Planting Churches Among the City's Poor - Volume 2

T WENTY - FIVE Y EARS OF U RBAN C HURCH P LANTING AMONG THE P OOR : A R EPORT • 397

Twenty Five Years of Urban Church Planting Among the Poor: A Report 9 3. Church Planting Staff Currently no WI staff are serving full time in church planting roles on the East Coast.

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East Coast Region Church Planting Story a) 24/7 Community Church

The 24/7 Community Church (pictured left) grew out of the first Crowns of Beauty Conference in 1999. Dr. Fred Clark served as a “midwife” for the team which was planted out of a church in Montvale, NJ by Pastor Ron Robinson.

Pastor Robinson had been serving as a deacon previously. Some of the early members of 24/7 had been in Ron's Bible study and helped launch the church. Ron named the church “24/7” because he wanted the church to make Jesus available 24 hours per day, seven days per week in the community. The church regularly has held summer evangelistic festivals and continues to minister 24/7 in Newark, NJ.

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Midwest 1.

Summary: The Midwest Region has planted or partnered in 27 church plant efforts since 1990. Fourteen of these church plants and churches are currently active. There are two possible movements in the region (Christ the Victor [6 churches/church plants] and Iglesia Del Maestro [2 churches]. There are currently no staff assigned to full time church plant activities.

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Church Plants: a)

21 Church Plant efforts since 1990

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8 currently active church plants or churches (6 status unknown)