Church Planting Worldwide

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Korean United Methodist Church of South Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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The Korean United Methodist Church of South Florida is a Christ-centered, mission-driven church, which seeks to be a part of what God is doing. We believe that God has placed us where we are today to be His witnesses both here and wherever He sends us in His name.

We believe mission is not just about evangelism, but also about discipleship. The second focus of the Great Commission is to "teach them to obey everything." We are to teach people to obey. Teaching does not involve merely transferring information, but transforming into Christ-likeness. Thus, we value the importance of church planting in the mission field, where new believers can come, connect, celebrate, and grow.

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Church Planting Worldwide

Global Ministries is working in collaboration with church leaders across the world to plant 400 churches by 2012. It's an ambitious goal, but with God's help we have already planted over 250 congregations in locations such as Laos, Vietnam, Cameroon, Russia, Honduras, and several other countries. We call these areas Mission Initiatives.

Mission Initiatives are unique in many ways, but mostly because they are in places where The United Methodist Church is new to the population. For example, we have only been present in Thailand for the last five years. The Thai people are just getting to know United Methodists; even Christianity is relatively new to them. In all of the places where we are planting the church, people are asking, "Who are the United Methodists?" This question has opened the door for us to share the gospel through word and deed.

Whether we are planting churches in Asia, Africa, Latin America, or Eastern Europe, the Good News of Jesus Christ is transforming lives. Global Ministries is empowering young churches as they engage in works of piety and mercy. This is a historic moment and The United Methodist Church is experiencing rapid growth outside the US. You can be a part of this movement by supporting and learning from these vibrant congregations through a strategic partnership facilitated by the In Mission Together program.

The In Mission Together program fosters church planting abroad by developing partnerships. A partnership covenant is created between the new church plant overseas and a partner in the US (individuals, churches, districts, conferences, or others), which encourages mutuality and empowerment for both. Partners are transformed and energized by this faith-building experience through the sharing of their prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness in mission together. The 400 Fund is the financial tool that supports evangelists and pastors, congregations and outreach teams as they share the gospel with new converts and grow the church worldwide. One hundred percent of all funds are designated for developing new churches and their ministries.

400 Fund, Advance # 400400

Learn more at www.inmissiontogether.org

Download the 2011-2012 Consultation Schedule and the list of In Mission Together Partnership Coordinators.

Quick Facts

• Over 40 churches were planted in Malawi in 2010.
  
  
• Over 100 new congregations were planted in Laos over the last five years.
  
  
• Most pastors in the Mission Initiative countries are under 35 years old.
  
  
• Church planting efforts have been initiated in over 25 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.
  
  
• All 50 states are represented in the In Mission Together (IMT) Partnership Program.
  
  
• Over 1,000 churches have been planted since the Global Ministries Mission Initiatives began in 1991.
  
  
• Over 10,000 Volunteer-In-Mission teams have participated in church-planting efforts.