 On October 31, 2014, lead pastor Dave Bruskas announced plans to dissolve the church's 13 remaining campuses into autonomous entities, with the option of continuing, merging with other congregations, or disbanding, effective January 1, 2015.The Mars Hill network dissolved on January 1, 2015.Mars Hill Church was founded in spring 1996 by Mark Driscoll, Lief Moi and Mike Gunn.