Pillar Church is always engaged in church planting projects because we believe that the spreading of the gospel is most effectively accomplished through the planting of new churches. Below is a list of the churches we have planted.
- Pillar Church, Dumfries, VA – 2004 – (CP) Clint Clifton & Naethan Hendrix
- The Church at Quantico, Quantico, VA – 2005 – (CP) Naethan Hendrix
- Iceland Project, Reykavik, Iceland – 2006 – (CP) Clint Clifton, Colby Garman, Bill Jessup
- Lakeside Community Church, Locust Grove, VA – 2007 (CP) Jonathan Davis (See Promo Below)
- Aletheia Church, Norfolk, VA 2008 – (CP) Jamie Limato
Here are some of our foundational beliefs about church planting. These principals guide us as we plant churches, train church planters and seek to spread the gospel overseas.
Theology Trumps Methodology
We believe that too much training in methodology and not enough training in theology is detrimental to the church planter. We operate with a fundamental belief that the more theologically grounded we are the better planters we are. This is not to say that methodology does not play a role in church planting but that the best church planting methodology flows from Biblical theology.
Churches Plant Churches
We think that the local church is the means by which God will expand His kingdom. Parachurch organizations are tremendous resources for the church planter and should be utilized to the extent that they are helpful. These organizations should never replace the local church as central authority in the church planting process.
Overgrowth is Undergrowth
Fidelity to Christ is the Goal of the church, not growth. We seek to plant churches that view the luring work of the Holy Spirit as the only hope for church growth. Additionally, it is best that a steady stream of equipped saints are dispersing from every local church to spread the gospel to places where Christ is not yet known.
Why Plant Churches? Tim Keller
