ReachNational Church Planting

EFCA START Churches

EFCA START Churches, the church planting ministry of ReachNational, is a network of nearly 1,500 Evangelical Free Churches and 18 regional EFCA districts committed to a common church planting mission. Planting approximately one church a week (with an 87% success rate), we have close to 200 plants on their way to becoming affiliated EFCA churches–30% of which are multicultural church plants.

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2009 Church Planter of the Year - Evangelism

Leading a church birthed in the context of great pain, Pa. Mark Rice, recipient of the 2009 Church Planter of the Year - Evangelism Award shared the beginnings of JourneyChurch in Kingman, AZ, attributing the exponential growth in new believers to the glory of God.

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2009 Friend of Church Planting Award

For his support of EFCA church planting and many years of connecting EFCA church planters with the best resources, Aaron Uran, General Manager of NextStep Resources was recognized with the 2009 Friend of Church Planting Award.

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2009 Church Planter of the Year - Discipleship

Accepting the 2009 Church Planter of the Year - Discipleship Award, Pa. West Brazelton of Grace Bible Church noted, "Discipleship isn't one of the things we do, it is really the only thing we do."

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2009 Urban Church Planter of the Year

Focusing on a group of people regarded as not valuable and unproductive to the community, Pa. Luther Eatman, Bridge of Hope Community Church, Kansas City, KS, talked about loving and focusing upon the welfare of souls of all people as he accepted the 2009 Urban Church Planter of the Year Award.

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