Each of us has our own story to share about how God has brought us to the place that we now are. Sanctuary's story starts with God placing a passion in His people's hearts to share His love with the communities they live in. During his time serving at the Citadel, Shawn Maze began to pray that God would raise up a church for the people of downtown Charleston. Over time, God began to put in him a vision and a passion to start that church. While there are many churches downtown, there are still large segments of the population that don't have a church to call home. At Sanctuary, we understand that we aren't the church for everyone, but we do believe that everyone needs a community of faith to belong to.

God also placed similar passions in people that would begin to meet together in the summer of 2006, to study the bible together and pray for this new work that God was starting. As that group grew, and as God opened doors to allow for it,
plans where made for specific steps to move forward. On January 6th of 2007, Sanctuary held its first public service with about 100 people in attendance. Since then, we have worked hard to develop a core group and leadership team. We have made a lot of the mistakes along the way and have learned more than we would have ever imagined.

We believe our best days are ahead of us, and seek daily for how God would lead us to impact the city of Charleston for the sake of the Gospel. We are looking ahead at new ways to engage the college population and the young families in our community and desire to raise up leadership to start new congregations in other areas of Charleston. God has been proven faithful to provide for us over and over again and we can't wait to see what He has for us next.