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Field dispatches, prayer updates, and church planting resources from Orchard Group
Third Thursday: New churches are planting more new churches
Happy New Year! We hope that you've had a great 2022 so far. As you know, we love to celebrate the ways that God works through new churches in their communities and beyond. One of our favorite things a new church that goes on to help plant more churches. Mosaic
Third Thursday: New Churches Preparing to Launch in 2022
Christmas is right around the corner, so first, the Orchard Group team wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas! There have been so many things to celebrate in new churches this season. Now, we begin to look forward to the things that God will accomplish in new churches preparing
Video: Meet Lenny & Jennie of the Ferguson Project
Lenny spent much of his time growing up Ferguson, a community in greater St. Louis, where his father had planted a church. As he grew older and developed relationships, he fell in love with the city and its people. Ferguson is a beautifully diverse city with charm and neighbors that
The Latest: A New Church for Oakland
This Fall has been one of the most fruitful seasons ever for our church planting team. As we've shared in the last couple of updates, new churches have launched Sunday services in cities across the country. The latest church to launch is New City Church in Oakland, which began services
New City Church Launch!
We are celebrating along with New City Church which just officially launched in Oakland! Planters Gabe and Kari Garcia share, This past Sunday was a beautiful picture of the goodness and kindness of our gracious God who has been leading us in this journey every step of the way. What
The Latest: More New Churches!
As we shared in the last update, this Fall is a season for many churches to begin regular Sunday services. Over the past few weeks, Accelerate Church (Camden), Beacon Church (New Hampshire), Hope Church (Baltimore), and Reunion Church (NYC) have all celebrated "Launch Sundays." (Pro tip: click/tap a church
Launch Sunday for Reunion Church in Manhattan!
We're thrilled to add Reunion Church in Manhattan to the list of churches that have launched this Fall! Russel and Katie Rader share: LAUNCH SUNDAY! What a day it was. We sang. We met new friends. We participated. We are being drawn together to participate in a grand story that
Hope Church Baltimore Launches!
Hope Church Baltimore, led by church planters Joshua and Ericka Symonette, officially launched on Sunday! Hope's team shares: "Hopeful & grateful for all that is to come. It was so awesome and encouraging to see and feel the enthusiasm. Thank you to those who have joined us in this story.
Accelerate Church Launch Sunday!
We celebrate with Accelerate Church in Camden County, NJ! Launch Sunday highlights:
Video: Meet Charlie and Leslie Welke of the Fairfield County Project
Charlie shares, We are the Welkes, and when we found Fairfield County, Connecticut, we found a place that fused the city with the coast, and we began asking whether or not this place needed a new church. New England has a rich spiritual heritage: it’s the birthplace of America’
The Latest: An Exciting Season for New Churches
As the summer season gives way to Fall, many church plants find themselves transitioning out of the pre-launch stage and into the exciting season of launching regular Sunday church services! In fact, the next couple of months are shaping up to be some of our busiest ever: Accelerate Church (Camden)
The Latest — A Growing Team
We are excited to announce the addition of two new staff members to Orchard Group! Tanner Green will begin serving in September as Regional Director for New England. Tanner has been serving as the Founding and Lead Pastor for SouthPointe Christian Church near Providence, RI for the past nine years.