Our Story

In the 1990s, The Lamb’s Fellowship of Murrieta was a thriving church and after much prayer and thought made the decision to  plant The Lamb’s Fellowship of Lake Elsinore with Pastor Gary Ennis. The first service was in a living room on January 5th, 1997. 30 people committed to pray, attend every week, tithe, and share a vision to make God known in Lake Elsinore. Within two months, the church was outgrowing the living room and moved to the Cultural Center then to Temescal Canyon High School.

As the church continued to grow the church knew it was time to find a permanent location. Through a series of miraculous events, the church purchased the property it now sits on Railroad Canyon Road. Immediately the team dug and built the outdoor amphitheater so services could begin onsite while the church was being built. However in 2003 the church building, 80% completed, burned to the ground. As Channel 4 News reported on it, the founding pastor said, “The church isn’t burning. That’s just a building. The church is alive and well.” For a long time after there was a banner at Lambs that read: “The building is burned but the church is still standing and praising God.”

As the church was being completed, founding members wrote their name, life verses and names of people they were praying for on the foundation. Under the carpet of the church were names of over 500 people they were praying for. Over the past 20+ years many of the names written on the floor have come to know Christ. In 2024 during a remodel of the building, the carpet was pulled up and revealed all the names written on the foundation, the current congregation added names of people they wanted to pray for.

Over the years, there have been a few different pastors at the church since Pastor Gary, however the heart of the church has remained. Ultimately, the church has gone through many ups and downs and twists and turns but remains driven to their commitment to the call to serve Lake Elsinore and surrounding regions!

Today, the church is led by Pastor Paul Zittel and Pastor Jessica Zittel who have followed God’s call from Upstate New York, to Seattle, WA, to Southern California. They and their team are driven by a directive from God to Redeem, Revive, and Restore the Church back to its original God-given design. We are excited about what the Lord is doing in Lake Elsinore, and especially for what He is doing at our church.