Church Planters

ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GREAT NC CHURCH PLANTERS!

Carolina Movement has a proven track record of helping church planters plant successful churches. Our Carolina Movement church plants are seeing great growth and changed lives. We take seriously the responsibility entrusted to us by our sending churches and have a high standard for potential church planters.

YOU NEED SENDING CHURCHES!

Church planting is hard. Far too many church planters plant are under-resourced, under-funded and alone. There is a BETTER way! Let’s talk about how we can help you build a coalition of sending churches to get you the support your church plant needs!

Planter Approval Process

Step 1: Application
Step 2: Interview
Step 3: Background, Credit & Reference Check
Step 4: Selection Team Review
Step 5: Church Planter Assessment (If Not Already Assessed)
Step 6: Approval

“Carolina Movement has been foundational to us planting a strong and healthy church plant.”

Quintell Hill – Multiply Community Church • Church Planter

Quintell Hill

2024 Church Planters

CROSSLINK

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CROSSLINK COMMUNITY CHURCH AT HILLSBOROUGH IS DEDICATED TO SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF JESUS THROUGHOUT ORANGE, NC AND BEYOND. AS A GOSPEL-CENTERED CONGREGATION, WE FOCUS ON CHRIST THROUGH OUR HONORING GOD, LOVING PEOPLE, AND MAKING DISCIPLES OF JESUS. OUR CHURCH THRIVES ON EXPRESSING LOVE TO GOD AND OTHERS, PRACTICING HOSPITALITY AND INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP. THROUGH ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT AND FAITHFUL EVANGELISM, WE STRIVE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR THE KINGDOM O F G O D . OUR PURPOSE IS TO EXALT JESUS BY NURTURING AND SENDING DISCIPLES NOT ONLY WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH BUT ALSO BEYOND.

JACOB GRIFFIN, OUR LEAD PASTOR/PLANTER, IS FROM HABERSHAM, GA. HIS JOURNEY BEGAN WHEN H E SURRENDERED HIS LIFE TO JESUS DURING HIS LATE TEENS, IGNITING A PASSION FOR SHARING THE HOPE FOUND I N JESUS CHRIST THROUGH PASTORAL MINISTRY. ALONGSIDE HIS WIFE, MACEY, JACOB IS APROUD PARENT TO TWO INCREDIBLE CHILDREN: LINDY, 5 , AND RUDY, 2 .

EASTPOINT

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PETER & MARY FREY ARE PLANTING EASTPOINT CHURCH I N DURHAM, NC WITH A PLAN TO LAUNCH IN THE SPRING OF 2025. GROUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT HOPE IN JESUS CHANGES EVERYTHING, THE VISION FOR EASTPOINT CHURCH IS TO BE A COMMUNITY OF JESUS FOLLOWERS WHO REFLECT THE LIGHT OF JESUS TO THE CITY O F DURHAM. HAVING EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND THE PAINFUL REALITIES OF LIVING IN A BROKEN WORLD, PETER &MARY’S HEARTBEAT IS TO REACH THOSE DISILLUSIONED WITH GOD BECAUSE OF PAIN AND SUFFERING BY POINTING THEM TO THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL. DRIVEN BY GOD’S HEART FOR LOVING THOSE ON THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY, CORE TO EASTPOINT’S CULTURE IS CARING FOR VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND HAVING A WELCOMING COMMUNITY FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES.

PETER CURRENTLY SERVES AT WAYPOINT CHURCH IN DURHAM/CHAPEL HILL AS A CHURCH PLANTING RESIDENT. PRIOR TO MOVING TO DURHAM IN 2019, PETER SERVED AS LEAD PASTOR OF A CHURCH IN THE BOSTON AREA. PETER & MARY HAVE A HUGE HEART FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION, AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THREE ADORABLE BOYS.

FAITHFULL

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FAITH COMMUNITY IS A GROUP OF BELIEVERS IN JESUS WHO WALK THE JOURNEY OF FAITH TOGETHER FOLLOWING THE SPIRIT. WE’RE A COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON BRINGING PEOPLE TO FAITH IN JESUS, PRIMARILY CHILDREN. WE BELIEVE PROVERBS 2 2 : 6 – “START CHILDREN OFF ON THE WAY THEY SHOULD GO, AND EVEN WHEN THEY ARE OLD THEY WILL NOT TURN FROM IT.” THIS IS WHY WE OFFER SAFE AND FUN WAYS FOR CHILDREN TO GROW IN FAITH. WE ARE BIBLICALLY GROUNDED, ASSURED THE GOSPEL IS FULL OF BOTH GRACE AND TRUTH (JOHN 1:14). WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN FOLLOWING THE LIGHT I N THE MIDST OF THIS DARK WORLD A S W E WALK THE JOURNEY O F FAITH TOGETHER.

REV. DANIEL EPLEE, LEAD PASTOR, IS PASSIONATE ABOUT WINNING PEOPLE FOR JESUS, FOLLOWING THE SPIRIT I N HOLY LOVING, BEING A HUSBAND TO SUMMER AND FATHER TO ARABELLA AND EMILY.

