The Beginning

Bishop Patrick M. Schatzline & Lady Deborah Schatzline are the founders of Daystar. Through many years of prayer and love, they started the building blocks of the Daystar we see today. In 2004, they passed the torch to their son & daughter-in-love, Pastor Scott & Kristi Schatzline.
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The Legacy 

Scott and Kristi Schatzline's heart burns for a revival for all generations and for city transformation. In 1989 Scott went straight into full time ministry with David Wilkerson at Time Square Church in New York and World Outreach Ministry.  Scott and Kristi married in 1991 and served as worship pastors for his dad at Daystar for 7 years.  In 1998, Scott and Kristi were called to serve as worship pastors for Covenant Love Church with Pastors Al and Tava Brice in Fayetteville, NC. In the Summer of 2004, they heard the Macedonia call to return home to Daystar and build upon the foundations laid by Scott's father and mother. God has done a unique thing concerning the demographics of our church. We have always welcomed every walk of life, every race, all ages and backgrounds. Since returning, God has continued the vision and work here in West Alabama and East Mississppi. God has moved mightily- healing the broken hearted, restoring the downcast and loosing the chains that have held God’s people in bondage far too long. From the beginning, Daystar Family Church focused on the love of God and the power of unity. The desire is to be a church that looks like heaven with ALL NATIONS and a place of freedom for everyone.

The Growth

Starting with 50 people, Daystar Family Church has grown to over 1300 members and in 2014, DFC opened its second campus in Tuscaloosa. After a “heart connection” with Dr. E.L. Rickles, the founding Bishop of New Covenant Church, the two churches merged and are now igniting the city as ONE! Later in the same year, God connected Pastor Scott with two other churches and through much prayer, two more merges took place. Now DFC has four campuses and God is continuing to open doors and DFC is constantly expanding and growing! We know the best is yet to come for Alabama, Mississippi and beyond!

We invite you to see for yourself what God is doing and allow us to be a part of your destiny and fulfilling your God given potential. We understand that you are valuable and important to God!!