Current Church Planting Projects

Bobby and Rachel Marchessault
Church planting in Santa Cruz, California
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Bobby and Rachel Marchessault have been married for 6 years and have two little boys, Caleb (9.24.06) and Micah (02.09.09). Bobby graduated from Vanguard University and is a tormented fan of San Diego sports. Rachel graduated from Azusa Pacific University and is the daughter of a church planter.

Three years ago they moved to Santa Cruz, CA where they are now birthing a new missional community of faith. Santa Cruz is 93% unchurched. It is a very progressive community that is resistant to church, but very open to spirituality. The community has a high value for arts and creativity and a proud motto of the city is "Keep Santa Cruz Weird."

Our heart is to make God's kingdom tangible in the city by creating culture, serving the community, and helping people to see their place in God's story.

We envision a network of multiple "villages" meeting in homes or public gathering places where people are being radically transformed as they encounter God's spirit and His word. We look forward to being a movement of multiplication and church planting in the county.

Find out more about Bobby and Rachel Marchessault at www.missiodeisantacruz.org.

Downtown Synergy
San Jose CA Planting Team
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Downtown Synergy is a church planting project that purposes to develop a network of gospel-centered communities through working with the doers, living with the dwellers, and serving the destitute. We desire to catalyze a Spirit directed and empowered movement of missionally charged, multi-ethnic churches to extend God’s Kingdom.

The initial movement of this project focuses on the downtown area of San Jose, CA. San Jose is the 3rd Largest city in California, and growing! In the midst of this revitalization of an all but forgotten Silicon Valley area, there is a great need for the gospel of Jesus to be preached and the glory of God to be revealed.

The catalytic leadership for downtown San Jose project is Jason Helveston, Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor, Englewood, CO; Chris and Cassandra Tenny, serving at Bear Valley Church, Lakewood CO; and Letitia Han, working with City Team in San Jose. Jason grew up in San Jose where his dad and mom have served in the pastorate at East Valley Church for 20 years.

Find out more about the Downtown Synergy at www.downtownsynergy.com.

Jeremy and Elizabeth Rhodes
Church planting in Chico, California
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Jeremy and Elizabeth Rhodes have been involved in ministry for the past five years. They both graduated from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA, where Jeremy studied Theology and Philosophy and Elizabeth, Communications. They have two pre-school aged children, Gabriella and Josiah. They are very excited that God has called them Chico and are looking forward to this new adventure.

Jeremy and Elizabeth Rhodes planting a church in Chico, California The city of Chico is a college town of just over 80,000 people. Chico is in the Northern Sacramento Valley of California about 90 miles north of Sacramento. It has a very young population and many residents are concerned with drug abuse and crime. There is a lack of good paying jobs and affordable housing that has led to many residents living in poverty.

Our vision is to be a community filled with faith, hope and love through encountering Jesus Christ. We can see young families coming to faith, being baptized and becoming disciples. We also envision God's people reaching out in love and serving the city -- living their faith out everyday, not just on Sunday morning.

Shawn and Laura Carpenter
Church planting in Bakersfield, California
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Shawn and Laura Carpenter have been married nearly 10 years and have three fantastic boys: Ethan (5), Caleb (3) and Isaac (1). Shawn recently completed seminary at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC, and has been called to church planting. Laura, while maintaining a house full of boys, is just as eager to begin the next phase of our ministry in California.

Shawn and Laura Carpenter planting a church in Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is the largest city in the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and is the 11th fastest growing city in the United States with a population of over 100,000 and the fastest growing city with a population of over 250,000. There are many young families, multi-ethnic peoples and new residents that are in need of the gospel.

Their vision is to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ in the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, seeking to bring about transformation in the lives of people through the launching and igniting of reproducing churches, all to the glory of God. Please pray for Shawn and Laura as they raise support and transition from North Carolina into ministry in Bakersfield!
Read more about their ministry at missionbakersfield.blogspot.com.

Aaron and Sugar Roy planting a church in Richmond, California Aaron and Sugar Roy
Church planting in Richmond, California
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Aaron and Sugar have been working in an urban ministry setting for 7 years in Chicago. They met while at Moody Bible institute and have 2 great sons and one daughter.

They are excited about the opportunity to start in an existing facility to rebirth a church that has a holistic ministry in the community. Richmond is a city in tremendous transition. Located just north of San Francisco it is desirable as some of the North Bay's most affordable housing. It has significant industry through shipping and refineries. But it also has areas of urban poverty and high crime. Please pray for Aaron and Sugar as they raise support and transition from Chicago into ministry in Richmond!

William and Benjie Taghap planting a multi-site, multi-ethnic church in San Jose William and Benjie Taghap
Church planting in San Jose, California
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William and Benjie partnered with NCBC over ten years ago to plant a church in Sacramento targeting Filipinos.

Now after many years of successful ministry, God is calling them to the south Bay area.There they will planting a multi-site, multi-ethnic church. The base city will be San Jose, home to about 65,000 Filipinos and from there they will target adjacent cities with large Asian populations: Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Milpitas.

Joel and Leslie Smith
Bridge Community Church, Redding, California
Joel and Leslie Smith building bridges of friendship with the un-churched, to share Christ's love and His good news Make a donation for Joel and Leslie Smith now.

The Bridge Community Church is an "Adoption" project. Joel and Leslie had already begun to gather a launch team. They came to NCBC to be part of a team of churches of like faith and vision to be healthy and reproductive. Since beginning to plant their church in Redding, they have expanded their family and now have a son, Zach.

Joel, Leslie and Zach Smith Bridge Community Church, Redding, California Their call to plant a church in Redding developed over several years of study at Simpson University, and Joel's time on staff at a local church. Their mission is clear; To bridge the physical and spiritual needs of the community in order to reach and develop passionate followers of Christ!

Redding, California, is a city of roughly 100,000 in a beautiful setting near Lake Shasta. But just below the surface lie economic and social problems that make it a place in desperate need of a healthy church.

Joel and Leslie and their team are building bridges of friendship with the un-churched, to share Christ's love and His good news. You can find more information about them at Bridge Community Church or visit their blog joelandleslie.blogspot.com.