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The PCA’s Church Planting Strategy
At our presbytery’s August Church Planting Network Gathering, Chris Vogel spoke about national trends in church openings and closings and...
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Sep 16, 20235 min read
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New Members, Milestones, and Maturity at Redeemer Athens
I knew I needed to just preach the Bible, because people didn’t want to read and discuss other books about the Bible - they wanted...
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Sep 16, 20234 min read
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Meet Tyler Majors: Pastoral Intern at Lakeway Presbyterian
This June, Tyler Majors became Lakeway Presbyterian’s first pastoral intern. The Morristown, TN church is led by planting pastor Chris...
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Jul 29, 20234 min read
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The Story of Christ Church
This month marks two years that Christ Church Presbyterian has been meeting for Sunday morning worship. The plant was started by Covenant...
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Jul 29, 20234 min read
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Moving from the Mountain to Mosaic
Until joining Mosaic, Corby served as associate pastor at Rock Creek Fellowship on Lookout Mountain, GA. Corby and his wife, Rachel, have...
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Jul 29, 20233 min read
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Corby Shields Joins Mosaic Fellowship
As you may recall from our previous newsletter, Mosaic Fellowship in Chattanooga, TN has been going through a leadership transition. We...
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Jun 7, 20231 min read
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Testimonies From Two Churches
“We’ve been in Athens for about 16 years and consider ourselves Baptists, but we had a difficult time finding a Bible-centered church...
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May 20, 20232 min read
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Church Planting Network Seeks to Support Pastors
Now that Travis Vaughn has joined the Tennessee Valley Presbytery as the executive director of church planting, he is working to build...
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Apr 5, 20233 min read
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Cartecay Gathering Forms in Ellijay, GA
Through Corey Pelton’s Rural Church Development work, he’s had the opportunity to help a gathering of believers form in Ellijay, GA....
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Apr 5, 20233 min read
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Two Leadership Transitions
We'd like to let you know that two churches in the TVP church planting initiative - one that has particularized and one that is still in...
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Apr 5, 20231 min read
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Only God Who Gives the Growth
According to an article published by Barna Group a little over a year ago, “Even amidst the pandemic, church planting remains a priority...
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Feb 11, 20232 min read
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Woodlands Gathering Launches Worship & Preserves Native Culture
After several years of outreach, events, and Bible studies, Woodlands Gathering officially launched Sunday morning worship on November...
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Feb 11, 20236 min read
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The Lord’s Provision Throughout 2022
We are thankful for God's provision and care in 2022 among TVP's church planters, elders, and core groups. He is faithful. We hope the...
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Feb 11, 20232 min read
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“Every dawn brings a stronger recognition that I am new in Christ.”
“What a joy it has been to first visit and then become a member at Grace Presbyterian Church. I have become immersed in the Word of God...
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Jan 29, 20232 min read
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Redeemer Athens Launches Sunday Morning Worship
In less than a year since Curt Stapleton and his family moved to Athens, TN, Redeemer Athens reached the point of holding Sunday morning...
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Jan 28, 20233 min read
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Gospel Moves Forward in Ooltewah: Grace+Peace Particularizes
On August 21, 2022, Grace+Peace celebrated their particularization service. It was clear that God had raised up the right men at the...
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Jan 28, 20233 min read
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The Story of Grace+Peace
The first time Benjie Slaton, pastor of Grace+Peace, visited Ooltewah in 2018, he wanted to figure out just what the community of...
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Jan 28, 20233 min read
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Introducing Matthew Bryant: Fundraising for Church Planting
From Jason Coffey Friends, it is an exciting time for the TVP Church Planting Movement. As we continue to work toward planting twenty...
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Jan 28, 20232 min read
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Rural Church Development: Growing Roots
In the last six months, Corey Pelton has been hard at work building connections in the rural areas of north Georgia, western North...
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Jan 28, 20232 min read
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Will Davis: A Young Pastor’s Story
Part of Corey Pelton’s work is to come alongside the pastors who are already leading churches in rural areas, whether they are...
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Jan 28, 20234 min read
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