OUTREACH Prayer Update
January 2016

Our church planters depend on the prayers and encouragement of God's people. OUTREACH NORTH AMERICA provides this monthly prayer letter to inform you of some of their specific needs and praises so you will know better how to pray for them. Thank you for your prayers and the interest you show by your phone and e-mail responses. Your prayers truly encourage your church planters. (See the bottom of this e-mail for a summary of all the mission churches included in this update.)

In general

• Pray for the Church Planters Assessment Center (CPAC) this week.
• Pray for the upcoming Church Planters and Family Retreat.
• Pray for new works and church plants in 2016.
• Pray for church vitality plans for the coming year.
• Pray for E3 and evangelistic boldness for all of our churches.
• Pray for wisdom for our staff, church planters, interns and board.

Search by Presbytery:

Canadian Presbytery

Catawba Presbytery

First Presbytery

Florida Presbytery

Mississippi Valley Presbytery

Northeast Presbytery

Second Presbytery

Virginia Presbytery

Canadian Presbytery

HOPE Presbyterian Church, Kingston, Ontario

Kevin and Joanne Carter kdcarter63@outlook.com

Praise

• Give thanks for a number of visitors to our church services. We are now seeing repeat attendees.
• Give thanks for the receiving of three families as the initial core membership of the mission. 

Pray

• For our funding needs in 2016. We are in need of approximately $25,000 for the coming year.
• Pray for a location we are interested in securing to have a place of ministry in a neighborhood we are desiring to serve.

Catawba Presbytery

Hill City Church, Rock Hill, SC

Daniel and Ashlee Wells danielfwells@gmail.com

Pray

• For our local giving to increase as we give more to missions in our 2016 budget.
• For our "100 Campaign" where we ask 100 people to give $100 over the next 100 days.
• For our continued elder training. We have five solid elder candidates.
• For continued healing in our church after a couple of broken marriages in the last year.
• That we would be a self-sustaining church and organize by March 2016.

King’s Parish, Dallas, Texas

Rev. David and Margaret Winburne david@kingsparish.com

Pray

• King's Parish lost one of our dearest brothers and leaders to depression recently. This dear friend, and a core member who planted the church with me, is now with our good Savior. He left behind his wife and three children at the ages of 15, 14 and 11.
• Pray that the Lord would use such a tragedy to bless His church.
• King's Parish needs everyone's support at this time. 

River Crossing ARP, York County, SC

Rev. David and Emily Stover  Stoverdavid@hotmail.com

Pray

• For our River Crossing Church spirit day at one of our local Chick-fil-A restaurants on January 28. This will help us gain some exposure in our community.
• We may be relocating to a new meeting place. Pray as we work out the details!
• Pray for a new family that has been attending our church. She grew up as a Muslim and has just come to faith in Christ.
• Pray for our continued fund raising efforts.
• Ask the Lord to raise up a local seminary student to be an intern and help us with our ministry.

Shem Creek Presbyterian Church, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Charlie and DJ Phillips and Ben Carvercharliephillips6@yahoo.com & btcarver10@gmail.com
http://shemcreekpresbyterian.org/

Pray

• That God would bless our efforts at East Cooper Medical Center as we have recently made some significant inroads with the nurses in the newborn wing.
• Please pray that God would give us favor in the eyes of Mount Pleasant's recreation department as our building lease is coming up for renewal.
• Please pray that God would connect us with folks moving into the area who are looking for a Gospel-preaching church.

First Presbytery

Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church, Clayton, NC
Rev. Ken and Laura Kunkel ken@gracereformed.church
www.gracereformed.church
Praise

• For a number of new visitors.
• For high attendance at our holiday events.
• For more people volunteering and using their gifts.
• We met our 2015 financial goals.

Pray

• For wisdom to begin Trail Life ministry.
• For the start of “Adopt a Teacher” program at local middle school.
• For 2016 financial needs.
• For the beginning of small group ministry.
• For a 17 year-old in our congregation with leukemia.

Florida Presbytery

Renew Church, Fort Myers, FL

Rev. Steve and Rachel Reynolds sc_reynolds@centurylink.net

Praise

• We have had a number of new guests lately. The “front-door” traffic is a strong encouragement!
• We completed our first semester of the X-cell-erate discipleship process. We had 10 people complete the semester. We are seeing some strong growth in our X-cell-eraters!
• We are seeing God continue to do amazing things as we reach out to Horizons. The Kid’s Club is growing. This is the outreach where we, basically, bring children’s church to elementary-aged children at the Horizons Government Housing apartments.

Requests

• Our funding through ONA and Florida Presbytery’s Church Extension has officially ended. It was generous and much appreciated. We are now looking at how God will provide the needed income to grow Renew. Currently, the congregation gives approximately 1/3 of our operational budget. We are looking at additional fund-raisins opportunities, as well as local employment for Rachel and myself.
• We have a HUGE opportunity that may be there to expand ministry into Horizons. This is a ministry that is making a difference in the lives of people in a low point in their lives, where they are relying on subsidized housing and living. We are asking God to provide an apartment in Horizons so that we may hold Bible studies, tutor, provide job training, and mentor men and women. The Housing Authority is currently processing our request. 
• Pray that our new guests will find a home at Renew and begin the process of growing deeper in Jesus!

