Church Planting In The USA
An update from Andy Farmer, Pastor at Covenant Fellowship, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, USA…
Our 2024-25 US Church Planting Cohort kicked off with a retreat in Glen Mills in late September. Five men gathered with me and Nick Kidwell for a time of relational connection, instruction and strategic thinking for church plants that are anticipated to launch over the next twelve months.
The cohort this year consists of:
Mario Figueroa, who is planting a bi-lingual church in Tampa, FL in connection with Grace Church of Orlando.
Eric Huber, who is planting a church in Galloway, NJ out of Greentree Church in Egg Harbor, NJ.
Adam Penird, who is planting a church in North Manchester, IN out of Christ Covenant Church in Winona Lake, IN.
Nathan Smith, who is planting a church in Coatesville, PA out of Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, PA.
Howard Varnadoe, who is planting a church in Springhill, TN out of Redeeming Grace Church in Franklin, TN.
We began our monthly zoom calls in October talking about how to gather and pastor folks toward a church plant. In the next few months we’ll be talking about things like assessing locations and meeting facilities, developing missions and evangelism strategy and planning for plurality.
Please pray for these men as they work toward the requirements for approval of their plant proposals in their regions and for their families as they begin to make transitions toward the church planting experience.
