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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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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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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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Spring Growth

One of the pictures Jesus used to describe the Kingdom of God was of a mustard seed. The Bible often uses gardening or farming illustrations to reveal the nature of

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In Their Own Words: Church Launch and Loneliness

From Lindsay Kuhl, Mosaic Church, Elkridge, MarylandMother Teresa says “loneliness...is the most terrible poverty.” When we launched Mosaic nearly 10 years ago, I wasn’t prepared for the deep

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Becoming a Spiritual Grandparent

From Nick Parsons, Director of Recruitment Even though I am only 34 years old, I recently experienced the joy of becoming a grandparent. Before you start doing math on the ages of my wife and daughter, know that I am talking about being a

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Meet Courtney

Meet Courtney, from Mosaic Christian Church in Baltimore (right, with Louis and Yolandi Scheepers, lead planters of Pro Deo Church in Cape Town, South Africa). After college, Courtney found herself in a toxic relationship and drowning in credit card debt. She was unhappy, but

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Connection Brings Strength

The Redwood groves in California are one of nature’s wonders. These trees can grow to 275 feet high and 25 feet in diameter – large enough to drive a car through! Some of these trees are over a thousand years old, withstanding floods, fires,

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Finding the Right Venue

Scott Ancarrow faced an early challenge when he led a church plant in Baltimore- finding the right facility. Where a new church meets, especially in city centers, dramatically affects who is able to come, and whether or not new people will be able to

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The Foundry Church: Christmas Store

1300 brand new toys (look at those bicycles in the background)!200+ volunteer hours170 families served20 people lined up outside before the store even openedThe Foundry had two very successful weekends of The Christmas Store. The church is providing high quality toys at a

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Not Easily Broken

Orchard Group began planting churches in New York City in 1948. Over the past 25 years, our church planting efforts expanded into the northeast region. Decades of work are now bearing fruit, as new churches become mature churches and in turn help more new

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The Christmas Store at The Foundry Church

Throughout the month of December and over the next several years, The Foundry Church is committed to serving Hollins Market, a low income neighborhood in Baltimore. This neighborhood is where Foundry wants to spend their time, talent and treasure - helping the neighborhood develop

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Hope in Baltimore's Neighborhoods

In the heart of downtown Baltimore, overlooking sailboats docked along the inner harbor, The Foundry Church meets on Sunday morning to worship and pray and share stories of hope. A few blocks away is a decidedly different neighborhood, one marked by poverty, drugs and