Church Plants

Madison Reformed Church

Located in Madison Indiana

In 2017, Collin and Nicole Welch (pictured above with their children) began praying about the possibility of planting a church in Collin’s hometown of Madison, IN. The desire arose out a growing conviction that not a few of the local churches in Madison were struggling to preach God’s Word faithfully. Their pastor at the time, Danny Hyde, put them in touch with us, since we are only 70 miles from Madison. Together, we drew up a plan that outlined a possible path forward.

In summer 2019, Collin and his family came to Cincinnati for an internship. Once per week, he led an exploratory book study on covenant theology in Madison with the purpose of discerning if there was any interest in town. By the end of that summer, it was clear that there was indeed a hunger for Reformed theology and practice.

Now that Collin has finished his seminary training, he and his family have taken up residence in Madison in order to establish a church plant in Madison. Through various events, an internet presence, and word of mouth, hundreds of Madisonians have become aware of Madison Reformed Church, and the Lord has provided about a dozen families who are in their orbit, four more of whom have now joined the group.

Because of this progress, we issued a pastoral call to Collin in January, which he accepted. He sustained his ordination examination at Classis Eastern U.S. on March 5 and was ordained on April 15.

We give God thanks for this promising start! Please, keep Madison Reformed Church in your prayers, and spread the word!

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Christ Reformed Church

Located in Florence, Kentucky

While the Dutch Reformed tradition might not be well-known to many Kentuckians, it is not entirely foreign. In 1796 missionary Rev. Peter Labagh was sent to Kentucky to establish a Dutch Reformed Church in Harrodsburg. By 1800 a Reformed Church was built, known as the “Old Mud Meeting House,” which was pastored by “Dominie” Thomas Kyle. This church was the first Reformed Church west of the Allegheny Mountains.

Christ Reformed Church stands in this lineage. We are a simple church that revolves around Word and sacrament. “Christ is with us,” is more than a mere slogan for us; we live this reality every day as we seek to love God and our neighbor. Our desire to be a confessional church that stands on Scripture, engages unbelief with truth and love, relies on the ordinary means of grace, and seeks God’s comforting Word and Spirit in every circumstance of life

Too often people of NKY are stuck to choose between legalistic Roman Catholicism or “cotton candy” Evangelicalism. The Reformed faith, by contrast, is historically rooted, theologically robust, and biblically grounded. Another thing I love about the Reformed faith is that it is sustainable with regard to practice and piety. We are not spiritual “storm chasers,” looking for the “next big thing” or an emotional euphoria, but we are living out an ordinary rhythm centered on meeting with Christ through Word and Sacrament. 

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