Ben and Maggie fell in love with State College five minutes into their first visit. Looking for a place to put down roots, the natural beauty and energy of Penn State made Happy Valley a perfect spot to call home! They love to laugh hard and be with people. They’re full of faith and always trying to make space for others. Most of all, they’re passionate about building a joy-filled community that’s focused on reaching students, families, and future leaders—sending them to live with purpose.

Learn more here: The Fields Church

Charlie and Paige are passionate about reaching Boulder and Weld Counties with the good news and hope of Jesus. On a trip to the area in 2021, Paige and Charlie hiked up Mount Sanitas, overlooking Boulder Valley and knew this was where they were supposed to be.

Originally from Frederick, MD, Paige moved to Nashville, TN to start her career as a nurse at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. She met Charlie in 2016 on the dance floor at a friend’s wedding. In 2018, they got engaged in Estes Park, CO.

After over a decade leading in the civic and business world, Charlie’s fire to help build the local church was reignited while completing a Fellowship at OneHope, a global missions organization; where he served the local church in North America by providing resources to do ministry more effectively.

Prior to moving to Colorado, Charlie served on the staff of a local church in his hometown of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Charlie holds a Master’s Degree in Global Ministry Design from Moody Bible Institute.

Together they have two kids—Harrison and Willow, and a chocolate lab – George. The Brooks are always down for a good hike followed up with Wapos or a cookout. Most importantly, they are convicted to continually share the faithfulness of God, which they’ve seen firsthand through their own personal testimony.

Learn more here: Bold Church

As collegiate athletes, Jarryd and Trisha played basketball at the University of Iowa. After getting married in 2013, they spent four years playing professional basketball overseas. In 2017, the Coles sensed a call into ministry and began serving vocationally at Cornerstone church in Ames, IA. In the Summer of 2022, they moved to Madison, WI to begin their church plant residency.
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For the last couple of years, they have been ministering to the Madison community and UW-Madison campus while building a bridge to plant in Milwaukee in2025. Jarryd has his B.A in English, M.A in Psychology, and M.A in Biblical studies from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jarryd and Trisha have been married for 10 years and have four children: Kayda, Rylee, Mya, and Isaiah.

Learn more here: Ambassador Church

Our founders Nathan and Rachel are the proud parents to three children – Isaac, Jocelyn and Asher Derenski

Nathan and Rachel grew up in the Cincinnati metro. He and Rachel met in high school, today they have been married for over 16 years and have three wonderful children: Isaac, Jocelyn and Asher. They both received their respective undergraduate degrees from the University of Cincinnati, Nathan a Bachelor’s degree of Business Administration in Operations Management and Rachel a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. Nathan obtained a second Bachelor’s Degree in Theology and Rachel a Master’s of Science as a Nurse Practitioner. They have served the local church as Youth Pastors and in Executive Pastor roles for over 16 years. They love Cincinnati and love serving the people in the city they call home.

Learn more here: Rhythm Church

Hudson and Brooklyn have been married since 2020 and have two sons, Judah and Knox. Having met leading worship in their local church, ministry has not only been a vocation for both of them but also a passion and calling.

Early in Hudson’s ministry career, it became clear that starting a church was somewhere in his future. This calling came from a desire to see a city reached with the hope of Jesus. Nearing the end of his seminary degree in 2023, God began to give the Garcias a vision for a certain kind of church to be started in one of the fastest-growing areas in one of the fastest-growing cities in America, North Phoenix.

In the summer of 2024, the Garcias stepped out in faith by quitting their jobs and entering a church planting training center for five months. The training center not only provided practical training in all aspects of church planting, but it was also the time when God drove the vision for Vintage Church deep into their hearts. The Garcias began to dream about what it would look like for a church to be sold out for seeing the glory of God manifested in their presence. A church that is rooted in the rich history of the Christian faith and is intentional in its pursuit of creating an excellent, high-impact gathering for skeptics and saints alike.

Out of this dream, the vision for Vintage Church was born. A historic faith, modern context church. A church where the glory of God is readily displayed. A church where life-giving truth is preached unapologetically in the face of cultural lies that lead to confusion, darkness, and death. A church where you can come as you are to explore the person and work of Jesus. A church where you can find authentic community for yourself and your family. A church where you can be part of a story bigger than yourself.

Learn more here: Vintage Church

Dylan and his wife have served in ministry since the age of 22, beginning their journey as youth pastors before stepping into campus leadership for over a decade. Through those years, they developed a deep love for the local church—a love refined by both its beauty and its challenges. Rather than building platforms, they built people, discipling believers, raising up leaders, and shepherding others into their God-given callings. Though many asked when they would plant a church, they always believed their calling was to faithfully serve right where they were. That changed in 2023, when a clear prophetic word confirmed what God had been stirring in their hearts—a divine invitation to step into a new chapter: planting a church.

