Renewal Chapter 2 Campaign

A Multi-Site Strategy: One Church. One Mission. Multiple Locations.

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This is a watershed time for Renewal Presbyterian Church.

Newly particularized in the spring of 2006, and now with a new home at 4633 Cedar Ave, we find ourselves with the tremendous opportunity and responsibility to envision the next chapter in our church’s impact for the gospel. Founded originally in 1989 as an English speaking ministry of Emmanuel Church in Philadelphia, Renewal has come a long way these past 20 years to become an independent, gospel-centered church through which many lives have been transformed by Jesus Christ. We have even spawned a daughter church plant, City Line Church, in 2004.

As we look ahead with faith and love, the Renewal leadership senses a deep stirring from God to take our church to the next level and attempt something for the Kingdom that only God Himself could accomplish through His grace, power, and provision. Indeed, in the words of William Carey, we aspire to “expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.”

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What great thing shall we attempt? We are prayerfully seeking to unleash our fullest potential as a church of young, gifted, gospel-transformed people by expanding and deepening our scope of gospel transformation in our region. With this passion, the leadership believes that the next chapter for Renewal to maximize our Kingdom impact is to become a multi-site church: one church on one mission in multiple locations. Our hope is to launch our first satellite site in the northwest suburbs of Philadelphia in the coming year, with potentially more sites throughout the Philadelphia region in the years to come.

We are calling this new direction the Chapter 2 Campaign as a way to signify two things. First, this strategy will usher us into the second chapter of our development as an independent, gospel-centered church on God’s mission in our region. Secondly, it is our heart to emulate the gospel community and outreach of the early church as depicted in Acts Chapter 2:

⁴²And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

We understand that this will bring about big changes, necessary sacrifices, and great steps of faith for every single one of us. But we earnestly invite you to join us in seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, the greatest cause for which our lives were redeemed. Let’s expect great things from our God, as we attempt great things for Him in this endeavor.

Yours, for the sake of the gospel,
The Renewal Session and Staff