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Church Planter Name: Keith Barksdale Church Plant Name: New Pathway Baptist Church Church Plant Physical Address: Southlake Cove Apartments (in the various apartment homes of the four members). Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: (404) 932-4102
Brief description of the church plant focus group: Our focus group is people who live within a 1-3 mile radius of Southlake Cove Court Apartments.
Please provide a brief bio/summary of you and your family: I am a graduate of Carver Bible College and Dallas Theological Seminary. I was called to the ministry in August 1993 and ordained in July 1997. I have served as Pastor of God’s Acre Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA and Director of Admissions and Bible Teacher at Carver Bible College (1998-2006). Also, I have participated in numerous mission trips around the world. Currently, I serve as Pastor of New Pathway Baptist Church and adjunct professor of Old and New Testament Studies at MWE School of Ministry in Snellville, GA.
Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): A potential church may partner with us in the area of outreach as we continually evangelize the community for Christ as well as assist us in securing a meeting place.
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Church Planter Name: Stuart Borders Church Plant Name: Reservoir Church Church Plant Physical Address: 964 Westmoreland Circle NW. Atlanta, GA 30318 Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: (678) 935-6417 Brief description of the church plant focus group: Reservoir Church is a gathering of people growing in the grace found in Jesus Christ to spread hope to our community and world. Our primary mission area is the West Highlands neighborhood, formerly Perry Homes Housing Project, in West Midtown Atlanta. Our neighborhood is a planned community that consists of over 700 apartment units and will contain more than 600 single-family homes when completed. It is a diverse neighborhood both racially and economically. Our desire is to plant a church that reflects these differences and sees the Kingdom provide the transformation and restoration the community longs for. Please provide a brief bio/summary of you and your family: Jenny and I have been married for almost 8 years after meeting in college at Western Kentucky University. I work as an internet developer full-time and Jenny stays at home with our kids. We have 5 kids, Ella(6), Spencer(4), Kate(4), Josiah(3), and Benjamin (due in January). We moved to Atlanta in September of 2012 to plant Reservoir Church. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): Reservoir Church is a new start with very fluid needs. General ways for partnership include: 1) Prayer – Primary to everything we do is prayer. We need partners to commit to pray for our ministry, our community, our family, and our needs. 2) Ministry – We need people to assist with backyard Bible clubs, block parties, movie nights in the park, etc. Our church relies on partnering churches to help provide willing hands and feet to make these events possible, allowing us to serve the neighborhood and to provide outreach events. 3) Financial – Because our plant has just started and our group is small, it costs financially to provide discipleship materials, host outreach events, and host meetings. We desire to partner with churches who recognize these ongoing needs for a time and who provide financially so that the work can continue here.
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Church Planter Name: Rusty Couch Church Plant Name: Woodland Hills Church Church Plant Physical Address: 1084 Woodland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 404-396-2823 (cell) 404-627-7364 (church office) Brief description of the church plant focus group: Woodland Hills Baptist Church was established in 1929 in SE Atlanta where it flourished for many years. It peaked numerically between the 1950s and 1970s, with over 1,000 members. Unfortunately, due to repeated demographic changes, the church declined drastically from the early 1980s until 2008. In 2008, the church made a vow to re-establish itself. Many changes and sacrifices have had to be made, but God has blessed mightily. The church has more than tripled in size numerically, and has also seen many new ministry opportunities and doors open in our community. Please provide a brief bio/summary of you and your family: Russell Couch (Rusty) was called to serve as Senior Pastor on August 24, 2008. He has a B.S. in Church Leadership from Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, KY. Over the last two decades, Rusty has served churches in KY, AL and GA in music, missions, outreach, and student ministry capacities. Rusty grew up in Athens, GA, and is a huge fan of UGA and Atlanta sports. He is not married, and his family all still resides in North Georgia. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): Finances are extremely tight, with the small church body having to maintain a large and aged facility. For the past five years, we have relentlessly and necessarily been involved in many building renovation projects. We are extremely limited by finances and labor. Day-to-day finances are also a challenge as the small congregation (many of whom are new believers) struggle to be able to meet the expenditures of our very limited budget. Several churches have committed to supporting our church plant on a monthly basis, which is helpful, and we are currently seeking more churches to do this. One thing we have been earnestly praying for of late is for the Lord to call some strong families to come and join our church and serve as laypeople. We have been able to launch ministries for kids, youth and adults, but we are lacking in solid family units, mature believers and dedicated people to staff these ministries. Our ministry infrastructure is weak and in need of backups! The Bible tells is to “pray for laborers” so that is what we are doing. Our church is situated in a very densely populated area in SE Atlanta, just a few blocks east of Grant Park and south of I-20. There is much resistance to institutional religion – and especially the Gospel in our community. Outreach is difficult, but not impossible. We are always blessed when short-term mission teams come and help us creatively reach out to our community. As I mentioned before, we are constantly in construction mode. We need teams of skilled and not-so-skilled laborers to come help us with the tremendous task of both maintaining and refurbishing our derelict facility.
