Reach • Renew • Rejoice calls for launching seven new churches, partnering with seven existing churches to launch new sites, and assisting 140 churches in revitalizing their ministries over seven years. Here's a look at progress in the first five years:
2014
• The Beloved in St. Paul and Northern Light Church in Anoka launched
• Rosemount UMC (now The Well) and Crossroads Church initiated expansion to second locations
• 22 churches began a revitalization process
2015
• New City Church and Uptown Church launched in Minneapolis
• Embrace Church out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, started a Twin Cities campus in Lakeland
• 20 churches began a revitalization process
2016
• Northwest Minneapolis United Methodist Ministry (a Hmong faith community) launched in Robbinsdale
• Centennial United Methodist Church in Roseville launched a second location in St. Paul
• 20 churches began a revitalization process
2017
• The Well began public worship at its second location in Apple Valley
• Iglesia Piedra Viva in Minneapolis launched weekly worship
• Four churches—Park UMC in Brainerd, Le Sueur UMC, Park Avenue UMC in Minneapolis, and Holy Trinity UMC in Prior Lake—began preparations to launch new services
• North Summit Church in Blaine and New City Church in Minneapolis began public worship
• A new church start in St. Michael began pre-launch work
• 19 churches began a revitalization process
2018 (first half)
• Rapha Tabernacle of Glory (Haitian fellowship) in St. Paul began public worship
• Stewartville UMC and Vineyard UMC in Hutchinson began preparations to launch new services
• Nine churches began a revitalization process