groups pair relationship and discipleship with encouragement, accountability, and practical ways to grow more like Jesus; they are available for men, women, and everybody. Care Groups focus on specific hurts, habits, and hang-ups, while Studies combine biblical understanding with a practical skill that can be used in daily life. Groups can be searched by type, meeting day, or name, allowing participants to choose a format that matches their needs and schedule. Serve teams and ministries for different ages extend that sense of belonging into the church's wider work.
A Discipleship Path With Named Next Steps
The church calls discipleship a journey of becoming like Jesus and organizes it through Next Steps, a roadmap of relationships, environments, and tools. The first milestone is a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ. Know Jesus is a study resource for two people, with a family edition for households with elementary-age children, while Evangelism Training equips people to share their faith. Basics is a ten-week study that pairs participants with others and introduces seven practices: prayer, fasting, reading and applying Scripture, meditation, relationships, Sabbath, and a rule of life.
CCW's two-part Foundations course moves from becoming a family member to becoming a disciple-maker. One-on-one discipleship follows three steps: engage a person, equip that person with biblical truth and practices, and empower the person to engage and make disciples. Radical Mentoring is a year-long process led by a spiritually mature disciple-maker. It emphasizes identity in Christ, becoming a disciple-maker in home, church, workplace, and social circles, authentic relationships, and growth beyond personal issues through memory work, reading, goal setting, and peer accountability. Separate mentoring pathways are offered for men and women.
Leadership development grows from the grassroots. The church's Leadership Pipeline asks group and ministry leaders to develop apprentices, while four-part Servant-Leadership Training covers biblical leadership, the pipeline, healthy groups and teams, and developing future leaders. Discipleship resources also include a Seder Experience that places the Passover tradition in its biblical context and a free RightNow Media library with more than 15,000 Bible studies, 2,000 children's episodes, and material from over 250 Christian publishers and ministries.
Jesus Is the Head, the Team Shares Responsibility
CCW does not place one person over the congregation. Jesus is the head, and men elected by the congregation serve as elders, shepherding, protecting, and nourishing the flock. Staff serve under the elders and in partnership with them; the team is organized around giftedness and passion rather than a single chain of titles. Staff and elders together oversee the church's ministries and the people who lead them, sharing responsibility, mutual calling, and the same Spirit.
Joe Caputo is Pastoral Minister and Elder, Josh McGrew is Discipleship Minister and Elder, Eli Robinson is Executive Minister, Jake Gibbs is Associate Minister, Jesse Crouch is Creative Arts Minister, Brody Jacobs is Children's Minister, and Lisa is Nursery and Preschool Director. The elder team also includes Kevin Young, Seth Davidson, David McGrew, Clint Pollitt, Frank Chiapperino, and John Campbell. Their collective role is to steward the church, guide its ministries, and equip people for Kingdom work.
Mission Partnerships Near and Far
CCW supports 18 mission partners in Florida, elsewhere in the United States, and around the world. The network includes Preston and Kristin Coursey in Thailand; Sainsurin Jean-Baptiste in Gonaives, Haiti; Christian Campus Fellowship at Florida State University; Bob and Celeste Gailey at the University of Florida; Wycliffe Bible Translators; M.A.P. in Haiti; Africa Hope in Kenya; Lake Aurora Christian Camp in Lake Wales; Good News Productions International in Joplin; E2 Effective Elders in Indianapolis; American Indian Christian Mission in Show Low, Arizona; Rapha International in Joplin; Fuller Center in Hernando County; and Christian Riders in Kernersville, North Carolina. It also includes family partners serving in India, the Middle East, and Asia. The partnerships span local campuses in Florida, communities in other states, and mission work in Haiti, Kenya, Thailand, India, the Middle East, and Asia.
Scripture-Grounded Beliefs and Five Shared Values
CCW is non-denominational and is not affiliated with a larger church organization or governing body. It follows the Bible, the example of the first-century church, and the leadership of Jesus. Its stated convictions begin with God as Creator and sustainer of all things, eternal, infinite, and unchanging, and self-revealing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus is affirmed as fully divine and fully human, sinless, crucified, risen, ascended, and crowned King, with His return in God's perfect timing. The Holy Spirit convicts, lives in baptized Christ-followers, and provides power for transformation and guidance.
The Bible is described as God's inspired, infallible Word, written in 66 books under the Spirit's guidance and serving as the sole written authority for believers. Human beings are made in God's image and appointed as caretakers of creation, but sin has broken relationships with God, self, and others. Salvation restores that relationship through Jesus' work on the cross and rests on grace rather than self-improvement or good works. Faith is belief and obedience: surrender to Jesus, confession, repentance, and baptism. The church is the body of Jesus, experienced through local communities of Christ-followers, and leadership is entrusted to appointed elders. At Christ's return, each person will receive eternal life or eternal separation from God.
Those beliefs are expressed through five values:
- Biblical truth: Scripture filters thoughts and actions and guides teaching and ministry.
- Inspired worship: God, Son, and Spirit remain at the center of worship and the life of the church.
- Selfless service: Jesus' example calls believers to put others ahead of personal desires and meet needs around them.
- Real relationships: Relationships are meant to be authentic, transparent, and life-changing, building one another up.
- Spirit-led living: Daily dependence on the Spirit seeks God-sized growth, God-shaped transformation, and God-led guidance.
Christian Church in the Wildwood is thus a congregation centered on worship, Scripture, discipleship, shared responsibility, family life, healing, and mission in Weeki Wachee.