DeWayne's World: December 2013

Friday, December 27, 2013

It's Almost Here!

Dear Friends, Family, and Partners in Ministry,

I hope you and your family had a great Christmas holiday spending time together and making memories that will last a lifetime. It’s always a great time of year to slow down and reflect on all that God has done for us and given to us in the last year. But, as you know, we’re only a few days away from a fresh new year…2014. With a new year will come new blessings, new opportunities, and new challenges. Regardless, God is already there and guiding us through to His glorious destiny for each of us.

My family has been hard at work on the prep phase of planting Impact Church in the Roane County, Tennessee area. Lots has already happened in terms of meeting people and gathering families to our launch team. As we’ve been meeting people and building some good and strong relationships, God has been moving and working in the lives of those people. We are excited to have the opportunity to help reach the 31,000 + people in Roane County that have no relationship to God or a church! Those are the people we are targeting with the love and gospel of Jesus Christ. Our goal is NOT transfer growth, but kingdom growth through salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

I would like to ask you, your family, your church, or your business to consider giving a year-end tax deductible contribution to assist us fulfilling the mission of LOVING GOD, LOVING PEOPLE, AND IMPACTING THE WORLD. Your gift will help us move to the next phase of planting Impact Church. Make your gift by midnight on December 31^st and it will count toward the 2013 tax period. Here’s how:

GIVE ONLINE - https://impactchurchtn.securegive.com You can give a one-time gift or a monthly recurring gift.
· MAIL - You can mail your gift to:
Impact Church, P.O. Box 1057, Kingston, TN 37763
· MOBILE PHONE/Ipad APP – Download the “SECUREGIVE” app from iTunes or Google app store. Select 37763 and Impact Church as your giving organization. It’s that easy!

You can always stay in touch with us through our website at www.ImpactChurchTN.com or through Facebook at www.facebook.com/impactchurchtn or by following us on twitter at www.twitter.com/impactchurchtn.

Thank you so much for partnering with us to see lives changed and impacted in and beyond Roane County, Tennessee! You support is making a difference!

Impacting the World,

Pastor DeWayne Howard

Impact Church...Experience the Difference!

www.ImpactChurchTN.com
www.DewayneHoward.com

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

December 2013 Update

It’s December and another year is drawing to an end. This year has been filled with lots of blessing and change for our family and ministry. As many of you know, we resigned from Bridges of Hope Fellowship in McMinnville, TN and had our last day on the 7^th Anniversary of the church, October 13^th. Within a few weeks, we embarked on the journey of moving our family to Kingston, TN to start/plant a new church in Roane County, TN. The welcome and support has been overwhelming. We are excited to be back in East Tennessee!

The new church plant is called, Impact Church. The latest census reports show that Roane County has a

population of 54,181 people, with 31, 208 of those having no relationship to God or a church. The need is great. Most of the churches are either totally traditional or totally contemporary in their approach to worship, discipleship, and reaching people. We feel the need to offer something that is not off the wall, but different. Our goal is to focus on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Our mission is simple, yet clear: LOVING GOD. LOVING PEOPLE. IMPACTING THE WORLD. You can find out more about Impact Church at www.ImpactChurchTN.com or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ImpactChurchTN. You can also follow us on Twitter @ImpactChurchTN.

We immediately began talking to people and seeking to build a core group/launch team, a 500 member prayer team, and secure a facility. It’s been exciting as I’ve been out in the community talking with people and seeing their eyes glow with interest. Next week, we’ll launch Impact Vision Tour, an informal gathering, to share the vision of Impact Church with the community. Please pray for those gatherings and the people who will show up. The dates are as follows:

· Tuesday, December 10^th at 7 p.m. at Kingston Community Center

· Thursday, December 12^th at 7 p.m. at Harriman Community Center

If you are in the area, feel free to come and join us for this time of fellowship and sharing.

As you may know, expenses are already starting to come in as we make full preparations to plant Impact Church. There are lots of initial startup costs involved with planting a new church (website, meeting space, business/invite cards, banners, chairs, sound equipment, projection equipment, etc.). God is more than able to supply all of our needs and He desires to use people like you and me to do so. So, how can you be a part of this great new work?

Four Ways to Partner With Us:

1. IMPACT PRAYER TEAM: Join the Impact Prayer Team by replying to this email with your name and email address or visit www.ImpactChurchTN.com and sign up on the front page.
You'll receive a weekly email with our urgent requests concerning the plant and our family.

2. IMPACT PARTNER: Become an Impact Partner by supporting the church financially for 1 year. You can give a monthly gift or a one-time gift that is tax deductible. A partner could be an individual, family, Sunday School Class, Life Group, or a church. Send your gifts to: Impact Church, P.O. Box 1057, Kingston, TN 37763. Register as an Impact Partner at http://www.impactchurchtn.com/_forms/view/16628. Soon, you’ll be able to give online or use our smart phone giving app! (We are looking for 10 churches who will partner with us at $100 monthly for 12 months. Could your church do this?)

3. IMPACT LAUNCH TEAM: Join the Launch Team (Core Group) as a missionary to help launch the new church for a specified or unspecified period of time. If interested, click here > http://www.impactchurchtn.com/_forms/view/16627

4. MISSION TEAMS: Bring a mission team to help us prepare our meeting space, do community outreach, prayer walking, etc. Call 931-808-8866 or email me if your church or small group is interested.

Thanks in advance for all of your prayers and financial support to help us launch this new church in Roane County! For more information, feel free to contact me at 931-808-8866 or email me at pastordhoward@gmail.com

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!