SonLife Church, Jacksonville, FL

Rev. Bob and Dail Hovey thehoveys@aol.com

www.sonlifejax.com

Praise

• We thanks God for another year of ministry in Jacksonville.
• We thank God for all those who pray and give sacrificially to the work of ONA.

Northeast Presbytery

Good News Presbyterian Church, Gilbert, AZ
Rev. Charles Roberts (supply)revdrcr@gmail.com
www.goodnewspres.com

Praises

• For great participation from our congregation with the Christmas shoebox ministry.
• For our new website and Facebook page that are attracting interest.

Requests

• For God's guidance for crucial decisions in 2016.
• For our faithfulness to God's plan for future growth.
• For financial stability.

Holy Trinitly Presbyterian Church, Grand Rapids, MI
Rev. Andrew Savill pastor.andrew.savill@gmail.com

www.holytrinitypc.org

Give thanks

• For the visiting Christian individuals and families that we have had recently, pray that more would come, and that those of the Lord's choosing would join the church.

Pray

• For a young man who has come and expressed interest in a bible study who does not seem to be converted.
• Pray that the members of our church would be engaging their friends and neighbors intentionally with the Gospel and inviting them to church.
• Pray that the Lord would also bless our door-to-door evangelism, growing us in grace through it as well as drawing sinners to Himself.
• As we know, there is heightened spiritual warfare involved when trying to grow a new church, pray that the Lord would protect us from sin and Satan and work mightily by the Spirit.
• Pray that godly and humble leaders would emerge for us moving forward.

Canadian Presbytery

Faith Church, Tilsonburg, Ontario Rev. Steve Richardson

Hope Presbyterian Church Kingston, Ontario Rev. Kevin Carter

Catawba Presbytery

Hill City Church, Rock Hill, SC Rev. Daniel Wells

Iglesia Biblica Latinoamericana, Columbia, SC

King’s Parish, Dallas, Texas Rev. David Winburne

River Crossing ARP, York County, SC Rev. David Stover  

Shem Creek Presbyterian Church, SC Ben Carver & Charlie Phillips

First Presbytery

Bethesda Presbyterian Church, ARP, Johnson City, TN

Brookside Presbyterian Church, ARP, Boone, NC Rev. Larry Young

Christ Coastal Church, Southport, NC Rev. Walt Shepard

City Church of Asheville, Asheville, NC Rev. Duff James

Faith Chapel ARP, Pleasant Garden, NC Rev. Terry Crahen

Grace Community Church, Black Creek, NC Rev. Randy Jenkins

Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church, Clayton, NC Rev. Ken Kunkel

Hyo Shin Korean, Greensboro, NC – exploratory work Rev. Byong Han Son

New Beginnings, Smithfield, NC Rev. Percy Coleman

Northside Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC Rev. Paul Traub

Peace Korean ARP, Charlotte, NC – exploratory work Rev. Eung Chu Lee

Pinecrest Hispanic Mission, Hendersonville, NC Rev. Jim Coad (supply)

Rodam Korean ARP Church, Pineville, NC Rev. Eun Joo Kim

Wilkes-Covenant, Millers Creek, NC – exploratory work Student Josh Feimster

Florida Presbytery

Christ Community, Apollo Beach, FL Rev. Charlie Lewis

Renew Church, Fort Myers, FL Rev. Steve Reynolds

SonLife Church, Jacksonville, FL Rev. Bob Hovey

Tampa Chinese Presbyterian Church, Tampa, FL Rev. Jeff Liu

Mississippi Valley Presbytery

Redeemer Community Church, Murray, KY

Northeast Presbytery

All Nations Mission Church of NY, New York City, NY Rev. Bongkyun (Andrew) Bang

Christ Presbyterian Church, Glenside, PA Rev. Iain Duguid

Global Vision ARP Church, Flushing, NY Dr. Peter Tae Mun Lee

Good News Presbyterian Church, Gilbert, AZ Rev. Charles Roberts (supply)

Holy Covenant, Lancaster, PA Rev. Jong Chul Kim

Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church, Grand Rapids, MI Rev. Andrew Savill

Iranian Christian Church of Washington, D.C. Rev. Javad Pishghadamian

Jesuwon Community, Horsham, PA Rev. Seong Jong Yoon

New Covenant, Chantilly, VA Rev. Hae Gaph Lee

Tri-State Community Church, WV Rev. Rick Anderson

Second Presbytery

Clemson Korean Presbyterian Church Rev. Jae Park

Travelers ARP, Travelers Rest, SC

Tennessee/Alabama Presbytery

Hanmaum ARP, Madison, AL Rev. Soo Young Kim

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