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At Church at The Well, our mission is to reach Towson, MD with the hope of the Living Water. Partner With UsWhy Plant
A Mandate from Jesus & A Mission Modeled after Paul
We take our marching orders from the Great Commission found in Matthew 28:19-20.
As followers of Jesus, we were never meant to keep our faith to ourselves. Instead we were commanded to take the hope we’ve been given and offer it to the hopeless and those far from God. This mission is specifically achieved through “making disciples” which does not mean we only convert the lost but that we “baptize” and “teach” them which involves incorporating new believers into a worshipping community, committed to instruction and accountability. Jesus trusted this commission not to individuals but to the local church. Church Planting follows the New Testament pattern of making disciples. As detailed in Acts and evidenced in Paul’s many letters to growing churches,
Paul’s own strategy was to plant churches in areas of influence to reach as many people as possible. Through this pattern the Gospel is brought to to an unreached area and new believers are equipped and encouraged to make disciples themselves as the church community grows.
A Path to the Unreached & a Renewing of the Global Church
New churches best reach new generations, new residents and new people groups. Abundant research indicates that new churches uniquely reach the unchurched in ways established bodies have not. In fact, the average new church gains most of its new members (60-80%) from the ranks of people who are not attending any worshipping body, while churches over 10-15 years of age gain 80-90% of new members by transfer from other congregations.
While long-standing churches certainly draw new members through stability and respectability, new churches are typically more effective in focusing on non-members and those outside its walls. The flexibility, creativity, and lack of necessity to maintain long-established traditions allows new churches the freedom to try new ideas.
These ideas not only yield new believers, but revitalize the body of Christ as a whole. With successful innovative methods, older churches are encouraged to embrace a variety of strategies to continue growing in ministry. New churches also grow to feed congregants and developing leaders back into older churches within the community. Finally, many new churches challenge older churches to self examination.
Even without the direct goal of doing so, new churches often prompt older congregations to reevaluate and better define their own identity and vision. The belief that there must be a choice between planting new churches and revitalizing established churches is a false one. Both needs are evident and effectively build the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Hear From
Pastor Dayne Carraway
Church at The Well Launch
Well partners
We are clear and committed to God’s Call to plant a church, but we know we can’t do this alone. We are praying that God would use you to “do far more abundantly than all we ask or imagine.” -Ephesians 3:20
Consider Praying
We don’t think it’s possible to plant a church unless God is leading the project. Our request is that every follower of Jesus who interacts with this prospectus would commit to praying for us and our efforts in the Baltimore area.
Consider Giving
As you can see, God is asking us to pursue a big dream. Big dreams require significant resources. For Church at the Well to accomplish its mission, we will depend on financial partners. for the first 4 years.
When you commit to becoming a financial partner, we want you to know you are supporting a movement of people committed to sharing the Gospel in and around Baltimore and to developing followers of Jesus. Your faithful giving will make our ministry possible!
Why Towson?
Towson is a diverse and rapidly growing region of about 58,000 residents located in Baltimore County, Maryland just north of the city of Baltimore.
Towson is surrounded by multiple colleges, including Morgan State, John Hopkins, Goucher College, and Towson University, which is the second-largest university in the state. Towson is also home to thousands of families and young professionals. In the greater Baltimore area, there are more than 1.5 million people who do not claim any religious affiliation.
Although there are existing ministries in Towson, there is only 1 church per 4,000 people. While the Charis Fellowship has had a long-time presence in Maryland, Baltimore County and City remains an untouched area. We are excited that this will change in 2023.
Our Mission
At Church at The Well, our mission is to reach Towson, MD with the hope of the Living Water.
We have a passion for the greater Baltimore area where there are 1.5 million people who don’t know Christ. In John 4, Jesus meets the woman at The Well. He embraces her without judgment and calls himself the Messiah, the Living Water. Just as Jesus poured himself out for the woman at the well, he is still the living water we need now to live a full and joy-filled life.
Our Purpose
Together we help people become followers of Jesus.
Our Core values
Serve, Saturate, and Send
We believe these three key call to action words encompass Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman at the Well in John 4 as well as our commission as believers.
SERVE
We exist to serve God and serve our neighbors. We know that the needs of our community require attention and action.
Church at the Well prioritizes meaningful service as a way to practically demonstrate the love of Jesus and to open the door for spiritual growth.
SATURATE
Our personal relationship with Jesus only grows when we seek deep, intentional, daily connection with Him. When our hearts are filled with the truth of the Bible and the love of God, we are equipped to pour out God’s grace and love for others. We long to see our community saturated with the Gospel and God’s Word.
SEND
We rejoice in knowing Christ as the living water, but we know that across the world, there are still many who thirst. Church at the Well is committed to training, equipping, and sending out believers who wish to bring the hope of Jesus to hopeless places.