FORTHECITYFULL

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FOR THE CITY CHURCH HELPS PEOPLE LIVE A PURPOSE-FILLED LIFE FOR JESUS. WE’RE A COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO LOVING GOD AND LOVING PEOPLE SO THAT THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC, SEE A CLEAR PICTURE OF JESUS. WE CREATE ENVIRONMENTS FOR INTIMACY WITH GOD THROUGH DYNAMIC WORSHIP AND BIBLICAL TEACHING. WE BELIEVE IN THE NEXT GENERATION BY DESIGNING SAFE AND FUN ENVIRONMENTS JUST FOR OUR KIDS, WHERE THEY EXPERIENCE JESUS IN THEIR LEVEL. WE WANT EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE TO, HAVE THE LIFE-GIVING RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS, THAT HE DIED TO GIVE THEM.

CHRIS HOLBROOK, LEAD PASTOR, GREW UP IN THE TRIAD, AND HAS ALWAYS HAD AGREAT HEART FOR WINSTON-SALEM. HE AND HIS-WIFE, JESSICA, HAVE THREE BOYS. THEY ARE MOVING TO THE CITY TO LIVE OUT THE PASSION OF SHARING JESUS, THAT GOD HAS PLACED ON THEIR HEARTS.

GospelHopeFull

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GOSPEL HOPE CHURCH IS ON A MISSION TO BRING THE HOPE OF JESUS TO THE HEART OF GREENVILLE, N C . WE’RE A GOSPEL-CENTERED CHURCH THAT LOOKS TO JESUS THROUGH CHRIST-CENTERED TEACHING AND WORSHIP. WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER THROUGH LIFESTYLES OF HOSPITALITY AND INTENTIONAL CARE. WE LIVE O N MISSION THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PRESENCE AND FAITHFUL EVANGELISM. WE EXIST TO LIFT HIGH THE NAME OF JESUS BY MAKING AND SENDING DISCIPLES OF JESUS TO GREENVILLE AND BEYOND.

TYLER EASON, LEAD PASTOR/PLANTER, GREW UP IN WILSON, NC. AFTER HIS CONVERSION AS ACHILD, THE LORD PUT A BURDEN FOR SHARING THE HOPE OF JESUS CHRIST WITH OTHERS THROUGH PASTORAL MINISTRY. HE AND HIS WIFE, JACKIE, HAVE FOUR AMAZING CHILDREN.

KingsTableFull

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JESSICA AND I ARE PLANTING A CHURCHI N RALEIGH! AFTER1 4YEARS O F MEMBERSHIP AT VINTAGE AND FIVE YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT AS A PASTOR UNDER TYLER JONES LEADERSHIP, WE FEEL BOTH INTERNALLY CALLED AND EXTERNALLY AFFIRMED BY OUR ELDERS TO PLANT KING’S TABLE CHURCH (INSPIRED FROM 2 SAM. 9 ) NEXT YEAR.

YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT JORDAN@KINGSTABLENC.COM FIND A TON
OF INFORMATION AT KINGSTABLENC.COM. WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO PARTNER WITH US!

MOSAICFULL

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AT MOSAIC DURHAM, OUR MISSION IS TO IGNITE A TRANSFORMATIVE MOVEMENT IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, EMPOWERING EVERYDAY PEOPLE FROM ALL– WALKS OF LIFE TO AUTHENTICALLY EMBRACE AND EMBODY THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS. THROUGH PRACTICAL DISCIPLESHIP, WE EQUIP ORDINARY PEOPLE TO LIVE OUT EXTRAORDINARY FAITH, FOSTERING A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW JESUS, IMITATE HIS LOVE, AND JOYFULLY PASS ON HIS TEACHINGS TO OTHERS. TOGETHER, WE STRIVE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT, CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF COMPASSION, MULTIPLICATION, AND PURPOSEFUL LIVING IN OUR CITY. AND BEYOND.

BORN IN MONTANA AND RAISED IN COLORADO, NICK’S HEART FOUND ITS TRUE HOME IN NORTH CAROLINA AFTER HE AND HIS WIFE, DAWN, MOVED TO DURHAM IN 2016. WITH NEARLY A DECADE OF MINISTRY EXPERIENCE, NICK’S FERVOR LIES IN CRAFTING TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITIES, MENTORING FELLOW BELIEVERS T O AUTHENTICALLY LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH IN THE EVERYDAY STUFF OF LIFE, AND COMMUNICATING GOD’S WORD IN RELATABLE WAYS.

NewBeginningsFull

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JEREMIAH AND LEAH HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 2 6 YEARS. THE CHAPMANS HAVE THREE ADULT CHILDREN (COURTNEY, ARRIAH, AND NOAH) AND A TEENAGE DAUGHTER (HANNAH). THE CHAPMANS HAVE SERVED
IN MINISTRY SINCE 2008 . THEY HAVE A GREAT CORE TEAM AND ARE EXCITED ABOUT PLANTING A CHURCH TO REACH THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY!

