Christian Love Fellowship Church History
On Sunday morning, August 10, 1980, the first service of Christian Love Fellowship began in the Lions Club of Boynton Beach, Florida. Dr. Joseph and Beatrice Guadagnino founded their ministry on John 13:34 and embarked on their journey. Services continued at the Lions Club until February 1981.
At this time, God directed Dr. Joe and Bea’s paths to a storefront in the Center 7 Shopping Center in Deerfield Beach, Florida. We started with only two storefronts units, and within a few years, God continued adding to the church until we took over all seven storefronts to accommodate the church offices, nursery, sanctuary, youth and children’s ministry.
After much prayer and fasting, the vision to expand led us to even further- the purchase of the Ultra- Vision Movie Theater in October 1985. The purchase of the Ultra-Vision Movie Theater was a giant leap of faith. We saw many miracles take place during this transaction, and the hand of God was evident in this purchase. With Gideon’s Army we were successful.
In September 1997, Pastor Tony Guadagnino began to work in the ministry full-time alongside his father, Dr. Joseph Guadagnino. In September 2003, Pastor Tony took the position of Senior Pastor. Excited about his honor from the Lord, he and his wife Rosalind looked forward to continuing the vision given to Christian Love Fellowship.
March of 2012, the church relocated to a new location, 801 SE 10th Street, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441. Pastor Tony and Roz are still trusting God and reaching the world with the gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We continued our fellowship at this location for the next seven years. Due to the growth of the ministry, we had to expand our territory; we took over the entire storefront. Christian love fellowship reaches the community one student, one child, one family at a time through many outreach ministries.
Due to growth and the vision of Pastor Tony and Roz for community services, Christian Love Fellowship needed a larger facility to help their vision to continue to grow. We found a place by the grace of God and relocated June 1, 2019, to 297 SW 10th Street Deerfield Beach Florida, 33441. We continue reaching the world with the gospel of our Lord Jesus; one child, one student, and one family at a time. We are working hard every day to show others the love of Christ in John 13:34.
We are eagerly and with excitement looking forward to writing the next chapter of our history with the purchase of our new building and having the opportunity to continue to touch lives and change hearts in Jesus Name.