The Lighthouse Project is fueled by prayerful generosity. Your financial support helps make a permanent home for Coastal Williamsburg possible and invests in developing authentic followers of Jesus for generations to come. Every gift, large or small, moves this vision forward. It’s not about equal giving, it’s about equal sacrifice.

Points
Continued favor with James City County & the community we will be part of
Completion of our fundraising goal
Quick and smooth renovation efforts
Impact for the gospel in our city
The Lighthouse Project is a three-year initiative to raise $3 million in three years to establish a permanent home for Coastal Williamsburg.
This project is about more than a building. It’s about creating a stable, visible presence in Williamsburg where people can encounter Jesus, grow in faith, and be formed as authentic followers of Christ. A permanent facility allows us to invest in the next generation, expand discipleship and outreach, and better serve our community for years to come. Just as a lighthouse stands firm and guides others, this project is about building something that lasts, so lives can be changed for generations.
Together, we’re not just funding a space. We’re investing in people and the future of Coastal Williamsburg.
Jennifer Hawkins Testimony
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Honduras Recap
2025
Poland Recap
2025
Kenya Recap
2025
The Lighthouse Project looks at what it means to build with purpose and faith. Using the image of a lighthouse, this series explores how God establishes His church to be steady, present, and rooted in Christ. As Coastal Williamsburg moves toward a permanent home, we’ll consider how faithful obedience shapes a church that serves its community and forms disciples for the long haul.

We planted the Coastal Church Williamsburg campus two years ago, sending Pastor Colin and about 150 people from our Yorktown Campus. We have been blessed by Walsingham Academy to host us for this time to get the campus up and running. Now the campus attendance is over 500 each week. Because of our size and continued rapid growth, Walsingham has asked us to find a new location. They continue to graciously work with us, but the timeline is growing short.
We have purchased a building that is part of the old Williamsburg Pottery.
This location includes 44,000 square feet, 230 parking spaces, and two stop lights to manage the traffic flow. Once we are able to start renovations, we will do a build-out to make it ready for Sunday services. We will build it out as we have need and funding. To move in, we will need to build an auditorium to seat 1,000, Coastal Kids space, and some office space. This build-out must also include the purchase of equipment and furniture to execute our Sunday services.
It takes time for an endowment to grow, and we have been blessed by many at Coastal to have an endowment fund of a little over $1 million. We are discussing ways that we can utilize this fund to help with financing this project. However, it is not big enough at this time to carry the full scope of the project. Additionally, if we deplete the endowment fund at this formative time, it will reduce the funds available in the future. Our goal is to utilize it as much as possible through wise counsel so that we are good stewards of what God has given us. We are anticipating using Endowment for the first time for this project with the Endowment financing almost 10% of the project. Our intention is any balloon payments on debt services will first pay back the Endowment so it is positioned to continue growing and supporting future projects.
Contact Us at williamsburgteams@gocoastal.org








