Planting Partners

Church Plants in Our Network

Our Newest Church is Up and Running

Church planter – Jeff Gauss moved his family up to Thief River Falls, MN to plant a new church in a community of 9,000.  Pastor Mark Bjorlo and our good friend Pastor Dan Schmitt, of Adoration Church, met Jeff when they all attended Bethel Seminary together. They have stayed in contact throughout the years, and now Jeff has moved to the great up north. The Journey North and the Adoration leadership teams enthusiastically gave the “green light” to help Epiphany Station reach their community for Jesus Christ. Continue reading to learn more about Jeff, Epiphany and our new partnership arrangement with Epiphany Station.

We are part of an extremely unique church planting movement. In most organized church planting efforts there is a denomination or “headquarters” that selects the planter and determines an area for the new work to be launched. Our effort differs in that we are totally decentralized. While not all churches are excited about planting there are more making efforts every day. What is really helping is the shared vision that is championed by Joel Nelson with the Minnesota Baptist Conference. The various churches that have endeavored to parent have put some very exciting planters on the ground.

Here is a list of many of these plants:

Adoration Church - Savage

Agape Fellowship Church - Saint Cloud

All Nations Christian Fellowship – Brooklyn Center

Cedar Creek Church – Hayfield

Crossings – Elk River

Crosswinds – Stillwater

enCompass - Vadnais Heights

Evergreen – Pine City

Gathering - Bemidji

Glory of Christ Baptist Church – TBA (October Launch)

Grace Fellowship – Brooklyn Park

Hiawatha Church – South Minneapolis

Hope Community Church – Minneapolis

Hope Fellowship – Ramsey

Journey Church – Rochester

Journey – Maple Grove

Living Waters Church – Lakeville

Missio Dei – Minneapolis

New Hope Community Church – Cambridge

Northbridge Station – Shoreview

Northbrook Fellowship – North Branch

NorthRidge Fellowship - Rogers

Quarry Community Chruch – Monticello

River Church – Bloomington (at Mall of America)

St. Paul Fellowship – St. Paul

Timberwood – Nisswa

The Journey North Community Church – Brainerd

Willowbrook – Forest Lake

Woodcrest – Eagan