Rethinking
how churches in America are planted…
and how to dramatically improve the results.
We’re raising ONE BILLION dollars to plant 1,000 strong, vibrant, and life-changing churches across the country.
God has given us the right formula to do this:
Assessing the right church planter
Funding them for 3 years post-launch
Building systems in their church so they
can growComing alongside a growing, dynamic church plant with a major gift so that they can get into their first multipurpose facility. This is a “game changer” that will pour gas on the fire.
How can we improve upon the current church planting strategies in America?
We have observed that most churches are launched with short-term vision.
Planters are given pre-launch dollars, but left without a plan to build momentum after their launch.
By years five to seven, most church plants get stuck in temporary facilities. Then people begin to leave the church as fast as they come in.
In desperation, church planters either underpurchase or under build a facility, which caps the potential of the church.
“There are all kinds of barriers to church growth. 50 people, 100 people, and 200 people have unique challenges. But once you get to 400, the biggest barrier is facilities. If you don’t get a big enough box to accommodate the people God is bringing you, then you can’t grow.”
We’re solving this problem by giving our top church planters a $500,000 gift (not a loan) to acquire a facility.
The following church plants will receive our first ever facilities gifts:
Your Story Church
Houston, TX
Pastors Donnell and Vianay Mann have a powerful testimony. Donnell came to Christ in 2012 after a prison sentence. Jesus radically turned his life around and Donnell found himself working on a church staff as a Next Gen Pastor. God eventually gave the Mann’s a calling to go back to Donnell’s old neighborhood, where he was once involved in the gang life. They started a church with the dream of turning his community to Jesus. They launched Your Story Church in Houston, TX in January 2025. Their launch Sunday saw 518 people attend, and 23 people found salvation in Christ! We are confident that they’ll need a facility soon.
Gulfside Church
Cape Coral, FL
Paul and Tia Irminger moved to Cape Coral, FL and launched Gulfside Church in the spring of 2017. They were the 2nd church to be sent by the 99 Network. They grew in a high school until, like Local Church in Ohio, they were shut down by Covid-19. They fought back and built momentum again, and are now a church of 300 people meeting in a high school auditorium. They’ve purchased 16 acres of land and paid it off within a year. But now they’re stuck. They cannot begin construction until a major gift from our network helps them.
Local Church
Marietta, OH
Local Church is the first church plant ever launched from the 99 Network. Ryan Miller (president of the network) and his family moved to Marietta, OH in 2016 with a big vision to reach a small town. Within three years they were the largest church in Marietta, but then Covid-19 shut the plant down. They relaunched in 2021 in a small building and immediately grew larger than their pre-shutdown attendance. Now they’ve purchased a bowling alley and are renovating it so they can be rooted for long-term ministry. Local Church has led just over 1,000 people to Jesus in the nine years since it’s been open!
We’ve received a founding, multi-year commitment of $600,000.
Are you ready to help us start transformational churches across the nation?
Drop us a line.
We’d love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have about our mission, vision, and approach to church planting. We look forward to connecting with you and learning more about how we can partner together to create strong new churches that reach those who are far from God.