Grace Presbyterian Church in Jasper, TN entered a new season of growth with help from the presbytery’s revitalization program. Erik...

When the Tennessee Valley Presbytery began developing our current church planting strategy, we also took time to assess the need for...

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...

We are excited to announce that Woodlands Gathering closed on a new worship space in October 2021. (If you’re unfamiliar with Woodlands,...

This past summer, Benjie Slaton, planting pastor of Grace + Peace Church, hosted a study on baptism. Through selected readings, monthly...

We are extremely pleased to introduce Curt Stapleton and Corey Pelton. Both pastors are raising funds and preparing to head to the field...

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...

When a church plant particularizes, officially leaving behind its young, beginning stages and becoming a fully-functioning,...

Located between Knoxville and Johnson City, Morristown is one of the many small towns scattered through East Tennessee. As a larger,...

While every church plant has a unique story, a similar process goes into each Tennessee Valley plant. From initial prayers to finding a...

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...

Greg Baney, church planting pastor at Woodlands Gathering, has seen God working in the hearts of Native American people through the...

Corn harvested with members of the Woodlands Gathering community. In the United States, there are currently fewer than five Native...

Having been part of two different church plants, Tyler and Lis Smith, members at Grace+Peace, saw their mindset shift from thinking about...

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...

With a desire to fulfill the Great Commission, one piece of our strategic plan focuses on two particular types of church plants: rural...

As our church plants open their doors to community members, seeking to welcome newcomers while continuing to build community within their...

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...

Mosaic Fellowship in Chattanooga, TN 2020 was full of an array of challenges for church planters, from the pandemic to the politically...

The work of church planting continues in the Tennessee Valley. Even better, God is at work through his church. Church plants reach people...