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Jan 28, 20231 min read
Thankful for Our Supporters: We Surpassed Our 2021 Goal!
By the Lord’s provision, we not only reached our 2021 financial goal of $415,000, but we surpassed it. The Lord used the generosity of...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20232 min read
A Physical Home for Woodlands Gathering
We are excited to announce that Woodlands Gathering closed on a new worship space in October 2021. (If you’re unfamiliar with Woodlands,...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20233 min read
“We want our kids to know and be known by the church.” – Brent and Hannah Fiddler
This past summer, Benjie Slaton, planting pastor of Grace + Peace Church, hosted a study on baptism. Through selected readings, monthly...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20231 min read
Two New Initiatives: Reaching Athens, TN and Rural Appalachia
We are extremely pleased to introduce Curt Stapleton and Corey Pelton. Both pastors are raising funds and preparing to head to the field...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20231 min read
A Year in Review
The Lord has been incredibly faithful to our church plants this year. As we’ve stepped out in faith, seeking to follow His will, He has...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20233 min read
Celebrating a Milestone: Restoration Southside Particularized
When a church plant particularizes, officially leaving behind its young, beginning stages and becoming a fully-functioning,...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20233 min read
God is at Work in Morristown
Located between Knoxville and Johnson City, Morristown is one of the many small towns scattered through East Tennessee. As a larger,...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20232 min read
The Beginnings of a Church Plant
While every church plant has a unique story, a similar process goes into each Tennessee Valley plant. From initial prayers to finding a...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20232 min read
God’s Faithfulness to Mosaic Fellowship
In March 2020, a group of 40 adults planned to gather for the first core group meeting of a new church plant. This happened to be the...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20232 min read
God Is at Work: Testimonies From Woodlands Gathering
Greg Baney, church planting pastor at Woodlands Gathering, has seen God working in the hearts of Native American people through the...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20232 min read
Reaching Native Americans
Corn harvested with members of the Woodlands Gathering community. In the United States, there are currently fewer than five Native...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20233 min read
From Consumers to Participants: Tyler and Lis Smith
Having been part of two different church plants, Tyler and Lis Smith, members at Grace+Peace, saw their mindset shift from thinking about...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20233 min read
Being Born Again: Rob and Amber Noland
God has been working in the lives and the marriage of Rob and Amber Noland, members of Grace + Peace, in breathtaking ways over the last...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20232 min read
Rural & Minority: Part of Our Strategic Plan
With a desire to fulfill the Great Commission, one piece of our strategic plan focuses on two particular types of church plants: rural...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20231 min read
Events & Outreach Highlights
As our church plants open their doors to community members, seeking to welcome newcomers while continuing to build community within their...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20231 min read
Pausing to Praise, & Looking Forward
New years are not just times for new resolutions – they are times to remember the previous year. They act as a sort of temporal ebeneezer...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 28, 20231 min read
Weathering a Year of COVID-19
Mosaic Fellowship in Chattanooga, TN 2020 was full of an array of challenges for church planters, from the pandemic to the politically...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 21, 20234 min read
Four Encouraging Encounters from the Front Lines of Church Plants
The work of church planting continues in the Tennessee Valley. Even better, God is at work through his church. Church plants reach people...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 21, 20234 min read
Four Myths About Church Planting
The Tennessee Valley Presbytery is in the midst of planting 20 churches in 10 years. We rejoice to see how God has provided resources to...
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lydiaberglar
Jan 21, 20233 min read
Why Church Planting: An Interview with Hutch Garmany
“One of the things you should realize is that before a church plant particularizes, and even before it begins public worship, it is in a...
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