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!

Impacting the World,

Pastor DeWayne Howard

Impact Church...Experience the Difference!

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