Tomoka Christian Church breaks ground on new Tomoka Care Facility in Ormond Beach

The new two-story building will house the church's food pantry, thrift store and administrative offices.

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Community outreach will soon have a new onsite haven at Tomoka Christian Church's Ormond Beach campus. 

On Monday, March 3, the church celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Tomoka Care Facility, which once constructed, will be an almost two-story 20,000 square-foot building at 1450 Hand Ave. The building will double the church's space for its food pantry and A Second Blessing thrift store, the latter of which is currently located off campus at 785 S. Nova Road. The Tomoka Care Facility will also add administrative space on its second floor, freeing rooms in the worship center so the church can create more seating and a larger footprint for students and kids' ministry. 

"This is important because we get a chance to pray for the purpose of this building, the purpose of this church," Tomoka Christian Church lead pastor Joe Putting said. "It's a real win."

Tomoka Christian Church filed an application for a special exception for its Tomoka Care Facility in December 2023. The Ormond Beach City Commission approved the project in April 2024. 

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by the full Ormond Beach City Commission. 

"It's a great pleasure and we love to see projects like this," Ormond Beach Mayor Jason Leslie said.

The church's food pantry feeds over 400 families a month in its current 900-square-foot space. Its thrift store assists the homeless population with necessary items, as well as helps people replace items after fires or storm damages. It also funds over 50 mission trips around the world every year.

Tomoka Christian Church Head Elder Dan Davenport said the new building is a continuation of the church's original plans. It was supposed to be constructed at the same time as the main building, which was built in 2013. 

"For whatever reason, God didn't release us to build this at that time," Davenport said. "We don't know why, but we know that God's timing is perfect, so we're so excited about what he's going to do here in this facility."

 

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