Mission
We equip people to lead like Jesus and transform the world around them.
A Church Raising Leaders Who Change Cities
One City Church is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational community helping people discover their influence and carry the hope of Jesus into every sphere of life.
Shaping Leaders. Strengthening Families. Transforming Communities.
Who We Are
One City Church exists to help people grow in faith, walk in purpose, and lead with biblical influence in their homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, and the broader community of Hampton Roads. We believe every person has God-given influence—and we’re committed to developing it.
Founded in 1951 and renewed under Pastor Jared Fabac’s leadership in 2021, our church carries a legacy of faithfulness and a vision for city transformation.
Our Mission & Core Values
Everything we do is anchored in biblical truth and fueled by transformational purpose.
Our Core Value:
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These five values shape how we grow, lead, and bring Jesus into every corner of Hampton Roads.
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Give Generously
We honor and empower a lifestyle of generosity that reflects God’s extravagant grace.
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Rest Intentionally
Healthy rhythm fuels sustainable mission, strong families, and steadfast leadership.
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Abide in Scripture
God’s Word is our foundation for life, leadership, and community transformation.
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Connect in Community
Discipleship happens in relationships marked by authenticity, accountability, and spiritual growth.
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Expect the Unexpected
We live with holy anticipation, trusting God to move in ways that shape lives, families, and communities.
The Eight Sectors That Shape Our Region
Bringing Jesus Into Every Sphere of Influence
God has positioned people across eight strategic environments where culture is shaped and lives are influenced daily. At One City, we help believers understand their purpose in these spaces and lead with Christlike wisdom, courage, and compassion.
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Business
Lead with integrity in the boardroom. Bring Kingdom values to the table where decisions shape economies.
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Government
Influence policy with wisdom and justice. Serve with courage in the places that shape our communities.
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Education
Transform classrooms with truth. Invest in the minds that will shape the next generation.
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Faith
Multiply leaders who multiply disciples. Build the church with excellence and authenticity.
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Media
Shape culture with stories that matter. Use your voice to amplify truth in the noise.
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Arts & Entertainment
Create with purpose. Express beauty and truth in ways that move and inspire hearts.
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Healthcare
Bring compassion and healing to serve the sick with excellence that reflects the heart of Jesus.
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Sports
Coach with character. Build teams where discipline, excellence, and faith forge leaders.
Our vision for you
That you would grow into a leader who carries Jesus into the spaces where decisions are made, people are influenced, and culture is formed, because your everyday environment is your mission field. One City equips you with spiritual formation, community support, and practical leadership tools so you can make meaningful impact where God has placed you.
A Legacy of Faithfulness, A Future of City Transformation
Our Story
God has been writing the story of One City Church for more than seven decades. Each chapter reflects His faithfulness and the courageous obedience of people who believed their community could be transformed through the power of Jesus.
1951
A Church is Born
One City Church began as New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church, a faithful presence planted in Hampton Roads with a simple, powerful conviction: help people encounter Jesus and live in the fullness of the Spirit. What started with a small gathering of believers became a foundation God would build on for generations.
Early 2000s
A New Name for a Growing Mission
As the church expanded, the name shifted to New Life Center, reflecting a renewed emphasis on outreach, community, and discipleship. Across the decades, the church continued to serve families, raise leaders, and strengthen its role in the local community.
2010
Becoming One City Church
In 2010, the church embraced a new identity and mission under the name One City Church, inspired by Zechariah 8:20–21: “I myself am going.” This scripture planted a vision for city transformation—a church not defined by a building but by a people sent into their community with purpose and passion.
2021
A Renewed Mandate Under Pastor Jared & Danielle
In 2021, Pastor Jared and Danielle Fabac stepped into leadership with a clear calling: disciple leaders who bring Jesus into the most influential spaces of our region. The church entered a season of rapid growth—from 70 people to more than 1,100 in just three years—fueled by a commitment to spiritual formation, emotional health, and biblical leadership development. A movement was awakening.
2025
The Move to 515 Innovation Drive
In Spring 2025, One City Church moved into its new 20,000 sq ft home at 515 Innovation Drive, a space intentionally designed for worship, leadership development, and community impact. This facility represents far more than a physical expansion—it is a launchpad for the next generation of leaders who will carry Jesus into homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, and every corner of Hampton Roads.
Today
A Church for Leaders at Every Level
One City continues to grow as a multi-ethnic, multi-generational community committed to raising leaders who transform their world. Whether someone leads a classroom, a business, a family, or simply their own next step, One City equips them with biblical truth, relational support, and practical tools to influence culture with the hope of Jesus.
Meet Our Leadership
Pastor Jared & Danielle Fabac
Pastor Jared and Danielle lead One City with a deep passion for helping people experience healing, freedom, and purpose in Jesus. Their heart is to build a church where everyone can grow, belong, and step boldly into the influence God has entrusted to them.
