OUR STORY
How this congregation came to be, told by people who were there.
{This is the church’s own account of itself, and it has to be written by somebody who was present for it. Open with where it started and who started it: the room, the reason, and the handful of people in it.} A story told in particulars is believed. A story told in summary reads as a press release.
{Then carry it forward in one continuous narrative rather than a list of dates: what the church was through each stretch of its life, what changed, and what it cost.} Be honest about the difficult years. Every congregation that has lasted has had some, and a history with none in it is the kind nobody trusts.
The whole congregation together, outdoors, in daylight.
How we got here
- 0000 Beginnings {The Bible study this church traces itself back to: the year, who began it, why, and where it met.}
- 0000 The Lexington Christian Fellowship years {What the church was through that period, what it was called, and what changed by the end of it.}
- 0000 Becoming Trinity {When Trinity Christian Fellowship was planted, who went, and what the hope was in going.}
- 0000 Where we are now {Who the congregation is today, and what it is hoping for next. The part a visitor actually reads.}
Who leads
Chad Grissom
{Office held}
{Two sentences, written by Chad. Nothing is drafted for him here on purpose: words under a real person’s name and face are read as that person’s own.}
Kelly Hahn
{Office held}
{Two sentences, written by Kelly, for the same reason. The full introductions live on Our Leadership; this grid carries the short form.}
Where to go from here
- Our story How this congregation began, what it has been through since, and who it is now.
- What we believe A short summary anyone can read without a church background, with the detail one click further on.
- Our leadership The people who lead the church, in their own words rather than in a list of posts held.
- Membership What joining asks of you, what the church commits to in return, and the steps in between.