In case you missed our Instagram post today, we wanted to take a moment to share a little more of the heart behind the name "SOL."
As we've begun sharing the vision for this church plant, one of the questions we've been asked most often is, "What is SOL?" "What does SOL stand for?" and one of our favorites, "Doesn't it stand for 'the Sun' in Spanish?" The answer is deeply personal and rooted in the mission God has placed on our hearts 7 years ago.
Read the story down below & follow our Instagram account as well: https://www.instagram.com/sol.myrtle
"Why SOL? Origin story 🕊️❤️🔥⛪️
Many people have asked us where the name SOL came from, what it stands for, and why we chose it and honestly, it’s a story that goes way back.
10 years ago God birthed a young adults movement in Myrtle Beach, Coastal Carolina University, called Young & Free. Young people on fire for Jesus, loving others & seeking freedom that couldn’t be found in every day things.
One night at 230AM in this same season, we began praying through a name change, & the Holy Spirit brought a word from 2 Corinthians 3:17:
“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
College students wanted freedom. We wanted freedom. We can’t get free on our own. Our efforts weren’t enough.
SOL — Spirit Of the Lord movement was born.
That ministry became a huge part of our story with God. It’s where we met & spent years leading and serving alongside incredible friends. Eventually, the Lord made it clear that our time there was complete. We moved to Charleston, and the chapter of SOL came to a close.
(There was a notebook in 2018 of planting SOL)
This year 2026, the Lord began stirring our hearts toward planting a church & obeying with full hearts. We found ourselves coming back to the name SOL again and again. We prayed & fasted, we sought the Lord deeply asking the questions! Again? Old dreams? It’s been 7 years maturing in our faith & family? Now?!
The more we prayed, there was peace & vision.
On April 11th—the very day we felt the Lord clearly confirm Myrtle Beach as the region we were being called to plant—we were at a birthday party in Orlando FL. We pleaded, “give us a sign Lord.”
In that moment, a stranger introduced themselves to us saying “my name is SOL.”
So why SOL?
Because we believe people encounter true freedom & healing in the presence of the Lord.
Not personas, labels, brands, or our own efforts…
“Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord.” Zechariah 4:6
We believe SOL to be a gathering place of His people, for His name & for His glory. Authentic.
We must move out of the way & allow the Lord to move our hearts, thoughts, ideas & strategies.