CrossPointe Coast

23 Feb

CrossPointe Coast

We were sent to Florida eight months ago by the Reformed Church in America with the support of our friends and family in Wisconsin and around the country so that I could enter into a church plant apprenticeship with Chan Kilgore and CrossPointe Church. When we moved here we had no idea what we would find.

But God did …

After eight months of training, exploring, praying and discerning we have officially been asked by CrossPointe Church to plant their fourth congregation!

CrossPointe Church was planted ten years ago by Chan Kilgore in the southeast corner of Orlando. CrossPointe planted a second congregation four years ago in Winter Park near downtown Orlando. Two years ago CrossPointe planted a third congregation in Waterford Lakes on the east side of Orlando near the University of Central Florida.

Now God is opening up an opportunity to extend the CrossPointe movement to the neighboring county of Brevard. We have named this congregation CrossPointe Coast because we believe that in the very near future God will use this congregation to birth many other congregations along the east coast of central Florida.

I want to rejoice with you because you are the ones who have joined us in prayer for months and years as we have sought God’s direction for church planting ministry.

In the space below I want to share some snapshots of the people and ministry. I also want to share how you can continue to join us.


A note to our financial partners.

With this new partnership with CrossPointe, the way that we are gathering financial support has changed.

Now that we have a location and have partnered with CrossPointe our financial need is greater than ever. Though many of the people we have met on the coast have already begun to join us financially, the initial expenses of beginning the church plant have also increased.

I want to thank all of you who have joined us so far. I also want to encourage others to consider investing in this ripe harvest field.

To give online please visit CrossPointeCoast.com/give. In the giving form simply choose “Coast Congregation”.

To give a recurring gift you will need to:

  • Create an online giving account by clicking “Login to Online Giving”.
  • Click “need an account” at the bottom.
  • Click “Coast Congregation (join)”
  • Create a username and password and choose “Invite me!”
  • Once you are signed in, go to CrossPointeCoast.com/give to set up your recurring gift.

I am sorry for how many steps it takes, but once you are signed up you will be able to follow the ministry of CrossPointe Coast even closer than before.


CrossPointe Coast

Tuesday Night Community

Here is a photo we took two weeks ago at our Tuesday night community group on the coast. As you can see we have a vibrant children’s ministry. God is using these households to build the strong foundation of a movement that I believe will spread the gospel into many unreached homes in Brevard County.

Many of you might recognize the lady on the far left. Sandy and I and the kids were blessed to have Lynn (Sandy’s mom) come and spend a week with us early in February.


The Menton Family

Menton Family

I met John Menton last November. He and his family have been seeking God for how He might use them in church plant ministry. We are tremendously blessed that God has brought our families together in order to reach Brevard County with the gospel of Jesus Christ.


Our Future Home

Our Home

Viera (in the heart of Brevard County on the coast) is about 45 minutes away from where we currently live in Orlando. Right now we are traveling a couple times per week to community group and to meet with individuals in Brevard. We have been praying that God would provide a home for us in Viera. We found a home in the same neighborhood as another family from the church plant that is right in the center of a cluster of residential neighborhoods in the target area.

The photo above is of Sandy standing in her future kitchen. The home will be completed in late March and we hope to move in the first week of April.

Backyard

This photo was taken from our future backyard with a sunset shining upon some of the adjacent neighborhoods.


Sandy’s Got Things Under Control

Sandy and the Kids

If you wanted to know what Sandy has been doing this whole time while I’m doing all this church planting stuff, I think this photo says it all.


If you are interested in what we have been studying at CrossPointe Coast you can visit BibleTogether.com or download this sermon series outline.


How to Pray ::

  • Thanksgiving for Our Partners :: God has brought us exactly the partnership that we have needed to get to this point. We know that it is He who has provided through the faithfulness of our friends and family around the nation.
  • CrossPointe Church :: Thank God for CrossPointe Church and the partnership in mission that my family has found with the believers in Central Florida.
  • Housing in Viera :: We pray that God would help us to navigate the final steps as we purchase our home in Viera. We pray that God would establish this home as a center for gospel mission in Brevard County.

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