{"id":877,"date":"2013-03-18T16:34:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T05:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/?p=877"},"modified":"2013-03-18T16:34:30","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T05:34:30","slug":"northpoint-network-keeps-planting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/northpoint-network-keeps-planting\/","title":{"rendered":"NorthPoint Network Keeps Planting"},"content":{"rendered":"
Veteran planter Loren Pratt has been working in Melbourne’s northwest suburbs for many years. Using a combination of community involvement and Bible seminars, Loren and his associate pastor\/planter Zoran Gajic, have also multiplied into Melton (west of Melbourne) – with worship services in the community Barn, where the first Melton Adventist Church launched 7 years ago. (There are now 3 Adventist church plants in Melton – including a Samoan plant.) With denominational funding a Tullamarine commercial building (warehouse and office block) was purchased three years ago as the home for NorthPoint. As well as a worship venue for 30-40 each week, this centre is the venue for a Men’s Shed, a Food Bank (feeding over 200 each week), community courses, a recipe club, a Pathfinder (Scout type) club, a small Bible class and prayer group each week, and a monthly Messy Church for community families. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Veteran planter Loren Pratt has been working in Melbourne’s northwest suburbs for many years. Using a combination of community involvement and Bible seminars, Loren and his associate pastor\/planter Zoran Gajic, have also multiplied into Melton (west of Melbourne) – with worship services in the community Barn, where the first Melton Adventist Church launched 7 years… Continue reading