NEW BEGINNINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH WILL BE A CHURCH MADE UP OF ORDINARY PEOPLE WORSHIPPING AN EXTRAORDINARY GOD. FIND MORE INFORMATION AT WWW.EFLANDCHURCH.COM

REACHFELLOWSHIPFULL

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REACH FELLOWSHIP EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE REACH UP TOWARDS A GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, TO REACH IN TO FORM DEEP RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER CHRIST FOLLOWERS, AND TO REACH OUT TO THOSE THAT ARE FAR FROM CHRIST. WE LONG TO BE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CANNOT ONLY EXPERIENCE THE NEARNESS OF THEIR HEAVENLY FATHER, BUT CAN ALSO FIND ANSWERS TO THE DEEP QUESTIONS OUR CULTURE IS CURRENTLY ASKING.

CHASE GARDNER, THE LEAD PASTOR, HAS BEEN IN MINISTRY FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND RECENTLY FELT THE NEED TO PLANT A CHURCH FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, A CHURCH WHERE DOUBTS AND QUESTIONS ARE WELCOMED, AND A CHURCH WHERE PEOPLE CAN DISCERN AND BE EQUIPPED TO LIVE OUT THE PURPOSE GOD CREATED THEM FOR.

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AT RESTORATION CITY CHURCH, WE ARE DRIVEN BY A POWERFUL VISION – A VISION TO RECONNECT, RENEW, AND REBUILD. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR UPCOMING LAUNCH IN FALL 2024 AND ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING A POWERFUL AND IMPACTFUL CHURCH TO THE CITY. WE BELIEVE THAT WITH GOD’S GUIDANCE AND THE SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU, WE CAN BRING RESTORATION TO THE CITY AND SEE LIVES TRANSFORMED. TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND EXPAND THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN SELMA, NORTH CAROLINA.

OUR LEAD PASTORS RONTRELL AND ANITA LYNCH, ALONG WITH THEIR SON DJ AND DAUGHTER ADRIANA, ARE EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY TO LAUNCH A LIFE-GIVING CHURCH IN SELMA, NC. THE COUPLE, MARRIED FOR 21 YEARS, BRINGS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF BUSINESS AND MINISTRY EXPERTISE, COUPLED WITH A DEEP-SEATED LOVE FOR COMMUNITY. COMMITTED TO ASSISTING OTHERS IN OVERCOMING LIFE’S OBSTACLES, THEY ALSO AIM TO SUPPORT THOSE WITH ASPIRATIONS FOR A MORE FULFILLING LIFE, HELPING THEM UNLOCK THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

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AT THE PURPOSE DRIVEN CHURCH OUR MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE DISCOVER THEIR GOD GIVEN PURPOSE, THROUGH SERVICE, COMMUNITY AND THE WORD OF GOD. WE STRIVE TO BE A CORNERSTONE OF SUPPORT, OFFERING RESOURCES TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE PHYSICAL WELLNESS, EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.” WE ARE COMMITTED TO SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST WITH EVERY PERSON IN THE WORLD AND DEVELOPING DISCIPLES THAT WILL BECOME FISHERS OF MEN.

PASTOR GENE HOWARD IS A NATIVE OF WILMINGTON, NC. SINCE A YOUTH HE HAS BEEN MINISTERING IN THE INNER CITY, SCHOOLS, JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS AND ANY PLACE HE COULD SHARE THE GOSPEL MESSAGE. HIS TESTIMONY OF SURVIVING A CHILDHOOD FILLED WITH OBSTACLES I S ONE THAT RESONATES WITH MANY AND CAUSES THEM TO WANT TO KNOW THE SAME JESUS THAT CHANGED HIS LIFE. HE AND HIS WIFE KIASHA HAVE THREE BEAUTIFUL SONS, THEY LOVE GODS PEOPLE AND LOVE SHARING GODS LOVE WITH EVERYONE THEY MEET.

TruePointFull

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LINCOLN AND LAURA HOBSON HAVE BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED SINCE 2011, AND THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN. THEY ENJOY GOING FISHING AT THE BEACH AND PLAYING BOARD GAMES, THEY BEGAN TRUE POINT CHURCH IN EAST BEND NC OUT OF THE DESIRE TO POINT PEOPLE TO JESUS THROUGH AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS.

THEY BELIEVE THAT A CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY THAT “DOES LIFE” TOGETHER, LIKE THE EARLY CHURCH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, HELPS DISCIPLE BELIEVERS AND POINT THE LOST TO CHRIST. TRUE POINT CHURCH IS BUILT AROUND THIS BIBLICAL MODEL. IT EXISTS TO POINT PEOPLE IN NORTHERN YADKIN COUNTY TO JESUS BY LOVING GOD, LOVING OTHERS, AND MAKING DISCIPLES