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Church Planter Name: Dustin Crawford Church Plant Name: True North Community Church Church Plant Physical Address: 770 Deckner Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310 Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 404-307-1088 Brief description of the church plant focus group: True North is a new church located in the inner city of Southwest Atlanta that exists to REACH people with God’s gospel, BUILD them up as His church, and RELEASE His church into the world. Our community is comprised of Capitol View and the surrounding neighborhoods of Adair Park, Sylvan Hills, Capitol View Manor, Oakland City, Pittsburgh, and South Atlanta. Our neighborhood is diverse in every way - racially, socioeconomically, and generationally. Brief bio/summary of you and your family: Dustin is responsible for, but not limited to, vision, teaching, leadership, and shepherding. His primary passion is to reach people with the gospel and build up God’s people in the urban context. Dustin has a B.S. from Indiana University and an M.Div. from Southern Seminary. My wife, Sheri, and I have been married for eight years and are expecting our first child, a baby girl named Kennedy Grace, any day now. We could not be more excited to meet her! Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): We are looking for individuals and churches who will be present with us in four ways: 1. Present in prayer 2. Present in person 3. Present as moving to be a part of our church family 4. Present as partners
Gifts of the Georgia Baptists through Mission Georgia and the Cooperative Program enable us to partner together in fulfilling the Great Commission. Date updated: 1/13/2016 | www.gabaptist.org
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Church Planter Name: Matt Dye Church Plant Name: M28 Church Church Plant Physical Address: 1490 Kenwood Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 404-275-9903 Brief description of the church plant focus group: M28 Church is being planted on the west side of Midtown Atlanta, in a strategic area of the city where there is a multi-cultural mix of single-family residences and multi-housing communities of young professionals and families. Please provide a brief bio/summary of you and your family: Matt and Teresa have been married for over 19 years and have four children: Faith (13), Caleb (11), Joshua (7), and Daniel (6). After 8+ years of pastoring in central KY, Matt and his family moved to Atlanta to plant M28 Church. As a family we love to spend time together outdoors enjoying the many parks and activities in the city. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): M28 Church partners can assist in prayer, working alongside us during outreach and service projects in our community, and with financial support. We are praying the Lord will lead more partners to us in all of these areas.
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Church Planter Name: Reverend Harold E. Fletcher Church Plant Name: Pittsburgh Kingdom Doors Baptist Church and Outreach Ministry Church Plant Physical Address: 884 Coleman Street, SW; Atlanta, GA 30310 Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: (404) 254-3432 Brief description of the church plant focus group: Rev. Harold Fletcher formed Kingdom Doors Baptist Church in 2005, later to move the ministry to the Pittsburgh Community where he was born and raised; therefore, the name was changed to Pittsburgh Kingdom Doors. The desire of this ministry is to reach the unreachable, providing avenues to help them in all areas of their lives. The Pittsburgh neighborhood is located in a relatively poor, working class area of Atlanta, so we are hoping to partner with the churches that are already in the community as well as the local recreation department to reach the many needs of this neighborhood. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): An established church can partner with us in various ways:
financial support – we are a church plant with a small membership
outreach –by assisting us in our prayer walks, and various events that we do in the Pittsburgh Community
project – we host an annual event every May which is the Evangelistic Explosion
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Church Planter Name: Pastor Jimmie Anthony Hall Church Plant Name: By Faith Baptist Church Church Plant Physical Address: 3451 Spring Lake Drive, Decatur, GA Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 404-447-3292 Brief description of the church plant focus group: Our focus group is focused on Acts 2:47, Matthew 28:19, John 3:16 – winning the lost and growing the believers in Jesus Christ. We are led by the Holy Spirit to connect and evangelize our local community.
