We believe that healthy churches reproduce and that there is a huge need to plant (start) new churches here in the Tri-cities, in Tennessee, in the U.S., and around the world.  One of our core values will be to support and be a part of church multiplication.  This can take place through satellite campuses, new church starts, and partnerships with other churches.  There is literally tons of information available today on church planting that you can check out.  Typically most people assume there are plenty of churches here in the Tri-cities and around the U.S.

Just consider this:

*It is easy to assume that North Americans are over churched. But in reality, North America is a mission field so populous that it cannot be reached for Christ without starting large numbers of new churches. God is beginning a movement of church planting in North America--will you join Him? Invest in eternity.

The church to population ration is declining rapidly.

In 1900 there were 27 churches for every 10,000 Americans.

In 1950 there were 17 churches for every 10,000 Americans

In 1996 there were 11 churches for every 10,000 Americans.

The estimated non-Christian population of the United States is 200 million.

North America is the only continent where Christianity is not growing.

*Taken from “Why Plant New Churches?” (from www.churchplantingvillage.net)

Crosslife Church in Johnson City, TN – David Anglin, church planter

Grace Haven South Main (Manchester, NH) – Matt Hasty, church planter

Grace Fellowship in Vail, AZ – Jay Huffstutler, church planter

This is a great article on why we should be planting churches

The North American Mission Board (NAMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention has a lot of great information, links, and videos on this site

Another good article

A brief video by Crosslife Church that shows the need for new churches here in the Tri-Cities.