Church Planting
OUR MISSION/VISION
Our goal is to help our churches and church planters to start new works that will become healthy, reproducing churches.
NEW WORK – GBBA
June 26, 2008
Probe Status
1. Bridgewater, Mike & Rita Hyde. Sponsor-Community Baptist Church, Weymouth. Mike has been offered a math teaching job at Bridgewater H.S. and is moving a
bi-vocational status. Rita is a professor at Massassoit College. They are hosting summer teams in prospecting activites.
2. Stoughton, Hispanic Greg Torres
3. Somerville, Hispanic Greg Torres
4. Watertown, Hispanic Greg Torres
5. Brockton, Hispanic Antonio de la Zerda
6. Lynn/Revere, Hispanic Efrain Lopez has returned to the Boston area; former Pastor of El Calvario
7. Dorchester, Hispanic (Bible Study starts in July). Jose Florres
8. Quincy, Hispanic Antonio de la Zerda
9. South Shore, Hispanic (Summer Survey)
10. Nepalese Mission, Dan BK, sponsored by Hope Fellowship, Cambridge; Bible study starts in Sept.
12. Liberian Fellowship, Torli Krua, Youth ministries has started.
13. Indian/Multi-cultural, Vivek Aurora will probe and evaluate for 2-3 weeks in July about the possibility of starting a new church with the intent of being multi-cultural;
Hope Fellowship, sponsor.
14. Lowell, Chris James, Possible Oct. launch date
Bible Study Started
1. Discovery Church, Chris Willis, sponsored by Meetinghouse church; Bible study started; possible launch date in Sept. Braintree
2. Falmouth, (Brazilian) - Bible Study started. Sponsorship by Portuguese Baptist Church in Cambridge, Reginaldo Kruklis
3. Lawrence, (Cambodian) – Bible study has started; sponsored by Cambodian Baptist Church
4. Lynn, (Bengali) Pastor Paul Biswas - Bible study has started - sponsored by Boston Bangla Church
5. Martha’s Vineyard (Brazilian) Contact person, Marcos Arada-Bible Study has started-sponsored by Portuguese Baptist Church in Cambridge.
Worship Started
1. Everett Cristiana Fuente de Vida, Pastor Eladio Alvarez; avg. attendance 40’s
2. Somerville - Grace & Faith Church; Haitian/multi-cultural, Pastor Emmanuel Fontaine. Bible study and worship has started. sponsored by New Colony, Billerica, MA. Average attendance: 40’s.
3. Coolidge Corner/Brookline, Sponsored by Hope Fellowship – worship at 6:00pm; attendance in the 40’s; Pastor Curtis Cook
4. Norton, Meetinghouse Church - Pastor James Thomasson – worship started.
5. Hyannis - Mid-Cape Church – Pastor Mike Alford – Sponsored by Hope Baptist Church, Dennis. Attendance in the 20’s/
6. Jamaica Plain, Ethne, - Pastor Osei May - Bible study and Worship
7. East Boston, (Hispanic) Iglesia Palabras de Vida - Pastor Claudio Yeme - Worship & Sunday School started.
8. Framingham, (Hispanic) Iglesia Bautista Hispana - Pastor Antonio de la Zerda – Worship & Bible study has started.
9. Hyannis (Brazilian) – Hope Brazilian Baptist Church - Worship and Bible study started. They are without a Pastor/Planter right now. Sponsored by Portuguese Baptist
Church in Cambridge.
10. Quincy, Life Church; Sponsored by Grace Chruch. Aaron Cavin, Pastor. Worship and Bible study started; mtg. at Marriot , Quincy.
Congregations under consideration by the Credentials Committee
1. Cambridge, (Haitian) Eglise Baptiste de Mahanaim, Pastor Daniel Registre
2. Cambridge, (Korean) All Nations Mission Church - Pastor DukPark
3. Mattapan, (African-American) Resurrection Community Baptist Church - Pastor Vernard Coulter
4. Sharon, (Brazilian) Philadelphia Congregational Evangelical Church - Pastor John Cruz
5. Mattapan, (Haitian) Annointed Baptist Church, Pastor Frantze Delphonse
6. Allston, (Russian) Russian Baptist Fellowship, Vladimir Verzikov