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Church Planting Blog


God’s Recent Sustaining and Growing of Lakeway Pres
As Lakeway Presbyterian Church in Morristown, TN, prepares to particularize next year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the...


Meet Rob Herron, Planting Pastor of Mercy Pres
It’s been several years since we’ve had the pleasure of announcing a new church plant in the Tennessee Valley Presbytery, but this fall,...


Partnering with Nashville Presbytery to Advance the Gospel
The Nashville Presbytery’s desire to plant churches has been growing for a while, and this year, that momentum began to be channeled...


Manifold Vision at Work in Fairfield, Alabama
Pastor Alton Hardy and Tristen Bryant of Urban Hope Community Church and Manifold Vision joined Tennessee Valley Presbytery’s church...


Preparing A Church Planting Site
Sometimes, the start of a plant comes after years of prayer and preparation, but other times, God brings the right pieces together much more quickly.


Retreat, Revival, and Rural Ministry Grant
July was a busy month for Rural Church Development, first hosting a tent revival and then the annual small town pastor’s retreat.


Reaching Our Counties That Don’t Have a PCA Church
There are more counties in the Tennessee Valley Presbytery that don’t have a PCA church than those that do. Seventeen of TVP’s counties...


Tethered to Christ in the Midst of Culture’s Changes
Our first Church Planting Network gathering of 2025 featured two guests who spoke on two aspects of preaching. The goal of the gathering...


Particularizing in Highland Park
Those of you who have followed our church planting efforts for a while will likely remember when Corby Shields moved from Rock Creek...
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