Current Church Plants
It’s estimated that 30,000 churches across the country will close due to the pandemic. It’s critical that those congregations are replaced with new, Christ centered faith communities. Please choose one or two, and support our new "100 in 10" church planters with prayer, resources and funding. Take a look at the amount of support still needed.
Shalom Bridge Congregation
We responded to the call of the LORD to plant a Church in Colorado with a special focus on reaching the Jewish community of Colorado. We have seen many great responses to this mission once arriving here.
Our mission field has been increasing ever since arriving in Colorado. We started in Boulder where studies indicated a 26% Jewish population. The Jewish population in this area have been spiritually hungry and searching through so many different religions and systems to find the answers they are longing to find. We also responded to a request in the Colorado Springs area to plant a local congregation there. The Jewish population here is more affluent and disconnected from faith. (Click the "Learn More" button to read on...)
In the beginning of 2025, our Oasis Community (home group) made the decision to launch Sunday services starting September 7, 2025. Our home group isn't currently growing numerically, but we continue to grow in our relationship with Jesus and one another. We continue to have people contact us about Sunday morning services, so through prayer and conversation we have decided to move ahead. With a group of about 25, and a serve team of 12 who are meeting twice a month preparing for launch, we are trusting God to provide everything we need by the time Fall arrives for a new Christian church in St George. We just signed a contract 2 weeks ago and will be meeting at Freedom Academy of the master planned community of Desert Color. This neighborhood is the first exit coming into Utah from Arizona (exit 2) and is one of the fastest growing areas of the city. We are excited as we will be the only church (not even an LDS church) in this section of the city. Please pray as we seek to purchase many things for launch, and pray for us in regard to rent. We are so blessed by the provision of a 16' trailer, and other items for set-up and ministries given to us so graciously by other Converge churches. (Click "Learn More" to read on...)
- Our first Easter and several recommitting their lives to Jesus
- Joining in the town celebration with a float and a dunk tank
- Our fist VBS where 3 kids accepted Jesus
- Our first baptisms
- Back to school night ice cream
- Starting a Christmas celebration tradition for our community with smores and a horse drawn wagon that brought over 200 people together
- Our first Christmas Eve Service
- A watch party for the big football game
- And so much more!
God has over and over blessed us with opportunities, resources, and people to connect with people in our community.
As we started 2025, we were getting ready for Easter services. We held a community Good Friday and Sunrise Service as well as an Easter Sunday service. A week later, a woman approached me to schedule getting baptized and a young boy said, “I want to tell you something, I know Jeus now!” God is good! (Click the "Learn More" button to read on...)
New Hope Calvary Chapel
We (David and Katie Elijah) started New Hope because we had a passion to bring people to the Hope that is found in Jesus. We wanted our neighbors, friends, coworkers, and our county to know who Jesus is and what He has done for them.
Lehi, Utah is a city that is 97% Mormon (LDS). According to statistics, this high percentage of unbelievers classifies us as an unchurched area. It is a very difficult place because it is hard to help people understand they’re lost when they believe they have the final word. Our mission is focused on helping them know and understand Grace. Real Grace and the Real Jesus.
And over the last 2 years, we have seen God at work in several ways. We have seen many come to faith in Jesus! We have seen healing from addiction! We have seen families leave religion and come into a real relationship with Jesus! Just this past year, we have seen 30 baptized at New Hope! We have many going through our discipleship classes as well! (Click on "Learn More" to read on...)
Our mission field is full of spiritual people. The problem is the object of their worship. Often people are focused on worshiping nature, success, comfort, and the pursuit of more. People are open to spiritual conversations, but many times they just want Jesus to be an add-on instead of the center of their life. We find ourselves helping people navigate what it actually means for Jesus to be Lord of their life. (click the "Learn More" button to read on...)
David and Victoria Henderson moved to Utah in 2020 and launched Neighborhood Church in 2023. Neighborhood is located where two of the fastest growing communities in the nation run together: South Jordan and Herriman, UT. The culture of Utah demands that people measure up to an impossible standard and put on a happy face, and many are crushed under that weight. But we know Jesus changes everything, so we want to help our neighbors into life-changing relationships with Jesus.
In April 2025, Neighborhood played a huge role in an interfaith Easter event in the brand-new Salt Lake Bees minor league baseball stadium. At that event, over 4,000 people – mostly Latter-day Saints – heard gospel truth from Christians sharing their faith stories, including Pastor David and Victoria, and our worship leader, Toto. Here’s a TV news story from the event.
Ways to Pray: Pray for the connections made at the interfaith event to continue, and for all those who heard the truth about who Jeus is for the first time. Pray for Neighborhood Church as we reach out to those who are close to us but far from God. Pray that many people would find the hope, joy, and life that only Jesus can offer them. Pray for continued favor with the charter school where we gather on Sundays.
To partner or plan a mission trip with Neighborhood Church, head to heyneighborhood.com or contact David at david@heyneighborhood.com.
