NWCs Archives

Four overarching themes come out of new worshiping communities research

Posted April 2nd, 2018

After the 2017 “Living, Dying, Rising” conference took place in August in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, a sociologist from the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Research Services department conducted informal interviews of participants, most of whom were leaders of new worshiping communities (NWCs).

Memorial Drive Presbyterian partners with refugees in ministry and mission

Posted May 4th, 2017

Of the 13,000 people who live in Clarkston, Georgia, as many as half are refugees, according to World Relief Atlanta. The majority of these refugees have fled war and persecution in their homelands in search of a better life.

Meeting space—or lack thereof—is key to ‘Missing Peace’

Posted January 24th, 2017

November 2016 will always and forever be a special month in the life of Missing Peace, a 1001 New Worshiping Community in Ormond Beach, Florida.