is affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America, and holds strongly to the meaning of the word “evangelical,” which is a transliteration of the Greek word “euangelion,” from which we get our English word “Gospel.” We believe, preach, and teach the Good News—the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Namely, that we are all sinners before Holy God. However, as evidence of God's love, Jesus Christ (God incarnate, in human form) came to offer Himself as the sacrifice for our sins. He died on the cross, and resurrected, to be our Savior by offering us “salvation,” the forgiveness of sins, so that we can be in a right standing with Holy God. We believe that we are all sinners in need of a Savior; and that, having been “saved,” we must grow and mature in our faith. Since we are all in a process of growth, we refer to ourselves as “a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints!”

NCC was established by a small group of believers from the Fremont Evangelical Free Church (now called Bridges Community Church) who were commissioned to start a new local church in the Tri-City (Newark/Fremont/Union City) area. They formed the Newark Evangelical Free Church and held their first meeting on Mother's Day Sunday, May 10, 1980 at the Newark Community Center. Pastor Ed Moore was called to be the first pastor of this new church in February of 1981.

Our church met at the Newark Community Center for almost ten years, then moved to a leased facility on Dumbarton Court, off of Jarvis Ave. in Newark. In 1998 we purchased the Two Count Ice Cream building on Sycamore Street. After extensive renovation, we held our fist service at the new facility on Sunday, October 31, 1999. During this move, we also changed our name to Newark Community Church, because some were confused by the word “evangelical.” We wanted the community to not be distracted by our name and to come hear what we believe!