Meet our church planters in the USA Region
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Randy & Lea Ann Coblentz (Claire, Uri, Rachel)
Randy serves as a church planter with the Hampton Roads 20/20 Vision Church Planting Board in the Hampton Roads area, sponsored by Calvary and Eastern districts of Virginia Mennonite Conference.
Serving since: 2008
newplant@verizon.net
Pablo A. Fernando
Pablo is pastor and church planter of Anabaptist Fellowship of Charlotte, an intercultural organic fellowship. The Fellowship meets together on the second, third and fourth Sundays at 418 Gray Dr., Charlotte, N.C. 28205.
Serving since: 2008
intercoaching@yahoo.com
Marvin & Mariana Lorenzana (Pablo, Alexa)
Marvin serves as director of Mennonite Hispanic Initiative. MHI’s vision is to generate leaders through both theological and on-the-job training who will plant Hispanic churches and develop new leaders. MHI launched their first church, Iglesia Discipular Anabaptista (IDA), a congregation relating to Harrisonburg District, in 2011.
Serving since: 2009, marvin.lorenzana@emu.edu
Jim & Ruth Mellinger
Jim and Ruth Mellinger coach the Outlet 10.27 house church in Graham, N.C., along with church planters Keith and Tami Nice. Jim also pastors Greensboro Mennonite Fellowship in Greensboro, N.C.
Serving since: 2005
jrmell@gmail.com
www.outlet1027.com
Chris & MaryBeth Moore (Mynor, Mario)
Chris and MaryBeth advocate for and minister to the deaf through Signs of Life Fellowship. Signs of Life meets Sunday mornings at the Deaf Club in Staunton, Va., for worship in American Sign Language and offers Bible study groups throughout the week, including Deaf Youth Fellowship and other outreach events.
Serving since: 2008, heatwolemoore@comcast.net
Keith & Tami Nice (Jacob, Andrew)
Keith and Tami Nice are church planters in Graham, N.C. with a house church called Outlet 10.27. The name Outlet 10:27 is taken from Luke 10:27, the two greatest commandments. Keith and Tami through Outlet 10:27 desire to be plugged into God and others.
Serving since: 2005
ktnice@bellsouth.net
James Rhee (Sharon, Jason, Jenny)
James serves as church planter and pastor of Stephens City Korean Community Church in Stephens City, Va., and Park View Korean Church which meets at Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Va.
Serving since: 2006
joyjames@korea.com
Chris & Heather Scott (Ruth, Esther)
Chris & Heather Scott give leadership to the Exchange, a new missional community in Winchester, Va. the Exchange is to be a place where God’s love is proclaimed, shared and lived out in community.
Serving since: 2011
mennoscott@gmail.com
(540) 313-5336
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New VMC Churches
Hickory Hmong Mennonite Church, Hickory, NC.
The Table (http://thetablefellowship NULL.net/), Harrisonburg, Va. Congregational leadership includes Laura Amstutz.
Early Church, Harrisonburg, Va. Pastoral leader Ron Copeland.
Eastside Church (http://www NULL.eastsideharrisonburg NULL.org/), Harrisonburg, Va.
Iglesia Discipular Anabaptista, Harrisonburg, Va. Pastor Byron Pellecer.
New Song Anabaptist Fellowship (http://www NULL.newsonganabaptist NULL.org/index NULL.html), Harrisonburg, Va. Pastor Basil Marin.
Park View Korean Church, Harrisonburg, Va. Pastor James Rhee.
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New Church Plants
Christian Deaf Fellowship – working in conjunction with Springdale Mennonite Church, Waynesboro, Va and Community Fellowship Church, Staunton, Va.
Ministry Leaders – Chris and MaryBeth Moore
Inter-Cultural Organic Fellowship, Charlotte, N.C.
Church Planter/Pastor Pablo Fernando – began September 1, 2008
the Exchange, a missional community in Winchester, Va.
Leaders Chris & Heather Scott – began 2011
James City County (southeast Virginia) plant with 20/20 Vision Church Planting Board Congregational formation begun 2009
Randy Coblentz, church planter
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Congregation in Formation
(15 or more persons attending)
Outlet 10:27 at Graham, NC. Pastor Jim Mellinger.
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Meet the director
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Skip Tobin
Director, USA Region
