STARTING A NEW CHURCH

Where?

Mt. Juliet area in Wilson County, Tennessee.  This is a suburb of Nashville.

Why start a new church?

* Churches grow old and die just like people do.  We need replacements.

* A much greater percentage of new Christians come from new churches.

Why start a church near Nashville?

* The Nashville area Metropolitan Planning Organization projects a growth of almost 1 million people in the Nashville area in the next 20 years.  We need new churches for the new people. http://www.nashvillempo.org/growth/

* Business Insider lists Nashville as one of the 15 US cities that are driving the future. http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/01/11/best_performing_u_s_cities_of_2013_2014.html

Why Mt. Juliet?

* Mt. Juliet is growing and is projected to continue to grow.

* There are no Free Will Baptist churches in Wilson County, TN.

What's the plan?

* This is a bi-vocational low-budget start.  Sandy is working part-time and I am looking for a part-time job.

* We have 2 other couples committed at this time.  Over the next couple of months, we will be gathering a bigger group before starting weekly services.

* I will be contacting some of our friends to help with start-up money.

* We plan to start weekly services this spring.  Right now, it looks like we will meet in a motel meeting room.

Is this exciting?

Yes it is!

Richard and Sandy Atwood