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Vital Merger: A New Church Start Approach that Joins Church Families Together

by Beth Kennett | Feb 2, 2016 | Congregations, Future

By Dirk Elliott DownRiver Church celebrated its first worship service as a new church start on July 7, 2013, with 186 people in attendance.  DownRiver is a Vital Merger of four churches in the Detroit area.  In December, 2012, each of these four churches voted, with...

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