View All Staff & LeadershipWhat We Believe
The Bible is God’s completely true story about who He is, what He has done, what He is doing, and what He will do. It was given by God to human writers and reflects their backgrounds, styles, and use of language. The Bible is the final authority on all matters to which it speaks.
Jesus Christ, God’s Son, became fully human when He was born to the Virgin Mary. He was fully human and fully God. He lived a perfect life in place of our imperfect lives. He died, as our substitute, the death we deserved to die because of our selfishness. He physically rose from the dead and offers us full life by the promise of His own resurrection. Jesus ascended into heaven and today is our representative, intercessor, and advocate with God the Father.
We are connected to God in only one way − by choosing to accept the forgiveness and reconciliation offered to us by Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. If we ask Him to, God treats us as if we were Christ because He treated Christ as if He were us. God’s gift of grace makes us His adopted sons and daughters. There is nothing we can do to deserve this life − it is all a gift of God and our job is simply to receive it. When we do, God begins the process of changing our hearts and minds from the inside-out and making our character more and more like Jesus’. And as we are reconciled to God, we also have hope of being more fully reconciled to other people.
There is one God, who exists as three persons living in perfect community − Father, Son, and Spirit. God created everything and sustains everything by His life. He is holy, all-powerful, all-knowing, unchanging, and full of mercy and grace.
We experience the full life and presence of God through the Spirit, who convicts us of sin, points us to Christ, and applies Christ’s work to our lives. He gives gifts and power to the church, and He is the one who creates Biblical community in the church. He reveals truth and guides our lives, individually and corporately.
In His own time and in His own way, God will bring the world to an end. According to His promise, Christ will return personally and visibly to judge the living and the dead. This will begin a new era of God’s universally visible reign which will last forever.
If we are in relationship with Christ, we are part of the church. The church is universal but is always expressed locally. The church is the visible and local demonstration of the new community Christ came to create. The Spirit leads our community life as we are devoted to worshiping God, understanding and applying the Bible to our lives, offering connection to others, living life together, serving our community, and using our Spirit-given gifts to serve Christ and others. The church is made up of imperfect people who are responding day-by-day to God’s stunning grace. The main responsibility of the church is to connect with people who are outside of a relationship with Christ. The church then helps those who respond to become whole-hearted Christ-followers.
Our Written Doctrines
One City Church embraces the following statements concerning the truth. The Bible is our all-sufficient rule for faith and practice. This Statement of Fundamental Truths is intended simply as a basis of fellowship among us (i.e., that we all speak the same thing; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Acts 2:42). No claim is made that it contains all biblical truth, only that it covers our need as to these fundamental doctrines. We do not presume to say the phraseology employed in this Statement of Fundamental Truths is inspired or that it is the final work on Bible truth. However, we are persuaded it is proper and consistent with the Holy Scriptures to “set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us” (Luke 1:1).
Angels and Demons
God created angels to be His servants. Satan is a fallen angel who rebelled against God. He and his demons will be eternally punished in the lake of fire. (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10)
Creation
God created the world by His word and man in His image.
Infallible Word of God
The Bible is inspired, infallible, and the final authority in all matters. (2 Timothy 3:16–17)
Jesus Christ
Virgin-born, sinless, crucified, resurrected, and exalted Savior.
One God
One eternal God revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
Scientific Accuracy
Science confirms the truths of Scripture; all creation glorifies God.
Assurance of Salvation
Believers can have confidence in eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ. (1 John 5:13; John 3:16)
Eternal Covenant
God’s eternal plan of grace through Christ.
Eternal Security
Believers cannot lose eternal life once saved. (John 10:27–30)
Justification
A legal act of God declaring the sinner righteous through Christ. (Romans 5:9)
Kingdom Citizenship
Believers are citizens of God’s Kingdom by grace through faith. (Philippians 3:20)
Law and Gospel
The Law reveals sin; the Gospel provides salvation. (Galatians 3:24)
Liberty
Spiritual and human freedom granted by God. (John 8:31–36)
New Covenant
Fulfilled in Christ; God’s law written on hearts. (Jeremiah 31:33)
Primitive Man and His Fall
Adam’s disobedience brought sin and death to all mankind.
Repentance
A turning from sin; salvation is by faith alone. (Ephesians 2:8–9)
Salvation
By grace through faith in Jesus Christ, evidenced by holiness and love. (Ephesians 2:8–9)
Sanctification
The process of becoming holy through the Holy Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 4:3)
Volition
Humans are free moral agents with the ability to choose. (Genesis 2:16–17)
Anointing Oil for Healing
The anointing oil is administered for physical and spiritual restoration with the laying on of hands when required. (Mark 16:18; James 5:14)
Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Available for every believer, evidenced by spiritual gifts. (Acts 8:15–17)
Deliverance
Freedom from bondage through the authority of Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 6:12)
Divine Healing
Provided in the atonement for all believers. (Isaiah 53:4–5)
Gifts of the Spirit
The nine spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12 are essential for the church.
