The Church of Eleven22 is one step closer to developing a campus in the master-planned Wildlight community in Nassau County.
Project engineer England-Thims & Miller Inc. of Jacksonville met with the county’s Development Review Committee Aug. 13 to review project plans and said it will file them with the county by the end of August.
ETM was originally scheduled to appear before the committee Aug. 6 at the Nassau County Planning Department at 96161 Nassau Place, but it was taken off the agenda due to Tropical Storm Debby.
In an April 26 news release, Eleven22 announced the church plans to start construction this summer and complete it in 2026. A mobile campus is expected to launch later this year to serve as a temporary worship center for the community.
The 10.52-acre site is south of Florida 200 across from Crosstown Boulevard, east of Interstate 95. The church paid $1.7 million for the land in December 2023 from Wildlight LLC, which is controlled by Raydient Places + Properties, a taxable subsidiary of real estate investment trust Rayonier Inc.
The Church of Eleven22 campus will include a 40,000-square-foot sanctuary and worship center that can accommodate more than 1,000 people. Site plans show 607 parking spaces.
The development committee asked ETM to consider reducing the parking and use the space for bicycles.
Gainesville-based Scherer Construction is leading the design-build project. Jacksonville-based Basham & Lucas Design Group is the architect.
It will be the church’s 14th campus. The congregation primarily operates in Northeast Florida and in Jesup, Georgia, about 100 miles north of Jacksonville. It will be the first in the county.
The Church of Eleven22 website says Lead Pastor Joby Martin founded the church in Jacksonville in 2012. Its main campus is at 14286 Beach Blvd. off San Pablo Road near the Publix Super Market at Intracoastal Plaza. Eleven22 stands for Mark chapter 11, verse 22 in the New Testament of the Bible.
“Welcoming The Church of Eleven22 to Wildlight signifies more than just the establishment of a physical campus; it represents our commitment to fostering a flourishing community,” Wes Hinton, vice president of Wildlight, said in the release.
“We believe that the inclusion of Eleven22 will enrich the fabric of Wildlight while creating more opportunities for connection.”
About half of the 2,900-acre Wildlight community is devoted to green space, and the other half comprises a mix of homes, shops, restaurants, schools and medical facilities. It is 20 minutes from Downtown Jacksonville and Amelia Island.
According to Raydient.com, it “develops, builds, markets and sells ‘places and properties’ ranging from multi-use communities and industrial parks to rural homesteads.