New Church Launched in Franklin, Indiana

Jim & Jodi Clayton launched Journey Church in Franklin, IN on September 27th with Converge MidAmerica

Here are some of the comments they recieved from first time attenders:

"I loved how real and non-preachy the service was. I have only been to church a few times in my life and was always put off b/c I felt I was being talked at instead of talked to and didn't really understand the message. My entire family got something positive from the service and have had a discussion around it everyday since! Every single one of us enjoyed, understood and thought the whole experience was positive. Thank You"

"I would just like to start by saying Thank You! I left church in 1986. I have not step foot in a church since that day. Last week , my wife received one of your flyer's in the mail. She has bugged me all week “Lets go see what its about". So for my wife I came to your service today at the school. Sir I have to tell you how much I enjoyed myself. Wow, what a snap to reality, for the first time in many years I enjoyed going to service. Different things really touched my heart and I just wanted to say thank you, I'm so glad I came and I plan to attend from now on."

"I have been trying to get my husband to attend church for a while and you were the first church to spark his attention with all your postcards and newspaper ads. I liked that you could wear what you like and the laid back atmosphere and the ease of understanding the sermon.  You got my husband to go to church and he's ready to come back next week!"

"I just want to start by saying what a wonderful experience it was coming to church yesterday morning!! The message was easy for me to understand, and very informative. The music was unbelievable. I will be 35 years old next month and have never been a member of a church. My parents did not go to church, so neither did we. They never stopped us from going, but didn't encourage us either. I went to several different churches as a child with neighbors and friends, but never truly understood anything  that was being preached  ... Yesterday, listening to the band was very moving. I had chills, tears and or a smile the whole time they were performing. What a great experience!! When I watched them, I could hear and see that they "got it". It was a beautiful experience. Your message was clearly given and easy for me to understand. I cannot wait to come back next week to learn more!!  I just want to say again that the experience that I had was wonderful. I've wanted to be a part of something like this my whole life. We will definitely be back next Sunday."

Jim and Jodi are graduates of FirstSteps for Planting a Missional Church Seminar for more information on the FirstSteps Network