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new King’s Cross plant.
“We’ve been blessed
with a great staff and
dozens of fantastic,
dedicated volunteers
who are excited about
our vision for Charles-
ton and the world.
We’re averaging just
under 200 people
each week, including
children.”
“It’s hard work,
establishing a new
church,” Wood mused.
“We’ve learned a lot from our mistakes. You often end up
meeting somewhere other than a church building, and it’s
not always convenient. But it’s like a start-up – a lot of
investment and energy goes into it.”
Wood, who still leads worship at the Mount Pleasant
campus of St. Andrew’s, visits the satellite campuses regu-
larly and supports the growth of the diocese. Meanwhile,
Moore has enlisted the support of LifePark for King’s
Cross as well as City
Life Charleston – and
looks forward to
planting other congre-
gations in the future.
“Church plant-
ing has been the most
exciting thing I’ve
done in ministry; I
really like people,”
Wood enthused. “But
it’s hard. People get
attached to the church
they’ve been a part of,
and it’s a sacrifice to
move on and form a new one. But the New Testament says
to send out your best missionaries.”
“We decided to plant King’s Cross for two main rea-
sons,” said Robinson. “Because we believe strongly that
the good news about Jesus changes everything, and be-
cause we know that even the fastest growing churches in
our area aren’t keeping pace with the population growth
East of the Cooper.”
A church in Mount Pleasant, City Life Charleston, is meeting at Dunes West.
Photo courtesy of City Life Charleston.