New Faith Communities
Launching New Faith Communities Happens Organically
Any organism that is healthy will naturally bear fruit and reproduce. Similarly, any organization that is healthy will naturally grow, bear fruit, and reproduce. Christ’s final words in Acts 1:8 before he ascends to heaven is that we would be witnesses to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth. Later in Acts, we see this happen. How? Through churches raising up and sending leaders out to unreached persons sharing with them the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Multiplication is part of God’s design for our churches. So if they are healthy, they should naturally multiply—raising up new leaders, new small groups, Fresh Expressions of church, new worship services targeting new people, new campuses, and even new churches. The Church Development team wants to help a church’s multiplication dream become a reality and is ready to help.
Get Involved
Launch a Fresh Expression
Get help launching your Fresh Expression–Messy Church, dinner church, affinity group.
Launch a new worship service
Get help launching a new worship service
New Worship Service Grant and Support Information
Micro matching grants are available to Indiana United Methodist Churches to help them launch a new online and/or in-person worship service to reach new people.
A. Criteria:
- The church must be a United Methodist Church in Indiana
- The new worship service has not yet started
- The worship service is primarily targeting persons outside the church
- The worship service will meet weekly year round
B. Amount of Grant: Up to $1,000
Plus, churches receive training and three free coaching sessions, a $600 value.
C. To apply:
Contact CD@inumc.org. Your worship planning team will be invited to view video training sessions followed by three free coaching sessions. There is a $40 cost per church for the video training. Following the three coaching sessions, the church will be eligible to apply for the grant.
D. Questions?
Contact the Church Development staff at CD@inumc.org.
Is your church ready to multiply?
Get help launching your new campus, micro-church, re-launch, new church plant.
Resources
| Title | Ministry category | Resource Type | hf:tax:resource_types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Planting | Church Health & Multiplication | ||
| Fresh Expressions Grant | Church Health & Multiplication | Grants | grants |
| Multiplication | Church Health & Multiplication | ||
| Multiplication Grant – (new congregations) | Church Health & Multiplication | Grants | grants |
| New Worship Service Grants | Church Health & Multiplication | Grants | grants |
| Rural Ministries Grants | Church Health & Multiplication | Grants | grants |
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Contact
Church Development is a team of lay and clergy persons experienced in church health and multiplication. They are ready to serve by listening to the dreams and concerns of the local congregation and providing helpful information and resourcing.
Email: CD@inumc.org
CALL: (317)-924-1321