Promise of the Father
The baptism of the Holy Spirit for power and service. (Acts 1:4–5)
Spirituality
Living by the Holy Spirit rather than by the flesh. (Galatians 5:16)
The Holy Spirit
A divine person who empowers, guides, and sanctifies. (John 16:13)
Christian Service
Serving God through one’s spiritual gifts and love. (John 15:1–5; 1 Peter 4:10–11)
Evangelism
Communicating the gospel through warning, explanation, and call to faith.
Five-Fold Ministry
Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers equip the church. (Ephesians 4:11–13)
Ministry and Distribution
Church servants are supported by tithes and offerings, following the Levitical model.
Missions
The global task of evangelism and outreach.
Music
A form of worship and preparation for the Word. (Colossians 3:16)
Ordination
Recognition and appointment of those chosen by God for ministry.
The Church
The Body of Christ, God’s chosen instrument for His mission. (Ephesians 1:22–23)
Baptism
We believe in three baptisms: (1) By the Spirit into the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13), (2) In water by immersion for believers (Matthew 28:19–20), and (3) In the Holy Spirit for empowerment (Acts 1:5–6).
Baptism (Ordinance)
To be observed by all who have repented and believed. (Romans 6:3–5)
Confirmation
The laying on of hands to confirm the believer in faith and service.
Dedication of Children
A covenant between God and parents for the child’s blessing and protection.
Laying on of Hands
Used for blessing, ordination, healing, and impartation. (1 Timothy 4:14)
Lord’s Supper
A memorial of Christ’s covenant and sacrifice. (1 Corinthians 11:23–26)
Ordinances
Baptism in water and the Lord’s Supper.
Carnality
Living by the flesh rather than by the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 3:1–3; Galatians 5:16–21)
Dress Code
Believers should dress modestly and humbly. (1 Timothy 2:8–10)
Education
Believers must pursue godly education for themselves and their children.
Fasting
An act of humility, repentance, intercession, and focus on God.
Fellowship with God
Maintained through confession, obedience, and walking in the Spirit.
Giving
Tithes, offerings, and sacrificial giving are biblical. (2 Corinthians 9)
Godly Love
Sacrificial love produced by the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 13)
Help of the Poor
The church must care for the poor, widows, and orphans. (Matthew 25:34–40)
Responsibility of the Believer
Believers must mature spiritually and serve God wholeheartedly. (Hebrews 6:1–2)
Smoking
A harmful addiction contrary to caring for the body as God’s temple. (1 Corinthians 6:19–20)
Spiritual Growth
Advancement through learning, faith, and application of God’s Word. (2 Peter 3:18)
Tithing, Offerings, and Alms
God’s plan for sustaining His work and serving others. (Malachi 3:8–10)
Total Prosperity
God provides prosperity—spiritually, mentally, physically, financially, and socially.
Abortion
We believe that human life begins at conception and that the unborn child in a mother’s womb is a living human being. Abortion constitutes the unjustified, unexcused taking of unborn human life. Abortion, although forgivable and covered by the blood of Jesus, is sin and requires repentance. We reject teachings that abortion is an acceptable and godly practice. (Deuteronomy 18:9; Psalms 139:13; Jeremiah 1:5)
Alcohol
The Scriptures speak often of the destructive power of alcohol. Its consumption impairs judgment and invites violence. (Proverbs 20:1, 23:29–35)
Economics
Biblical economics supports private property and responsible wealth. (Proverbs 3:9)
Family
The first and most important institution for moral training. (Ephesians 6:1–4)
Homosexuality
The church affirms every person’s worth but does not affirm homosexual practice; all are loved and welcomed to pursue holiness.
Marriage
A covenant between one man and one woman ordained by God.
Nationalism
God ordained nations for balance and diversity. (Genesis 10–11)
Blessed Hope
The resurrection and rapture of believers is our blessed hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17)
Death
The soul lives on after the body dies, in happiness or misery according to faith.
Final Judgment
Believers will dwell eternally with God; unbelievers will face eternal punishment. (Revelation 20:11–15)
Millennial Reign
Christ will reign on earth for a thousand years of peace. (Revelation 20:1–6)
New Heavens and Earth
Believers await a new creation of righteousness. (2 Peter 3:13)
World to Come
The imminent return of Christ and eternal destiny of all. (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18)
Your Journey of Purpose Starts Now
One City isn’t just a church to attend, it’s a movement to join. Here you’ll find biblical teaching, authentic relationships, and pathways to grow as the leader God has called you to be.
Whether you're new to faith or ready to step into deeper purpose, we’re here to walk with you.
