Kennedy Nyangacha is a House Church Planter who immigrated here from Kenya. There are several languages spoken in Kenya; but Swahili is used by almost everyone in Kenya as well as other East African nations. House Churches are very relational. One of the challenges which must be addressed is speaking the truth in
This past week, I was blessed to continue a conversation with Pr. Mike Ruhl who is with the Center for US Missions. The Center for US Missions is a ministry within the LCMS whose goal it is to help the planting of our churches. I myself went through their Church Planter training in 1998.
This Advent, I am privileged to help out with Wednesday night worship services at my family’s congregation- Redeemer Lutheran Church in Westfield, NJ. This past Wednesday service was special in part because two House Church Planters were in worship together. Edna McClure is helping to plant Anchor of Hope House Church in the
After a year of developing relationships with three single moms whose church closed, a Nam vet just out of jail, and an Ethiopian immigrant by informally teaching leadership of a house church, two such plants began this month. How they will grow and mature is uncertain, but one lesson is clear. Do not stop praying
