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Orchard Group Report 2020-2021
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Orchard Group Report 2020-2021

3 ways to read the report: Download: View and download the .pdf version Mail: Request a full-color booklet to be delivered straight to your door Online: Simply scroll down for

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Orchard Group Staff 19 Jan 2021 • 16 min read
January News from Orchard Group - A Letter from Brent

January News from Orchard Group - A Letter from Brent

Dear Friends and Partners, How many things in your life were disrupted in 2020? Maybe you had to stop going into the office for work. Maybe you lost your job.

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Orchard Group Staff 12 Jan 2021 • 2 min read
Christmas 2020: Not Foreign to the Christian Story
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Christmas 2020: Not Foreign to the Christian Story

By Luke Greer, Orchard Group's partnership director. In many ways, much of what we have experienced in 2020 is not unlike the historical backdrop that Jesus was born into. In

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Orchard Group Staff 17 Dec 2020 • 2 min read
Video: Meet Joshua and Ericka
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Video: Meet Joshua and Ericka

You can become a partner with Joshua and Ericka to plant a new church in Baltimore!

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Orchard Group Staff 16 Dec 2020 • 1 min read
The Latest: December News
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The Latest: December News

This season reminds us of "good news of great joy" that came for all people (Luke 2:10). Together with you, we plant churches so that more people everywhere might

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Orchard Group Staff 10 Dec 2020 • 7 min read
Oakland Project's Thanksgiving Giveaway
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Oakland Project's Thanksgiving Giveaway

How did you celebrate Thanksgiving this year? Food? Family? Football? The Oakland Project did all that and more, as they organized a Thanksgiving Giveaway to help provide basic Thanksgiving items

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Orchard Group Staff 8 Dec 2020 • 3 min read
The Next Chapter: Collective & Icon
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The Next Chapter: Collective & Icon

This post is part of the "Next Chapter" series, where we share about the “Next Chapters” in the story that God is writing through new churches. Each time you partner

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Orchard Group Staff 18 Nov 2020 • 2 min read
Video: See the Oakland Project in Action
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Video: See the Oakland Project in Action

You can become a partner with the Gabe and Kari to plant a new church in Oakland!

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Luke Greer 16 Nov 2020 • 1 min read
The Latest: November News
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The Latest: November News

You play a vital role in good news being shared in places where Jesus isn't yet widely known. This is why we're so eager to share with you about our

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Orchard Group Staff 11 Nov 2020 • 7 min read
Celebrating God's Work at City Church Lagos
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Celebrating God's Work at City Church Lagos

In a bustling city of over 20 million, City Church exists to "Love Jesus, Love People, and Love Lagos." Lagos is one of the largest and fastest-growing cities in the

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Orchard Group Staff 28 Oct 2020 • 8 min read
The Next Chapter: True North & Community Church
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The Next Chapter: True North & Community Church

This post is part of the "Next Chapter" series, where we share about the “Next Chapters” in the story that God is writing through new churches. As our team continues

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Orchard Group Staff 22 Oct 2020 • 2 min read
The Latest: October News
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The Latest: October News

This past month has marked the celebration of new beginnings at many Orchard Group churches, as well significant milestones at others. Join us in celebrating with these churches and in

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Orchard Group Staff 15 Oct 2020 • 8 min read
Celebrating New Beginnings at City Church OTR
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Celebrating New Beginnings at City Church OTR

On September 13, City Church Over-the-Rhine launched their preview services in Cincinnati! These services are designed to provide an opportunity for people to explore what their church is all about.

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Orchard Group Staff 2 Oct 2020 • 2 min read
Celebrating New Life at Trace Church
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Celebrating New Life at Trace Church

Trace Church in Colorado Springs recently had the joy of celebrating 18 baptisms. Join us in rejoicing with them, and in celebrating the new life that these brothers and sisters

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Orchard Group Staff 2 Oct 2020 • 2 min read
The Next Chapter: Reunion & Renaissance
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The Next Chapter: Reunion & Renaissance

This post is part of the "Next Chapter" series, where we share about the “Next Chapters” in the story that God is writing through new churches. Right now in Manhattan,

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Orchard Group Staff 1 Oct 2020 • 2 min read
Celebrating One Year (2020-style)
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Celebrating One Year (2020-style)

2020 has been a year like no other. Yet, even in the midst of unusual and unforeseen circumstances, God has been faithful to preserve and advance his church. This week,

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Orchard Group Staff 18 Sep 2020 • 3 min read
Video: See the Greater Miami Project in Action
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Video: See the Greater Miami Project in Action

You can become a partner with Terrence and Emma to plant a new church in Greater Miami!

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Luke Greer 17 Sep 2020 • 1 min read
The Latest: September News
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The Latest: September News

The church has always been characterized as a people who gather, united by their shared love for Jesus. This continues to be true even as a pandemic has caused this

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Orchard Group Staff 9 Sep 2020 • 8 min read
Not Limited by Four Walls
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Not Limited by Four Walls

At its core, the church has always been characterized as a people who gather, united by their shared love for Jesus. This continues to be true even as a pandemic

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Orchard Group Staff 2 Sep 2020 • 8 min read
Ways Unimagined: God's Work at The Gathering Harlem
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Ways Unimagined: God's Work at The Gathering Harlem

This article is contributed by the staff of The Gathering Harlem, which launched in 2017, led by Kenny and Shanika Hart. Header photo courtesy of Anthony Geathers. The vision that

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Orchard Group Staff 27 Aug 2020 • 2 min read
The Next Chapter: Crossway & SLO City
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The Next Chapter: Crossway & SLO City

Throughout this year, we’ve taken a moment to look back at past church plants and to look forward to current church plants. (Browse other features in the Next Chapter

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Orchard Group Staff 18 Aug 2020 • 2 min read
The Latest: August News
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The Latest: August News

Even as much in the world shifts around us, the church's core mission to make disciples remains constant. The same central aim endures: to share the good news about Jesus

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Orchard Group Staff 17 Aug 2020 • 8 min read
Into the Fray: Praying for Planters
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Into the Fray: Praying for Planters

Then Jesus told his disciples...that they should always pray and not give up. (Luke 18:1)While thoughtful plans and strategies are necessary, if God is not ultimately at

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Orchard Group Staff 28 Jul 2020 • 11 min read
Grieving Losses and Pressing Forward
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Grieving Losses and Pressing Forward

This article is contributed by Russel Rader, who is preparing to start a new church in Manhattan. “How lonely sits the city that was full of people!” –Lamentations 1:1From

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Orchard Group Staff 17 Jul 2020 • 2 min read
Finding Creative Ways to Connect in Greater Miami
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Finding Creative Ways to Connect in Greater Miami

In the midst of this unique season of physical distancing, church planters Terrence & Emma Mullings are pressing forward with fostering community and building momentum for the launch of a

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Orchard Group Staff 16 Jul 2020 • 2 min read
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