Our Story

In February 2016, a small group of people began meeting to dream about what it would look like for individuals to truly engage the ways of Jesus as a church — to not just attend a church, join a church, or even be an integral part of a church — but to simply be the church. What did Jesus, the apostles, and the entirety of the scriptures say about how the church is supposed to look in the world? How does God say He will be bringing His Kingdom?

We determined to begin at the individual level — before even considering small groups or a Sunday gathering. We wanted to know what it would mean for each of us to daily engage in the rhythms of discipleship. Not a checklist or a guilt-ridden set of to-dos, but a cadence to life. To dive into the Word, to connect with people on our streets and in our workplaces, to set aside time to pray, to serve the least of these, and to intentionally celebrate what God has done and is doing. We wanted to know what it would mean for us to encourage one another and suffer with one another and come alongside one another in engaging these rhythms.

We wanted to move further into discipleship.

Because we believe being a disciple doesn’t come primarily from hearing about or learning about or studying about discipleship. It comes from practicing discipleship.

Beginning in the fall of 2016, we coupled with our engagement of the individual rhythms a practice of communal rhythms. We call it Gospel Community — a community shaped by the Gospel — and through it we engage the same five rhythms: word, connection, prayer, service, and celebration. One rhythm each week. Together.

On April 23rd, 2017 these individuals and communities began to gather together collectively.

We meet on Sundays for worship and preaching and coffee and all the church stuff. But more importantly, we gather to, collectively, engage those same five rhythms. We gather because part of the vision of the Church is of a centralized, unified body of believers, and things like preaching, worship, communion, and a space for kids to be discipled are central to what it is to be the church.