Please provide a brief bio/summary of you and your family: I’m Pastor Jimmie Anthony Hall, a native of Atlanta, GA. Currently I’m holding church services at my home from 9:30 am - 12 noon each Sunday. In addition, in my community library I’m holding a community Bible study at 1917 Candler Road at Scott Candler Library at 7-8:00 pm every Tuesday. I’m unmarried – pray for a God-fearing wife who loves ministry.
Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): Financially – we would like to purchase a bus for transportation; help with events Outreach – door-to-door witnessing about Jesus Christ Projects – help with local community apartments in our area; we recently held a 2-day Vacation Bible School, and a “Back-to-School Jam” in which we gave out school supplies and shoes
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Church Planter Name: David Heavener Church Plant Name: Revelation Media Ministry Inc. Church Plant Physical Address: 590 Mt. Vernon Hwy NE, Sandy Springs, 30328 Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: (818) 679-4642 Brief description of the church plant focus group: The entertainment industry and people who pray for and love them Brief bio/summary of you and your family: In Nashville, David penned two Top Ten Country hits; then in Hollywood he became an accomplished filmmaker, writer and actor. In 2011 he started a worship service on the CBS Studio Lot. Now he is reaching actors and artists with open-mic events, filmmaking, directing and writing classes, and shooting a talk show and web series. David and Shanita met and married at The Master’s College in 1991. They enjoy homeschooling two girls and two boys, ages 8-17; their two older daughters are near Houston, TX. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): 1. 2. 3. 4.
Provide Coffeehouse equipment/supplies/volunteer baristas Provide a Sound System Build the set and/or donate materials – paint, theatrical props; handyman-type work Assist with Social Media Marketing/Graphic Design to promote the online ministry: TheRevelationStudios.com
What a mission team can do: 1. Renovate the coffeehouse 2. Be cast, crew or live studio audience in the filming of the web-series 3. Do door-to-door invites; prayer walks; evangelism at the Jazz Festival Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2015, and other area events
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Church Planter Name: Jamal H. Jones, Sr. Church Plant Name: The Faith Center Church Inc. Church Plant Physical Address: 1690 Melrose Dr., Atlanta GA 30310 Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 404-663-5266 Brief description of the church plant focus group: The Faith Center is not just a church in the community but a community church. We are focusing on the unchurched, untaught and those that want to have a saving redemptive relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We take our assignment on earth Boldly and Seriously. We are a church that “Loves God by Reaching People”. Brief bio/summary of you and your family: Jamal H. Jones is the Lead Planter of The Faith Center Church located in Atlanta, Georgia. I have been married to Ona B. Jones for 27 years and we are proud to have one son, Jamal Jr. I received my secondary education in Macon and Atlanta, and have served in the United States Army. I was called to preach God’s word on February 15, 2004. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): The Faith Center is in prayer that God would place it on the hearts of other people and churches to partner with us because we are winning the lost for Jesus. We need people who are willing to give of their gifts, talents, and resources for a season to help us establish the work of the Kingdom. Each season will have its own needs until The Faith Center Church is self-sustaining. We need prayer warriors, teachers and evangelists to help with training and outreach in the community, the city and the state. Finances and other resources are needed for other events.
