Joining Hearts & Hands

The Mission Initiative: Joining Hearts & Hands is a five-year, $40 million campaign to renew the church for mission. It is a sacred and crucial mission; it is a call to action. You are invited to take part in this vital work of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by supporting new church development and increasing our international mission presence. Join with us in mission as we work towards Christ’s reign of justice, peace and abundant life. Join us, not for the sake of the church, but for the glory of our Creator God. [Read more]

Extra Commitment Opportunities (ECOs)

Every day we are in touch with churches and Presbyteries across the country. Perhaps a congregation is interested in partnering with a new church and needs to know how to find the right match. Or a Presbytery search committee is organizing to call the first pastor for their New Church Development. Sometimes a Presbytery calls asking what to do with the sudden influx of new neighbors into a suburb or an existing church wants to know about nesting multiple congregations under one roof. New Church Development invites all of us to “think outside of the box.” We will need new models for ministry – sensitive to the wide variety of emerging sub-cultures and missional contexts. We will need new avenues of funding outreach and development. We will need new leaders, new dreams and visions and new energy.

How to Contribute to a project
You can give directly to any of the following ECO accounts, either online or by sending your check designating the name and account number of the particular item you have chosen and mailing it to:

New Church Development
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
100 Witherspoon Street, Room M044
Louisville, KY 40202-1396

New Church Development Coaches Training

This event will train experienced NCD pastors to coach current NCD pastors. These coaches have been involved in starting strong and healthy outreach focused churches in a variety of situations and will be available to work on site with the pastor. Three specific times a coach could be helpful to the NCD pastor are at start up, breaking the 125 membership mark and surpassing 200 in worship.

Regional Presbytery and Pastor New Church Development Training

This project will bring pastors and presbyteries together around a series of topical training events covering: early days in the NCD, pre launch/launch outreach strategies, maintaining a spiritual life and a family life, leadership development etc. It will create a sense of community among regionally related NCD pastors and offer them support over a two-year period of regular gatherings.