Neighborhood Church

In 1983 Jim was ordained through the Calvary Chapel organization at a church of 7,000 in Las Vegas. Since then he has chased the passion of his heart to love God and people more today than yesterday.
 
Dr. Coyle was an associate pastor for several years. In 2001, God gave him marching orders and he started a new church in his living room. The group, New Song Christian Fellowship, grew to 300 over 3 years and had an incredible journey.
 
In 2003, Dr. Coyle visited Iowa where God inspired him to move. As he puts it "I had to hear His voice because I had been hearing my wife’s voice for many years." He had been a Pastor in the Las Vegas area for 22 years when they planned their move to Iowa to raise their kids and start a new church.
 
Dr. Coyle moved his family to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and then filed the appropriate paperwork with the Secretary of State in Iowa and received the Certificate of Authority on August 22nd, 2005 to be recognized as a new church in Cedar Rapids.
 
Pastor Jim planted a church, Ellis Community, in the heart of Cedar Rapids where they spent several years taking on the identity of the neighborhood in making an impact in serving people with the love of Jesus.
 
In 2008, the floods in Cedar Rapids destroyed the church along with 535 homes it served.
 
In 2009, the congregation made the difficult transition to move forward into a different neighborhood in Cedar Rapids. Since then, "Neighborhood Church” has chased a vision of “Planting Seeds for Seniors” through the distribution of over 32,000 lbs of food at a value of over $92,000. They have given out over $94,000 of medical supplies and are currently in the developing stages of raising fresh produce using the church grounds as a garden to harvest food for the unmet needs of seniors. Neighborhood Church is also very active in helping the African refugees in Eastern Iowa and assisting a Haitian church that was destroyed in the Earthquake in Haiti.
 
Dr Coyle serves as a Chaplain and Mental Health Doctor for the NDMS (National Disaster Medical System). He is a Professor and Advisor at Kirkwood Community College. He is the father of 5 children and active in coaching. He truly lives out his passion in “Loving God and People More Today than Yesterday”.