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Church Planter Name: Jason Lumpkin Church Plant Name: Collaboration Church Church Plant Physical Address: 4330 Washington Rd, Atlanta, GA 30344 (Potential location) Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 770-856-1819 Brief description of the church plant focus group: Our focus is on unchurched and unsaved people in the Camp Creek Area of Atlanta, GA. Our vision is to become a community of believers who will continually pursue Jesus; will grow spiritually mature; are intentional about prayer, discipleship, and evangelism as well as encouraging and fellowshipping with one another. In addition, as we are mission-oriented locally we plan to connect and minister to people all over through the use of technology and social media. We also want to become a sending church which regularly equips, sends, and supports church planters. Brief bio/summary of you and your family: I was born and raised in Atlanta. I earned my undergraduate degree from Georgia Southern University, an MBA from Mercer University, and a Master of Divinity degree from the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. I have a heart for people and a passion for inspiring others to discover and fulfill their God-given purpose. I seek to teach the Word of God in a simple, uncomplicated manner, so that people can apply it to their lives, through the use of sound biblical principles and practical knowledge. I currently live in Atlanta with my wife Cindy, a former public school teacher who recently started her own school for students with learning disabilities (triumphinlife.com), and our super outgoing, intelligent, and energetic daughter Aubrey. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): Churches can partner with us first and foremost through prayer. Pray for the people we are trying to reach, for our community, for those who will serve with us, and that we never lose sight of Jesus in what we do. Secondly, churches can partner with us as we do outreach in the community—such as prayer walks, community service, or other forms of focused outreach. We can also use graphics and techie people who want to volunteer some time to us as well as photographers so we can continually tell the story of what God is doing through us. Also, churches can support us financially. God has gifted us to leverage our skill set to be creative to try and work around financial limitations, but financial assistance is needed to make a greater impact.
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Church Planter Name: Kris Parker Church Plant Name: City Church East Atlanta Village Church Plant Physical Address: (in transition) Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 770-231-2142 Brief description of the church plant focus group: Our focus will be on the large number of unchurched people in East Atlanta Village, which is a majority of the people there. We will seek to attract those most like us—young married couples, those with young kids, those preparing for kids— while also seeking to impact the lives of those outside of that category. Brief bio/summary of you and your family: Kris and Brandi have been married for over 10 years. They have four boys: Kaden (8), Karson (7), Korbin (5) and Koen (3). Kris grew up in a small town in North Florida (Chipley), before moving to Loganville, GA. He has a Bachelor's degree in Religion from Liberty University. Kris has worked in two different churches in Loganville, the last one being Crossroads Church of Walton County, who sent them out to plant City Church. Kris is passionate about teaching the Gospel, and helping people to understand the way that it changes everything about their lives. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): An established church partner can partner with us in several different ways: 1) Prayer: We recognize that this is a spiritual battle and it must be fought with spiritual forces so we are desperate for churches to earnestly pray for our church planting efforts. 2) Projects: Our focus in the Village will be to meet as many needs of the community as possible. We desire to host block parties and other community-oriented festivals to attract people and make a connection to them. These projects along with others are things that a church partner can assist with. 3) Outreach: While we have utilized the Research arm of the GBC, we would love to conduct our own demographic studies of the community around East Atlanta Village. 4) Finances: Finances will be one of the greatest needs we have and it can be split into two main categories: salary, and community service. Kris will be working a part-time job to help support his family, but there will be a definite need for additional support. City Church also desires to impact the community through meeting their needs. This will be something that a partner church can give financially to so that City Church can meet even more needs.
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Church Planter Name: Matthew Stacy Church Plant Name: Tapestry Church of Candler Park Church Plant Physical Address: Intersection of McLendon Avenue and Clifton Road Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 770-756-6348 Brief description of the church plant focus group: Our focus group is all the people living in the Candler Park and Lake Claire Neighborhoods which are located east of Moreland Avenue, north of Dekalb Avenue, south of Ponce De Leon, and west of Decatur. Brief bio/summary of you and your family: Brandy and I have been married since 1998 after dating in High School. We were blessed with our first child, Jackson, in 2004 and then with our twins, Elli and Wilson, in 2009. God has given me the privilege of pastoring Georgia Baptist Churches since 2002 after graduating from Luther Rice Seminary in Lithonia, GA. We moved inside the I-285 perimeter of Atlanta on June 1, 2014. It is our desire to participate in what God is already doing in the City by “weaving the Gospel” into the lives with whom He allows us to find community. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.):
Prayer Walk our community with us the 1st Saturday of every month Subscribe to our Prayer Needs Email List Come participate in our Community Care Days once a month throughout the year Give resources to be used during our Community Care Days Give financially
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Church Planter Name: Jéan Ward Church Plant Name: Power of Faith Church Plant Physical Address: 100 Flat Shoals Ave. Atlanta, GA 30316 Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 770-572-3782 Brief description of the church plant focus group: Our church plant focuses on the unchurched or dechurched that have left church due to ritualistic ways. Some may have been in leadership roles at church. Many are entrepreneurs, educators, and other young urban professions. Please provide a brief bio/summary of you and your family: Pastor Ward has been married to Latoya Ward since May 3, 1997, and they are the proud parents of one 14 year old daughter, Jael Ward. Jael is a World champion All-star competitive cheerleader, Varsity high school cheerleader, track athlete and does volunteer services. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): It would be great to have a locally and an abroad partnering church that is strong in mission-oriented projects as well as financially as our church plant focus group largely consists of the unchurched who are being taught the importance of bringing tithes and offerings as well as talents. We need the financial support to assist with projects. During our prelaunch stage we have provided several mission-oriented projects to involve the community and reach the lost such as an Easter Extravaganza, plunging the community passing out flyers for events as well as flyers about our church, a community Health and Wellness event, and a school supply donation to Coan Middle School where we discussed and have been accepted as a partner with the school. We have many other mission and evangelical events ideas, but we would need a strong partnering church to assist us financially and even possibly sending a few members to be a part of our ministry for a couple of years.
