Three years ago, I moved to New England to help plant churches in areas and cities deprived of a relevant gospel and in need of spiritual awakening.  I have been on staff with Grace Church for the last 3 years, helping grow one of their locations to over 450-weekend attendees while overseeing their student ministry.  This has allowed me to learn about New England and how to effectively communicate a contextualized gospel.  I have also been able to network and learn from great church planters and leaders in New England that know how to engage with the current culture.  

 

In February of 2024, after years of prayer, the Spirit started leading me to Great Barrington, MA, and the surrounding areas that have been starved of a gospel centered on Jesus.  Great Barrington is a social and economic hub for over 20 additional towns serving over 100,000 people in southwest MA, northwest CT, and upstate NY.  I quickly connected with Converge Northeast and the surrounding churches and started praying diligently about the area.  God continually opened doors to help ensure a church will open in Great Barrington and I am honored to be leading the cause.  

 

My current projects are connecting with local leaders as well as Christians who will share in my passion to bring the gospel to the hills of southern Berkshire County.  my goal is to form a core and launch team in the next 6-8 months to then publically launch in September of 2025.  

 

Would you pray with us? 

 

I ask that you set an alarm.  Schedule a timer.  Whatever it takes to remind you to pray a few basic prayers:

 

Matthew 7:7-8 

“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.”

 

My prayer is to see the local Christians galvanized around prayer for the spirit to move and open doors and hearts for the gospel to be a witness, not just in Great Barrington, but the many surrounding rural towns.  Pray also for the training of local leaders to own ministry areas and potentially help plant future churches as we anticipate the spirit to transform many lives in the upcoming years.  

 

Whether you are local or have a special heart for the future of the church of New England, I desire to partner with you as God continues to transform lives and draw distant hearts closer to himself.