According to The Reach Seventh-day Adventist Church website, this new church plant is now meeting at Columbia Foursquare Church, on 700 Comstock Street, in Richland, WA 99352.We then started calling around to various Adventist Churches in the Tri Cities area. We asked for directions to The Reach, and the lady who answered us, said, "I was wondering where they are meeting now." After 20 minutes and several phone calls later, we finally found a church who knew the "secret" location of the Richland Reach Church Plant - an elementary school in West Richland.
There were no signs on the street, or in front of the entrance to direct us. I was told that this was a part of their covert church planting strategy. Thanks Loren!
Once we found this "covert" church plant, we were warmly greeted. Pastor Dave Mauck had a great message entitled, "The Prodigal God". It was about the love of God as demonstrated in the parable of the two prodigal sons in Luke 15. There were approximately 40 individuals in attendance.
Those who want to join The Reach, can find them at Chief Joseph Middle School, in North Richland, WA on February 4 & 11, 2006. Until a more permanent location can be found, they will continue to meet at Enterprise Middle School, located at 5200 Paradise Way, in West Richland, WA, 99353.
An engaging Bible study with Teacher Marc 
How easy is your church to find?
Is your church plant listed in the phone book?
Does your church website have accurate information?
Do you have street signs to assist those trying to find you?
Are you readily found in the local newspaper?
Has the local gas station worker heard about your church? If someone was looking for your church (existing church or new church plant) how many clues have you left in the community?
- Do the influential know how to partner with you to address the real issues facing your community?
- Do the homeless know where to get help?
- Do the helpless know where to get hope?
- Do the sick know where to find health?
- Do the foreigners know where to find trust worthy friends?
- Do the lonely know where to find community?
- Do those who are far from God find him at your church?
- Or do they find a form of godliness that lacks life changing power? "They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!" 2 Timothy 3:5 NLT
I believe that any church plant must follow the example I witnessed in the children's Bible study class at The Reach. With their arms extended wide open they sing vigorously about the love of Jesus. Now I know why they are the called the "reach" - they are extending the loving arms of God to their community. "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself." John 12:32 NKJ
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"For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost."
NLT Luke 19:10
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