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Welcome Church Planters Worth & Beth Wheeler and Boised Mustard Seed (Boise, ID) to the Ecclesia Network!

Date: December 23, 2011 | 0 Comments | Share

Boise Mustard Seed is a newly forming church community of Jesus followers who have their hearts set on living out the grace and peace of Christ in the city of Boise and the Greater Boise Metro Area. “We endeavor to live out the Way of Jesus in innovative forms through an incarnational approach within our [...]

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Welcome Rhythm Church (Miami, FL) to the Ecclesia Network!

Date: December 23, 2011 | 0 Comments | Share

Rhythm Church began brewing about three years before it was actually planted. That’s when a circle of friends in Miami began feeling that God was calling us to give birth to a fresh expression of the church in the future. The simple question we began with was, “What does it look like tof ollow Jesus [...]

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Church Update: Kairos Hollywood

Date: July 21, 2011 | 0 Comments | Share

by Dave Kludt of Kairos Hollywood So far, 2011 has been spent deepening roots in a city with tough soil. Over the last few years, Kairos Hollywood has rounded the five-year mark as a church plant and we’re now approaching ten, with the last few years being marked by significant change and transition. While instability [...]

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Church Update: Christ Church

Date: July 18, 2011 | 1 Comment | Share

By Ben Sternke pastor of Christ Church in Ft. Wayne, IN. Christ Church’s mission is to join God in the renewal of all things by planting a network of missional communities in the neighborhoods and networks of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Doing church this way requires a foundation a discipling culture and a lot of leaders, so [...]

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Update from Bruce and Terri Hopler

Date: July 9, 2011 | 1 Comment | Share

18 years ago, my wife Terri, 3-month-old son Caleb, and I drove into Howard County, Maryland, to start a church.  It was an “against all odds” story on many levels, but by the grace of God a church was born. Over the next several years a lot happened in the life of Cornerstone: over 150 people [...]

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Update from Life on the Vine

Date: July 5, 2011 | 0 Comments | Share

by Geoff Holsclaw Co-Pastor: Life on the Vine The last 9 months have been a roller-coaster: for me personally and congregationally.  But God always brings the right people along at the right time.  This has been the major revelation for me/us this year. When the Lord called away one of our co-pastors we were, understandably, [...]

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Welcome The District Church to Ecclesia Network

Date: April 20, 2011 | 0 Comments | Share

Our nation’s capital is a city of contradictions in many ways. It is the capital of the richest country in human history and yet has some the highest poverty rates in our nation. It is the most educated city in the U.S. but has some of the lowest performing public schools. It is the capital [...]

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Welcome Portland Church Plant to Ecclesia

Date: October 26, 2010 | 0 Comments | Share

People from all different walks of life and different parts of the world continue to move into America’s urban areas.  Increasingly, to “go to the ends of the world” means going deep into the heart of city.  Each American city has a unique identity.  We believe that Portland’s unique identity aligns well with many of [...]

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Welcome Evergreen Community to Ecclesia!

Date: October 9, 2010 | 0 Comments | Share

We are excited to have the Evergreen Community as a part of the Ecclesia Network. They are a young church, with multiple congregations around Portland, OR. Evergreen is pastored by Bob Hyatt, Chris Leonardo, and Dustin Bagby. We are excited to join with them in multiplying gospel communities throughout the Mid-West. If you’ve got some [...]

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Welcome “R” Church to the Ecclesia Network.

Date: September 20, 2010 | 0 Comments | Share

“R” church is a new congregation comprised of developing missional communities on the Southside of Richmond, VA.  “R” church is being sponsored by Imago Dei and is led by Matt and Amy Senger.  We are excited to have them part of our growing family and look forward to see what God is going to do [...]

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