Utah church planter aims to make Jesus ‘unignorable’
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (BP) – Although Michael Cooper and his wife Devon moved to West Valley City, Utah, in 2015 to work with the North American Mission Board as the Utah Church Planting Catalyst, the Coopers never anticipated that they would be the ones to plant a church in this area.
From hard ground to rich soil, the Gospel takes root in Maine
AUGUSTA, Me. (BP) – One of the traits that makes Maine and New England a fertile area for the Gospel is the same one that leaves many an out-of-state missionary asking, “What did I do?”
Tennessee church ‘transplant’ takes root
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Three years ago, during a regular meeting at Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville, pastor Scott Parkinson tapped Jesse Haywood on the shoulder and asked, “Hey, do you want to plant a church?”
Church embraces ‘amazing opportunity’ of rapidly growing community
PARRISH—North River Church in Parrish, an unincorporated community in northwestern Manatee County, is going “above and beyond” to reach its community with the gospel.
Church planter, led to Christ in his native China, now leads growing Dallas church
DALLAS—Jack Tai was supposed to grow up, leave his homeland of China, and get wealthy working for an American company—at least, that was the plan. He was expected to be successful and make his parents proud.
Tennessee pastor is first-time church planter in his 60s
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Cal Hampton was 60 years old and thought he might be losing his mind. The longtime pastor, firmly rooted in a beloved ministry in Wayne County, Tenn., felt God calling him to leave, relocate and plant a church.
New church plant gifts single mother with car, empowers women in ministry
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) – Patrice Baker walked into the dealership and announced her budget for a car – “free.”
Former addict plants church in needy Missouri community
GOODMAN, Mo. – John Bartholomew never wanted to spend the night in the room where his brother died from withdrawals.
Resistance to revival: South Dakota pastor becomes an unlikely church planter
YANKTON, S.D. (BP) – Jeff Mueller never intended to plant a church. In fact, he was pretty loud in his opposition to its widespread practice while training to be a minister.
Polynesian church sprouts in unlikely place
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – What possibly is the first Polynesian church in the Southern Baptist Convention started a year ago in a western suburb of Salt Lake City.
