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Emmanuel Christian Center of Spring Lake Park, Minnesota was founded in 1963 at Hayes Elementary School in Fridley, Minnesota. It w Mark Denyes was elected as the first official pastor in 1963. Shortly after, the leaders of the new church requested to be affiliated from the Assemblies of God, and the name of the church was Fridley Assembly of God.

The church continued to grow, so a building was purchased at 472 Osborne Road in Spring Lake Park.

The congregation continued to grow, so in 1979 the church moved to Spring Lake Park and bought a building at 7777 University Avenue. The church has continued to expand, with the sanctuary seating 3,000 people.

In 2002, Dwight Denyes, originally the Executive Pastor, was voted as the new Senior Pastor.