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Church Planter Name: Christian White Church Plant Name: Parkside Church Church Plant Physical Address: Coming Soon Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 404-408-0228 Brief description of the church plant focus group: Parkside Church is being planted in the Glenwood Park neighborhood of Atlanta, an area comprised mostly of affluent young families and young professionals. Brief bio/summary of you and your family: As a proud Georgia native, Christian grew up loving the Atlanta Braves and Falcons, and going to Georgia Tech baseball games as a kid. His wife Kimmie played a major role in bringing Christian to faith in Christ while they were in high school. Christian and Kimmie have been married now for 5-½ years, and have two daughters, Charlieanne and Madeline. Christian recently transitioned from the business world, where he was a Director of Account Management. His experience has given him a unique gift and burden for reaching business professionals. Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): 1. Connect - Do you know someone who lives in the city of Atlanta that would benefit from connecting with a healthy church? Or do you know someone who can connect our team members with meaningful full-time employment opportunities in the city? Email Christian and simply put “Let Me Connect You” in the subject line! 2. Pray - You can join in as a prayer partner and receive periodic updates by email. Email Christian and simply put “Prayer Team” in the subject line! 3. Give - We are excited to partner with churches and individuals preferably on a monthly basis. To discuss partnering financially with Parkside Church, email or phone Christian. 4. Go - If you are interested in joining Parkside Church on mission for a short term trip or even a long term stay, we would love to talk with you to see how that might look.
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Church Planter Name: Otis N. White Jr. Church Plant Name: L.I.F.E. CHURCH Church Plant Physical Address: 1355 Mount Zion Road, Morrow, GA 30260 Church Planter Email:
[email protected] Church Planter Phone Number: 678-571-1201 Brief description of the church plant focus group: Our focus group is located within Morrow, Clayton County, GA. An estimated 70% are lost. The demographics are: 13% Anglo; 62% Afro-American; and 17% Hispanic. The focus group has a fair balance between homeownership and renters. Household annual income ranges: 25% are below $25K; 35% are between $25-50K ; and 20% are $50-75K. Families in the focus group comprises: 40% Single; 23% Single w/Children; 19% Married w/Children. Marital status in the focus group reveals the following: 43% Married; 32% Never Married; 20% Separated/Divorced and 5% Widowed. Please provide a brief bio/summary of you and your family: Born and reared in N. Virginia, Otis N. White, Jr., is the first born child of Otis & Bernice White. Otis Jr. received his HS education from public schools in Prince William County, VA. Thereafter, he furthered his academic pursuits at Christopher Newport College where he received his BS degree. Subsequently, Pastor Otis N. White, Jr., accepted the call to the ministry and earned an M.Div. at Ashland Theological Seminary-Ashland, OH. Pastor Otis is the proud and loving father of two (2) adult children: Crystal and James. His hobbies include reading, traveling and watching good old cowboy movies! Description of how an established church might partner with you (financially, projects, outreach, training, etc.): Procure Warehouse/Shopping Center as Worship Center Neighborhood Prayer Walk & Witness, Gas Station Outreach, Youth Explosion & Concert at the Performing Arts Center (Contemporary, Dance, Spoken Word) Building Witnessing Relationship Training Monthly Rent Assistance for current meeting location Assistance with Television Broadcast & Radio Daily Word for LIFE
