A Church For Strippers

Chris —  December 4, 2009

According to Vince Antonucci, only about 2.2 percent of churches grow by conversion growth.  So your big, comfy megachurch, your cozy little house church or you nice traditional denominational church are either shrinking, or stealing people from other Churches.

In his hilarious I Became A Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt,  Vince tells how he came to Christ in college, having never met a single Christian in his life.  This led him to plant Forefront in Virginia beach, where they have grown a dynamic church, almost totally from non-believers.  Recently, Vince got the crazy idea to move to the Las Vegas strip and do it again.

Verve has an incredible vision and proven experienced leadership.  They have spent the better part of a year researching and reaching out in Vegas, which has led them to lease a property right off the strip, which will be home to a non-profit they’re launching, church services and more.  On Wednesday, Vince announced this on his site:

Shepherd of the Hills church let me know that they will match any donations given in December to our Verve Venture Capitalists campaign!! We are trying to raise $50,000 for the build-out costs of getting the warehouse turned into a space where we can do church services (and more). Our hope has been to have 500 people give $100 each, all in 100 days.

So far we’re about half way there, but with only 29 days left. So Shepherd of the Hills said to help us reach our goal, they will match your donations given in December, all the way up to $25,000! So, if you can PLEASE give, you can know that your gift will be doubled!! You can learn more, and give online, at www.verveventure.org.

Imagine the impact you could have by helping out this phenomenal ministry!  There’s only a few days left for the matching gifts, and only only a few left for those who need to give in 2009.  Please prayerfully consider how you can help the strippers.

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