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» ABOUT this life giving movement happening now in the Presbyterian Church, (U.S.A.)

» Read our definition of what a New Worshiping Community is.

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FEEDING, CLOTHING, SERVING

When committed followers of Jesus began meeting needs in their community, God started a new worshiping community known as The Fellowship Place. Watch the newest 1001 video story.



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DISCERNMENT EVENTS FOR Starting New Worshiping Communities
  • How to start new works of ministry
  • Develop a project or presbytery strategy
  • Discern identity, vision and msision 
  • In Portland, OR (June 27-30) or San Francisco (Sept. (30-Oct. 2)


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Funding opportunities for 1001 through Mission Program Grants

$600,000 in restricted giving to fund Seed and Investment Grants for new worshiping communities



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Get in the Game

One of the ways we're helping Presbyteries and Churches begin looking and dreaming about a new faith
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Where are New Worshiping Communities located, in what presbyteries?

We encourage you to self-report. Simply click on register ion our 1001 website to get on the map.
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New Worshiping Community Ideas

The 220th General Assembly was a wonderful time where many people shared their vision for doing a ne
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Creating a Missional Culture

I have been part of a book group for several years now that meets monthly to read literature about m
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Inspire

Read stories shared by other communities across the country.
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Equip

Find video, audio and other resources and share your own.
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Connect

Learn more about the vibrant worshiping communities represented here.
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Mission


Seeking to create the conditions that will allow existing worshiping communities in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to flourish, and to give birth to over 1,001 more in the next ten years.

Learn more about our bold new vision.


Featured Resources

Starting New Churches: A Process of Discernment


Take your ministry through this step by step discernment process.  Go from zero to a new church in 17 gatherings.

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1001: Get In The Game


All the details of what a  Get In The Game event is about, and how to bring one to your church and/or presbytery.



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Mission Program Grants for 1001


Guidelines & Application Instructions for 1001 New Worshiping Communities Grants and Award



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Could you use a Coach?


One of the key factors that separate those New Worshiping Communities that thrive and grow from those that fold prematurely is the involvement of a coach.



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Newest Communities

Church in the Tetons


Example: "1501 Clinton St, Baltimore, MD" or "Tyler, TX" or "90210"

Recent News

  • 06
    May
    Let’s Get It Started
    Take advantage of our rate of $200 per person, available for those with 3 or more participants registering from the same presbytery/congregation
  • 02
    May
    Nueva comunidades de adoracion
    More than 200 leaders from two of Puerto Rico’s three presbyteries—representing some 60 congregations—gathered together on a warm spring Saturday to learn, share, and dream new dreams of what the Spirit of God is calling the church to become in Puerto Rico.
  • 26
    Apr
    Discerning Missional Leadership Assessment Portland, OR June 27-30
    Church planting is a life-giving work for those who have the call and capacity for it. “Discerning Missional Leadership” is designed to help discern the call and examine the leadership capacity of those interested in becoming church planters. The assessment encourages participation by spouses and potential team members who are called to help model and promote missional living.
  • 09
    Apr
    No longer ‘white-knuckling it’
    New worshiping community leader Tamara John knows what it’s like to lose everything. “I’ve been brought back from nothing,” she says, “to the other side of learning trust in Jesus.” The story of how she ended up starting a new worshiping community in an RV park in Huntington Beach, California is ultimately about the redeeming and healing power of Jesus Christ. “Without Jesus, I’d be white-knuckling it,” she says. “Trying to walk away from power that’s destructive to me.”
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