CREATIVE CHURCH PLANTING
As a young boy I had the privilege of traveling with my father, Dr. Arthur Allen, as he planted churches in Montana and Wyoming. He did that while serving as Field Director for the Intermountain Baptist Fellowship. During those years he helped start thirty-six churches throughout the west.
Nine years ago the IMBF appointed my friend Paul Hoover as Field Representative. Under his leadership the association has expanded into a total of seven states. He brings to the job his experience with Reaching America Baptist Partners which has worked with over sixty church plants since 1997.
At the present time Paul is helping four churches. Working with him are mother churches which provide prayer support, financial aid, and fellowship to the groups seeking to organize. Mother churches he has worked with in the past include Souls Harbor Baptist Church of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, First Baptist Church of Laurel, Montana, Elmwood Baptist Church of Brighton, Colorado, and Faith Baptist Church of Spokane, Washington.
Hoover’s plans for the future include a far-reaching goal he calls 30 by 30. He has chosen five areas of the country where he would like to see thirty new churches planted, for a total of one hundred and fifty churches by 2030. For more information he can be contacted at PaulDHoover@icloud.com.
I am personally thankful for the work Paul is doing as well as his plans for the future. I would encourage you to join in prayer for his endeavors. America needs thriving churches.
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