Spring 2003

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Boise First Church of the Nazarene

Real Life Community Church of the Nazarene


Fall, 2001
Experienced Pastor Moves to Hometown to Plant Church
New Church Grows to 150 in Two Years

God Is Doing Something Unique in Moses Lake
Othello Sponsors NewStart in Moses Lake

Waynesville Church Starts in a Cemetery
The Turners Wanted a Holiness Witness in Their Neighborhood

Upper Valley Community Church Grows to Attendance of 267
Missionary Plants Church in Piqua, Ohio

 

Summer, 2001
Spiritual Serendipities Result From Starting New Churches
How Grove City Prospered by Starting Churches

Grand Rapids First Starts Two Churches at Once
Pastor Joe Knight Leads Effort

Missional Father and Son Team Start Church
NewStart Church Averages 145

Beardstown Sponsors Hispanic Church
Missions Came Home to the Heartlands

Eagle's Way Church Grows to 492
Pastor of Sponsoring Church Becomes Church Planter

From Boardroom to Church Planter
Banker Starts Church in Columbia, South Carolina

North Raleigh Sponsors Tapestry
One Pastor's Adventures in Church Planting

Spiritually Transformed Lives Come From New Churches
Read testimonies of those transformed

Tapestry Church-Where Urban and Suburban Meet
Planting a Multicultural Church in Downtown Raleigh

 

Winter, 2000-2001
Direct Mail Draws Prospects to Grace Church
Three-Year-Old Congregation Grows to 180

El Cajon Shares Facilities With Hispanic Newstart Church
Church Grows to 60 in One Year

 

Fall, 2000
Arlington Plants Arabic Congregation
Arlington (TX) First Sponsors New Church

Church Begins in Family Room
Wards Start New Church in Their Home

Martin Luther King Church Planted in Baltimore
Going Back to Baltimore With Love

Hispanic Planter Joins Lubbock Church Staff
Chavez Combined Two Ministries

Washington Plans to Use Daycares to Plant Churches
Strategy Offers Ministry to Children

 

Summer, 2000
Celebration Place Church Grows to 65

Chicago Hispanic Ministry Grows to 14 Congregations

Missional Ministry in New England
Nielson Planting Aldersgate Chapel

South Carolina Launches Missional Emphasis
Two-Pronged Approach Works Well

West Columbia Hope in Christ

 

Spring, 2000
90-Year-Old Church Starts New Church
Pastor Scharn Serves Both Churches

Highland Park Starts New Church
Pastor Dennis Leads Congregation in NewStart Evangelism

Team Starts Regional Church Near Sacramento
The Tom Andersons Lead Creative Effort

Grove City Sponsors Two Newstarts
Pastor Huffaker Leads Congregation to Plant Two Churches

Average Attendance Reaches 100 in Church Plant
Laguna Family Fellowship Grows at Elk Grove

 

Winter, 1999-2000
Portage Church Grows to 793 in Worship
58 Percent Decadal Worship Increase

 

Fall, 1999
Church Planter Serves One Church for 50 Years
Pastor Manuel J. Chavier Makes Nazarene History

Nehemiah Builders Build Church in Two Weeks
Joplin District Uses Creative Building Strategies

What Church Planting Does For a Pastor
Missionary Plants Church in Piqua, Ohio

 

Summer, 1999
Experienced Pastors Returns Home to Plant Church
Hazel Green Church Started on Easter Sunday 1997

Gainesville Church Sponsors Hispanic Church
Pastors Landino & Heighton Plant Hispanic Ministry

Insurance Executive Starts Church at Arab, Alabama
Layman Served Church as Pastor for Ten Years

Marietta First Church Sponsors West Cobb Newstart
Pastors Karen Seers and Bob Milburn Fulfill Outreach Dream

Mountain Community Newstart Began on February 1, 1999
Attendance Averages 24 After Four Months

Newstart Church Begins in Fast-Growing Area of Atlanta
Pastor Lake Started Services on November 29, 1998

Newstart Sponsored By Timberlake Church
Taylor and Atherton to Plant Church in Henry County

 

Spring, 1999
Cornerstone Church Plant Supported By Four Churches
Newstart Attracts Unchurched People

Mother Church Expands Ministry Across District
Lowell Hispanic Helps Plant Other Hispanic Churches

Wollaston Congregation Plants Chinese Church
Congregation Ministers to Growing Cantonese-Speaking Neighbors

Willette Has Vision to Plant 60 Rural Churches
New Hampshire and Vermont Have Many Areas Without Churches

 

Summer, 1998
Baldwin Park Hispanic Grows from 19 to 166
Mission Church Planted in Azusa

Gateway Church Gets Ready to Build
Attendance Doubles in Five Years

 

Fall, 1998
Pompano Beach Church Shares Facilities with New Brazilian Church
New Church Starts with 80 members

 

Spring, 1998
Everything We Needed to Revive US--Happened
When We Sponsored a new Church
by Bill M. Sullivan

Nobleville First Plants Newstart
Two Pastors Share Church Planting Lessons

Pioneers Plant Church in Charlottesville
One-Year-Old Church Averages 60

 

Winter, 1997 - 1998
Lisbon First Church Starts Four Churches
Mother Church Shares Gospel Through Newstarts

Newstart Lessons from Portugal
Lisbon Nazarenes Experienced at Church Planting

Pastor Matos Starts Church in Setubal near Lisbon

Redding Church Expects Twins on Easter
53-Year-Old Church Plans Family of Four

The Old Story of Newstart
by Bill M. Sullivan

 

Fall, 1997
Two Kansas Churches Lead the Way with Newstart
Heartland Church Starts by Contacting All Community Residents

 

Summer, 1997
Marra's Dream For Living Hope Church
An Interview with Pastor John Marra

Newstart Launced at Olathe College Church
Living Hope Starts with 100

Sneak Preview Boosts Newstart at Marion
330 Attend New Vision Church on Easter

 

Spring, 1997
Strong Strong New Churches
by Bill M. Sullivan

Michigan Newstart Grows to 90
Thirty-Year-Old Dream Becomes Strong Church

 

Winter, 1996-97
Plymouth Church Pioneers Newstart Sponsorship
Magnuson and Crowder Lead Church Plant Partnership

The Joy of Helping Birth A New Church
by Pastor Arthur Magnuson

The Joy of Planting a Church
by Pastor Jeff Crowder

 

Summer, 1996
God Prepares a Pastor for Calvert Outreach
Calvert Outreach Church Organizes With Twenty Members

What God Taught Us About Church Planting
Pastor Steve Merki Reports for St. Charles Church