After 18 years of life and ministry in Portland, Dylan and his wife sensed God releasing them not just to obey, but to dream. Drawn by their love for coastal living, family-centered values, and the vibrant diversity of Southern California, they felt called to the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Out of that call, Neuma Church was born—a community rooted in the Spirit and dedicated to renewal, discipleship, and authentic relationship with Jesus. For Dylan and his family, this isn’t a short-term assignment but a lifelong planting. They envision Neuma as a place where faith and family flourish together, and where the breath of God brings new life to the heart of Redondo Beach and beyond.

Scott Kearney grew up in a big family in Concord, New Hampshire—one of five kids and a proud triplet. He met Jesus at eight years old in a small downtown church where his faith began to take root. Over the years, God gave him a deep love for his home state and a burden for friends and neighbors who didn’t yet know Christ. That burden became a calling during his college years and through seminary training at Denver Seminary, where Scott and his wife began to sense that God was preparing them for ministry in a new way. After serving faithfully in the seacoast region of New Hampshire, Scott felt the unmistakable tug toward church planting—a call that both terrified and inspired him.

Through a series of divine redirections—including turning down a “dream job” in New York and attending Exponential with a trusted mentor—God made it clear that Scott was to plant a gospel-centered church right in his home state. In 2016, with support from the SEND Network, he and his wife launched The Well Church in Nashua with just 35 people and a passion to see lives transformed by Jesus. Since then, the church has grown to nearly 200 people and has celebrated more than 65 baptisms. Scott’s vision extends far beyond one congregation—he’s committed to seeing churches that plant churches, multiplying gospel impact until New Hampshire is no longer known as the least religious state in the country, but as a place transformed by the hope of Christ.

Learn more here: The Well Church

Born and raised in Southern California, Chris Muller-Tabanera is a proud Angeleno with deep roots in the city—his family first settled in North Hollywood when his grandparents immigrated to the U.S. A biracial native of L.A., Chris came to saving faith in Jesus during college through InterVarsity, where he discovered a passion to make Christ known across cultures and communities. Over the past decade, he has served in non-profit leadership within the anti-human trafficking movement while pursuing theological training, earning an M.Div. in Urban Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Seminary and currently working toward his Doctor of Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary. Chris is a gifted teacher, strategic leader, and cross-cultural minister, and together with his wife, Hope, and their two daughters, he is eager to follow God’s call into full-time pastoral ministry.

After a yearlong process of discernment, prayer, and spiritual direction, Chris sensed God’s unmistakable invitation to return home and plant a gospel-centered, multiethnic church on the west side of Los Angeles. For Chris, this calling is as much about proximity as it is about purpose—being near his aging parents, reconnecting with extended family, and living out his love for the city that shaped him. His heart beats for the beautiful collision of cultures that defines L.A.—the intersection of beach, urban, and entertainment life—and his vision is to cultivate a community that reflects that diversity: a biblically formed, grace-filled, and missionally engaged church devoted to whole-life discipleship and the renewal of Los Angeles through Jesus Christ.

Pastors Kyle and Kara Veach have been faithfully serving in ministry since 2010, beginning as youth pastors before spending over a decade leading a thriving church in Washington state. Their years of ministry have deepened their conviction that the local church is the hope of the world—the place where lives are changed, families are restored, and people encounter the transforming power of Jesus. After a year of preparation and serving on staff at Daybreak Church in Carlsbad, the Veachs are stepping into a new season of calling: launching Discover Church in San Marcos with their three children—Boston, Beckham, and Berkeley.

The Veachs have fallen in love with San Marcos and believe God has called them to plant a church that reflects the heart of the city. Known as the “Valley of Discovery,” San Marcos perfectly captures their mission—to help people discover who Jesus is, often for the very first time. Discover Church exists to create a space where those without a church background can explore faith, find community, and step into purpose. For Kyle and Kara, this isn’t just a ministry assignment—it’s the fulfillment of a God-given dream to see hope and transformation take root in a city they now call home.

Discover Church

Casey and Hannah Withers have been married for eight years and are the proud parents of two children, Keller and Karis. Over years of visiting Colorado, they fell in love not only with its breathtaking beauty but with the people who call it home. In 2023, God placed a dream in their hearts to plant a church, and through prayerful conversations with their sending church, Community Bible Church in San Antonio, that dream became a calling. Responding in faith, they packed up their lives and moved to Denver to launch CBC Denver—a church built on the belief that real hope and renewal are found in Jesus.

The Withers are passionate about reaching those who come to Colorado searching for meaning, adventure, and a fresh start—only to discover that true fulfillment can’t be found in success or scenery alone. Their heart is to help people encounter the life, freedom, and purpose that only Christ can give. With backgrounds in young adult and student ministry, and Casey’s recent role as Lead Student Pastor at Community Bible Church, they bring deep experience in discipleship and leadership. When they’re not serving their community, you can find Casey and Hannah hiking, skiing, or enjoying time outdoors with their kids, living out their love for the place and people God has called them to reach.

Learn more here: CBC Denver