The Church Planting Spread from our East Coast Conference 2013 Mission & Ministry Partnership Annual Report

1. YEARS 1-2
In this season church plants are fully launched, growing through outreach
and evangelism, pursuing missional viability and becoming self-sustaining.
UPDATE ON HIGHROCK QUINCY
QUINCY MA
NEW SEASON CHURCH
BRONX NY
CHURCH PLANTS
www.highrockquincy.org www.facebook.com/newseasoncc
Pastor: Stephen Sharkey Pastor: Phil Bonano
Parent/Partner Churches: Highrock Public ‘2.0’ Launch: Easter Season 2012
Arlington/Highrock Brookline Avg. Worship: 260
This past year saw each of our newest round of church plants Public Launch: Fall 2012 Overview: At capacity with two worship
grow in their missional health. Our more established church Avg. Worship: 120 services, exploring 3rd service before fall.
plants also continued to faithfully & fruitfully live out their Overview: Partnering with Quincy Covenant Strong outreach programming and follow-up
callings. Though not without challenges, significant numbers for worship location. Increasingly seeing new process. Several dozen responding to Christ,
of people are finding new life in Jesus, neighborhoods are decisions for Christ with baptism celebrations high percentage entering spiritual growth and
tangibly blessed, and partnerships amongst churches and membership process, lots of baptisms. Multi-
kingdom-minded people are getting established. ethnic, with Puerto Rican, African-American,
HIGHROCK NORTH SHORE and more.
Two additional church plants are underway since last year. SALEM MA
With the potential for 4-6 additional ones tantalizingly close to www.highrocknorthshore.org
being approved. ELEMENTS CHURCH
Pastor: Aaron Engler BRONX NY
Parent Church: Highrock Arlington www.elementsbx.org
Your prayers, support, and shared ministry across the
Public Launch: Fall 2012
Conference is bearing truly amazing fruit! Pastor: Efrain Alicea
Avg. Worship: 105
Public ‘2.0’ Launch: Summer 2012
Overview: Great in-roads with North Shore
Much grace, Avg. Worship: 105
CDC, Salem State, Gordon Conwell, and inviting
Jason R. Condon neighbors overall. Multi-ethnic, primarily Asian Overview: Unique blend of hip-hop cultural
ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, DIRECTOR OF CHURCH PLANTING & Anglo elements and ethos. Several dozen responding
to Christ, several baptisms. Multi-ethnic, with
Puerto Rican, African-American, and more.
HOPE CHURCH NYC
ASTORIA NY
PRE-LAUNCH STAGE www.hopechurchnyc.org PROMISED LAND
COVENANT CHURCH
Pastor: Drew Hyun BRONX NY
In this season church plants are focused on hitting Public Launch: Fall 2012 www.facebook.com/PLCChurch
vital health and vitality benchmarks for Launch Team Avg. Worship: 155
development, establishing key ministries, rolling out Overview: Just successfully launched 2nd Pastor: Michael Carrion
preview worship services, and growing their community worship service and new youth ministry. Very Public ‘2.0’ Launch: Fall 2010
outreach. multi-ethnic, diverse socio-economically. Avg. Worship: 325
Already partnering in additional church Overview: Dozens upon dozen responding to
planting with plans to “parent” in 2014. Jesus, many getting engaged in the life of the
NEW CITY church. Like our other Bronx plants, ministering
BOSTON MA beautifully in a very challenging context.
Pastor: T.C. Moore SANCTUARY Significant community engagement. Multi-
PROVIDENCE, RI ethnic, with Puerto Rican, African-American,
Stage: Launch Team Development, various other Hispanic groups, and more
www.sanctuaryprovidence.com
moving towards Preview Worship
Primary Partner: Cambridge Pastor: Andrew Mook
Community Fellowship Church (Larry Kim) Partner Church: Christ Church, East SUDANESE EVANGELICAL
Additional Partner Churches: Greenwich, RI incubated the original COVENANT CHURCH
Cornerstone Church Boston & Covenant Congregational Jamaica Plain Sanctuary worship service and blessed the MANCHESTER NH
- still in early stages, formalizing over Summer sending of a signficant Launch Team www.sudanesechurch.com
Public Launch: Fall 2013 Public Launch: Fall 2012
Overview: Currently growing a strong launch team, while forming vital Pastor: Monyroor Teng
Avg. Worship: 170
partnerships with the three Covenant churches listed and other kingdom- Public Launch: Fall 2010
Overview: Many responding to Jesus
minded ministries. Will fully launch late-Summer to early-Fall. and publicly professing through baptism. Avg. Worship: 80
Reaching eclectic mix of younger postmoderns Parent Church: Bethany Covenant Church,
and increasingly intergenerational blend. Bedford NH
Experimenting with two worship Overview: Effectively reaching into the 800+
Sudanese Community, growing in membership
CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION and ministry offerings, recently launched
HARLEM, NY LIFE COVENANT CHURCH student-led youth ministry, developing
MORGANVILLE NJ indigenous leadership in the church.
