Our Progress
Lives are changed often in a new church plant where believers become disciple-makers!
We launched our first church campus at 125 North Bank Street Cortland, OH on Easter 2019! We have already seen countless marriages strengthened, four couples become married after they heard the Gospel and gave their hearts to Jesus. We’ve seen 28 salvations in Cortland and many being filled with the Spirit’s power. This building will be converted to our offices so that we can continue to grow and plant churches and yet all work together as a staff. Right now, we’re pretty spread out. This enables just just working wifi, but a unity like we see in the story of Nehemiah.
We opened our Warren Campus open on Jan 2, 2022! Many have given their lives to Jesus Christ and many are coming back weekly to follow Jesus together and worship in this new church family.
11 couples in our churches have completed licensing for foster care and adoption! Many foster children have already been placed since launching our vision to see #EveryChild given a safe and loving home! 46 children have come into care in ROG families through foster care! 10 of them have been adopted! Many of them were re-united with their biological parents after they were loved and restored, often through the help of church members, Christians just like you and me. WOW, FATHER YOU ARE GOOD!
Interested in helping our foster families with a meal, a house-cleaning or date night money or even prayer? Join our F.A.M. team by emailing us admin@RockofGrace.org and we’ll put you in touch with Nikki, our FAM Director. You can also visit FAM.RockofGrace.org
Our next initiative? Addiction Recovery & Prevention! We’ll soon see those struggling with drug addiction or anger that leads to violence find the hope of Jesus Christ and the truth that sets them free from the lies that lead them towards those damaging behaviors. Only Jesus Christ makes us born again and changes us from the inside out - from someone who lives to serve ourselves into someone who lives to serve others! If you feel lead to help us with this INITIATIVE, contact us.
We’re currently doing some research into a transition home for teens aging out of the foster care system. They often have nowhere to go and no support system. 80% of our homeless and addicted on the streets are former foster kids! Let’s love them well, provide a parental love and support they need and life skills training! Want to support us in this mission? GIVE.rockofgrace.org
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$400K Raised for CHURCH PLANTING
How can they believe unless they are told? How can they be told unless they are sent? Building a church takes real money. We’ve started two additional campuses which require finances for building & renovation, staff & resources. Help us reach 100%.
Our total goal for us to start all 10 churches is $1.5M. Here’s how that breaks down:
$600k for two new campuses.
$350k for 7 autonomous church plants started between summer of 2022 and 2030. Each plant that finishes our LeverageLeadership coaching and is approved by Pastor Jordan and Pastor David, receives $25k, coaching & care.
$350k for pastoral staff of 7 churches; we’re paying their first year of salaries using the parenting model of OCMN. The pastor starting full-time enables a strong, healthy start to the new church.
$200k for multi-site, full-time Directors to oversee ministries.
$175k for equipment and resources. (Sound System, Chairs, etc)
While that’s big, Jesus said that NOTHING is too big for God! “With God, all things are possible!” - JESUS
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46 Kids have been placed in ROG homes for foster care
MANY MORE Have been placed for respite care
10 kids have been adopted
11 Families now LICENSED TO adopt
We are truly shocked by what we’re seeing God do in the hearts of His people! We’ve seen 36 kids enter foster care in Rock of Grace families! These are children whom the Father knows and loves, children fighting questions and rejection, children who have been taken into loving care by Jesus followers! We believe that #EVERYCHILD deserves Father God’s love! We pray every child waiting will be adopted by Jesus-followers or re-united with their biological parents. We praying each foster family will not only care for the child in need but the parents who’ve lost their way. We believe the local church really is the “hope of the world” as Scripture says. We believe we can show the Father’s love, cementing that child’s identity as fully known and fully loved! We believe this will change that child’s future and family legacy. The cycle of pain known as normal STOPS with us. God’s LOVE pours into our hearts and out of our hearts into hurting kids and parents. Let’s #TRANSFORMTRUMBULL !!!!!!
Why do we count? Because people count.
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3 Campuses & 7 Autonomous Churches
2nd CAMPUS OPENS in Cortland
Our first new church (second campus) launched in Cortland, OH on April 14th, 2019! When we saw that most were driving from Youngstown or Warren, we decided to re-focus our efforts asking some of our serve teams to join us in a new campus in Warren. Some were able to make the move and God has been doing a great work there! Each church embodies our #EveryChild initiative!
If God has put it on your heart to plant a church in Trumbull County, but you don’t know where to start, contact us and we’ll discuss our process & pray about partnership with LeverageLeadership.
3rd CAMPUS OPENed IN WARREN
Our Warren campus opened on 01.02.22 one mile from the square in Warren, OH. Pastor Andrew and Monica Pitts lead the team there and we’ve seen 10 disciples from Rock of Grace go there to make disciples and an additional 6 from elsewhere join the launch team!
The Father wants to see YOU enter JOY by using your grace gifts too! Message us to learn how you can join a SERVE TEAM.
