Idlewild: Atlantic City Church Plant

Published on Idlewild on Mission, March 21, 2013  

 Our country was originally settled in the Northeast with deep roots in Christianity, it is difficult to deny the influence that Christianity had in the foundation of our country, but sometime between the Second Great Awakening and today the Northeast has turned its back on it’s origins. It has become one of the most secular areas of our country, instead of the influence of Christianity the culture is being impacted by universalism, liberalism, and postmodernism.

The United States has become one of the largest mission fields in the world and the Northeast is a large piece of that mission field with 20 percent of the total U.S. population. Millions of people live, work and visit the Northeast, the area is so dense with people yet it is less Christian than some third world countries.

Millions have never heard the gospel, it’s not that they heard and rejected it, they haven’t had a chance to. It is difficult for us to understand that they are just as unaware of who Jesus is as the people are in some of the areas around the world that Idlewild sends teams to.

Less than 4% of Southern Baptist churches are planting churches, our church has a heart for starting new churches and restarting old ones, we are blessed to be a part of a church that loves missions. The lack of evangelical churches in the Northeast has been a burden on the hearts of our pastors as they have prayed and sought God’s will for planting a new church.

God has provided the location and he has provided the ministry team to do his work, Buff and Cissy McNickle are stepping out of their comfort zone to be obedient to God’s call, let’s partner with them in this new mission endeavor and support their work.

How can I help?

• Give to the Atlantic City Church Plant: all donations should be designated and directed to the Idlewild On Mission Fund
• Make a 1 year commitment to join the Church Plant Core Team by volunteering to move to Atlantic City for a year or more to help with the church plant in any capacity. You will need to raise all of your financial support.
• Be a member of an Atlantic City mission trip.
• Pray for Buff and Cissy and for everyone that they will work with and the people that they will minister to.

Learn more about Grace Falls Church at www.gracefallsac.org.

If you would like to help in any way contact Buff and Cissy at gracefallsac@gmail.com or call (609) 241-6615.

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