Pastor: Kimberly Wright www.lifecovenantchurch.org
Stage: “Recommended” and in process, but not yet official. A “2.0” church
plant, pursuing prerequisites for a hoped-for official church plant status this Pastor: Derrick Jackson
summer Public Launch: Fall 2009
Partner Churches: developing relationships over next few months, let us Avg. Worship: 90
know if your church is interested Overview: Stable congregation, making
Avg. Worship: 80 good efforts at further outreach growth. Deep
spirit of prayer and worship, with increasing
outwardly-focused community efforts
AUG Hope Church NYC launches in Astoria, NY
SEP Highrock /NorthShore Church launches in Salem, MA
5
Sanctuary Church launches in Providence, RI Veritas workshops held in Harleysville, PA & Essex, VT
2012 Highrock/Quincy Church launches in Quincy, MA 2012 Judy Peterson speaks on “Don’t Miss Out” at the Women’s Retreat
East Coast Worship Conference held in E. Greenwich, RI at Pilgrim Pines (Swanzey, NH).

2. YEARS 3-5
4
CHURCH 3
In this season church plants are off PLANTS 2
appropriations, further maturing their
ministry systems, preparing for adoption as ADDED 1
a Covenant member church, and seeking BY YEAR 0
how to parent or partner in the planting of
their first church plant. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
WORSHIP FRONTIER CHURCH $700,000
$
BROOKLINE MA
www.worshipfrontier.org $600,000
Pastor: Kiho Lee $500,000
Project Start: July 1, 2008
Partner Church: begun without an official partner, now INVESTMENT IN $400,000
formally supported by Trinity Lexington (building on CHURCH PLANTING $300,000
previous great friendship and collaboration)
Avg. Worship: 110
$200,000
Overview: A Korean-language congregation, reaching
first-generation Korean college and grad students, and 0
increasingly families young and older. Recently went to two
worship services differing style to better minister across the 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$322,272 $317,725 $314,260 $360,291 $615,000
generations. Continuously see many respond to the Gospel
for the first time.
EVERGREEN COVENANT CHURCH
SANFORD ME $700,000
www.evergreencovchurch.org
CHURCH $600,000
Pastor: Frank Catalano
Project Start: April 1, 2008 PLANTING
$500,000
Avg. Worship: 75 OPERATING
Overview: Great increased missional momentum over
past year, with new families joining and solid ministry EXPENSES 0
growth. Nearing capacity in current location. Creatively 2012 ACTUAL 2013 REVISED 2014 PROPOSED
mixing a regional reach with a localized mission. Will be
received as a member church this year!
$506,951 $553,856 $625,461
HIGHROCK BROOKLINE
BROOKLINE MA
www.highrockbrookline.org
Pastor: Joshua Throneburg
HIGHROCK QUINCY
Project Start: Jan 1, 2008
Avg. Worship: 250
Parent Church: Highrock Arlington
Overview: Partnered in the launch of Highrock Quincy.
Stable and healthy. Creatively tackling the tough missional
soil of Brookline, finding increasing favor and traction with
community. Multi-ethnic, primarily Asian and Anglo, with
other representation
ELEMENTS CHURCH
METRO HOPE COMMUNITY
HARLEM NY
www.metrohopenyc.org
Pastor: Jose Humphreys
Project Start: June 1, 2007
Avg. Worship: 100
Overview: Hope House, a weekday space for offices,
intentional community, garden, and dinners, is well-
established. New, larger worship space. Very diverse
congregation; blend of young creatives, students, families,
and more.
SUDANESE EVANGELICAL EVERGREEN COVENANT
Mark Novak speaks at Men’s Retreat, Pilgrim Pines (Swanzey, NH) Fall Ashram canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.
OCT
6
Hurricane Sandy sweeps up the East Coast, affecting Covenanters from Church Planting Agreement signed for New City Cov. Church of Boston.
2012 New York City to Boston. Numerous Covenanters & churches become the
first responders post storm.