The North American Mission Board recently released a video featuring Kerry Jackson, the church planter of Bezalel Church in Atlanta, a new church reaching out to those within the arts community. Take a look at this short video. Don't forget to find out about other Atlanta church planters on our website!
Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2009 22:37
UACP Strategist
In November 2009, Dr. Jim Haskell began his ministry as the Executive Director/Lead Strategist for Urban Atlanta Church Planting (UACP). Dr. Haskell was already a member of the Leadership Team, pastoring First Baptist Church Chattahoochee, a church inside the perimeter. Under his leadership, FBCC has helped plant several UACP churches in the past year and has become a Regional Church Planting Church.
In the video below, Dr. Haskell gives a brief overview of the challenges of Atlanta ITP.
Last Updated on Monday, 12 December 2011 14:52
URBAN TRAILS
Urban Trails is a Missional Living and Learning Experience for university students. Students in the Atlanta area are enlisted to live in unchurched and underserved urban communities to discover and implement community transformation initiatives, including but not restricted to church planting, educational tutoring/mentoring, economic development pathways, safety empowerment and housing creation. A well-developed and already tested process of preparation and guidance has been formulated.
Are you interested in being part of a movement to plant churches inside the perimeter (ITP) of Atlanta? There is a great need! But the challenge is great.
Beginning in the early 1970’s, church members moved into the suburbs, and many churches either followed, planted new churches, or slowly withered and died. Many buildings once dedicated as venues for reaching people and nurturing believers have been closed, sold, or are in serious disrepair.
In the past few years, though, the population inside the perimeter has begun a renewal of growth. It is estimated that over 850,000 people now live inside the perimeter—more than ever—yet there are fewer churches than in the 1960’s.
How will we reach the people with the gospel of Jesus? How will we re-church the city of Atlanta? What will that “look like” in this new urban setting? Who will be the workers? How will they be supported?
Urban Atlanta Church Planting wants to help find the answers to some of these questions, and we want to partner with others to see churches planted within the perimeter of Atlanta.
Profiles of some of the UACP church plants and church planters are now accessible through the PROFILES MENU at left below the main menu. Click on the name of the church plant to learn more about the church and the church planter. (To access planters by their names, click on the "Planters" item in the main menu.)
