History
In July of 1998 the students from Aletheia (the Student Ministry of Grace Presbyterian Church: Ocala) began praying, asking God to give them the vacant Springs Theater on Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala. Their prayer was that God would provide the building to be used as an outreach to their non Christian friends for Christ. Their desire was for a place where students could come and experience the love and Truth of Christ. Never asking for money, they joined together nightly for more than five months asking God to give them the building. On November 23, 1998, God miraculously answered their prayers, giving them the building.
They continued to meet at the Springs Theater on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday evenings for prayer asking God to work powerfully on their campuses, in their homes, and with their friends. They prayed that God would bring the students of Marion Country to Christ. They also continued to pray that God would provide for the needed renovation of the building. On Saturday, February 5, 2000 Aletheia moved into the renovated Theatre. That night 375 students from across Marion County were in attendance.
As Aletheia saw many students come to faith in Jesus Christ the desire of the leadership was to see these new followers of Christ get involved in a local church. Under the leadership of Grace Presbyterian Church CenterPoint began meeting at the Springs Theatre in February 2001. In July 2001 the leadership of Grace Presbyterian Church decided to "plant" CenterPoint as a separate Church. From July 2001 until November 2003 CenterPoint functioned as a mission under the oversight of the Central Florida Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of America. With the nomination, training, and examination of Elders CenterPoint moved from the status of a mission to a church on November 16, 2003.