LFCCs Plan To Transition From Moments To A Movement

Sunday, March 2, 2014

For the last several years, the leaders and committed partners of LFCC have worked
and prayed to see our church regain consistent positive momentum. During that time
we have seen improvement in the number of baptisms, the number of participants in missions and community service, and attendance has improved after declining for four consecutive years.

However, we still have not been able to develop a consistent pool of spiritually rooted leaders to take on responsibility for segments of our shared life. We have also struggled financially, with very sporadic income that leaves us consistently on the edge of survival. 

In the midst of this effort and struggle, we learned that another church similar to ours, Willowdale Chapel of Kennett Square, has plans to set up a second site in Jennersville. Initially this seemed like another challenge, but as the LFCC Board of Directors entered into a dialogue with the Elders of Willowdale, we came to see that God was providing
us with an opportunity. Willowdale has invited us to join their movement—one that has seen their church grow from 150 to over 1,000 in weekly attendance over the last 10 years. This is a movement that is committed to and effective at winning people to Christ, building them in the faith, and launching them out into the world to make a difference.

Their invitation is to adopt us as their first multi-site church. The LFCC Board has prayerfully and diligently assessed this opportunity and we feel that God has led us
to this place and provided us with an innovative, exciting, and game-changing opportunity. Embracing this type of opportunity is not without challenges, yet God will be with us as we follow Him in faith.

We have provided links below that are meant to help you understand the process, enter in to the journey of discovery, and join in the movement that we have been invited to become. We are urging all of our LFCC family to seriously engage in this process with open minds and hearts, and with emotional and intellectual honesty, as we seek God’s direction for our body.

       

Pastor Chip