News & Updates

Jorge and Sarah Solorzano moved back to the Annapolis area from El Salvador with a vision to share the gospel of reconciliation and plant a multi-ethnic church. This led to their partnering with SENT Network and Bay Area Community Church to prepare to plant Axis Church. They have now been…

Steve Reed is spearheading a new church plant by first starting a campus in Clarendon with his sending church – Portico Church Arlington. We in SENT Network are excited to partner with Portico and Steve as he equips church members to reach their friends where they live and work. Their…

After Derrick Parks learned that Wilmington, DE had been dubbed “Murder Town USA” by Newsweek*, he decided to relocate his family there with a vision to plant a church there called Epiphany Church. Since then, he boldly renamed the city “Mercy Town” and their church launched last Spring. Derrick and…

Dear friends of SENT Network, I was excited to give an update recently to Bay Area Community Church in Annapolis, MD. I shared that God is raising up a diverse group of church planters in our Network – Anglos, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, ethnic Ethiopians, and others. My heart overflowed with joy…

Hey friends of SENT Network, Last month we had a wonderful evening at our SENT Dinner sharing vision and expressing our appreciation to giving partners in our local area. Several of our church planters told their stories and encouraged us all with how God is powerfully changing…

I’ve had the joy of celebrating two births recently – our grandson and the Four Corners Ethiopian Evangelical Church (FCEEC). Just like my daughter and her husband prepared for the birth of their son, Endalk and Betty Ayo have been preparing for the birth of their new church.

Wilmington, DE is city of contrasts. It’s Center City is bustling with business, new restaurants, and the arts. West Center City, on the other hand, was ranked as the second worst neighborhood in America in 2015 due to it debilitating poverty and pervasive violence. This contributed to Wilmington being called…

I just met with SENT church planters from around our region for what we call our Collective. This Collective was a gathering of pastors from ten church plants and five others currently preparing to plant. I’m thrilled that we are becoming more racially diverse as a Network and…

 ENDALK & BETTY Dear friends, We are super excited to partner with Endalk and Betty Ayo as they plant our first ethnic church with SENT Network! They are currently preparing to start a gospel-centered church among the extremely large ethnic group of Amharic-speaking Ethiopians in the greater D.C.

We are praying about expanding SENT Network beyond our region and into New England. I recently traveled to meet with eleven pastors around Boston, MA and New Haven, CT. My goal? I was seeking to explore future partnerships to plant churches in a region with much need for…