New Dawn Church was called into existence in 1995. At the time, Randal had been pastoring Shepherd of the Springs Church in Coral Springs for eight years. In July of 1995, Shepherd of the Springs Church and Praise Harvest Church met for a joint worship service with the intent of exploring a merger. As we worshiped, it became clear that it was the Lord's will that we join, and that the new congregation would become a new dawn. Our congregation was born at that point. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn -Isaiah 60:3.
Our history has been a prophetic one. Our congregation exists to equip God's people for the works of ministry, especially in the area of the prophetic and healing gifts. The Lord has given us "Mountain Top" experiences throughout our history in order to encourage us to persevere in our pursuit of Him, and the gifts that He offers.
A seminal point in our prophetic development occurred during 1998 and 1999. In 1998 the Lord began to tell us, through dreams and visions, that a hurricane named Irene was going to hit South Florida by surprise. When we checked the hurricane names, we noted that an Irene was listed for 1999. The Lord also showed us that Irene would be a major hurricane, but invited us to use our prayer authority to diminish the strength of the hurricane.
In March of 1999, we began to alert other Broward churches, and began to pray with several of them. Our prayer was that Hurricane Irene would not bring significant damage to our area, and that lives would be preserved. We prayed earnestly that it would not be a major hurricane. These congregations met three different times during 1999.
On October 1, 1999, the West Palm Beach affiliate of NBC (WPTV) interviewed Randy about the prophecy. What was at first intended to be an interview which raised eyebrows at our belief, became a call to prayer for all of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. That interview can be seen at our Hurricane Irene page.
Hurricane Irene did hit South Florida by surprise on October 15, 1999. It was a Category 1 hurricane when it hit, rather than the major storm that God first warned us about.
This storm taught many things about God's desire to protect South Florida, His desire to communicate with His people, the authority He has given His people in prayer, and a part of our role in South Florida. Since then we have seen many miracles in answered prayer against other hurricanes as we have exercised authority in prayer over weather systems.
Move to a New Locations
In 2011 we moved from the Wiles Road location we had been in since 1995, to the northwest corner of Sample Road and University Drive. Wiles Road in Coral Springs. We had attempted to move many times during our sixteen years at the Wiles Road location, but the Lord did not open the doors until 2011 when we moved to 9335 W. Sample Road in Coral Springs.
In 2019 we purchased and began renovating our own facility at 9955 NW 31st Court, and are moving into it during the summer of 2020.
