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Reaching - Our focus is to see lost people come to know the saving grace that is found in Jesus Christ. We also desire to see those who have become disillusioned with the church find a faith family where they belong.

Gathering - Whether in a large group for worship, in small groups for bible study, or any size group for fellowship and outreach, the gathering of believers will be important in all that we do as we build community and hold one another accountable in our faith.

Going - We believe that Jesus was clear that we are not to be a stagnant body of believers waiting for people to come to us. We will go into all the world through missions, community outreach, church planting, and by any other means necessary to reach the world for Christ.

As God blesses the vision of Moore Community Church, we believe He will bring about a church that is:

Regularly reaching families and individuals for Christ

Involving people of all ages in building redemptive communities

Impacting our local schools and businesses with the Gospel

Helping individuals grow in their faith through a clearly defined discipleship process

Encouraging each other through “Full Accountability” in the areas of the Word, Witnessing, Serving, and Giving

Communicating the difference in expectation and benefits between MCC Attenders and MCC Members

Incorporating our Core Values in all of our ministries

Worshiping God in new and creative ways

“Reaching the lost and disillusioned of Moore, gathering in true community accountable to Christ, and

going to redeem the world.”

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“Why another church in Moore, Oklahoma?”

That is a very good question and one we asked ourselves as God started speaking to our hearts concerning this community and the call to plant a church in Moore. After taking a deeper look we began to see the great need that lay before us.

In the city of Moore and the surrounding area there are almost 70,000 unchurched people. That is a staggering number. It is composed of those who have never met Jesus, people who’ve had bad experiences with the church, those disillusioned with ‘organized’ religion, and more.

This is a growing trend among all ages, but most of those in Moore who fit that description are between 10 and 40 years old. They have never felt the need for “church” as they know it. Some have never even heard the true story of Jesus, even though they are right in the heart of the ‘Bible Belt.‘ Many have never had a community of believers reach out to them in a relevant and authentic way.

God has started to break our hearts for these people and to give us a vision of a new church. A church that communicates the timeless message of Jesus Christ without compromise in a new way for a new generation of people.

“The fields are ripe for harvest.” 70,000 people. We know that we can’t reach them all alone, but we believe that God will use Moore Community Church to be another light in the darkness making the name of Jesus famous.

Our meeting space in Downtown Moore, The Old School.

The only way to truly know a community is to share life with the people, getting to know where they work, eat, and play. We want our knowledge and relationship with the people of the Moore area to grow much deeper than statistics and graphs but we can easily start with demographics to get an idea of the makeup of our community from a big picture perspective.

Our Focus Area is made up of the City of Moore along with portions of the cities of Oklahoma City and Norman. It is most easily defined by the Moore Public School District but for the purposes of these demographics, we’re using several zip codes that represent the area we’d like to reach.

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Focus Area Population StatusChurched v. Unchurched

12,143 Churched

40,479 Open

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Statistics from United States Census, North American Mission Board, Union Baptist Association, & BGCO Annual Report

There are other statistics we find especially interesting and compelling when it comes to the Moore area:

45% of the population between the ages of 10 & 39

4575 new homes built between 2005 & 2010

Average median income for the included zip codes is $65,326 Only 2 new SBC churches planted in our focus area in the past 17 years

Cleavland County is the 2nd Most Unchurched County in Oklahoma

In Need of Real Community People who have thousands of ‘Facebook friends’ and hundreds of ‘Twitter followers’, who are “plugged-in” in every conceivable way, but lacking in the area of a real faith family who is living life side-by-side with them.

Disillusioned with the Current “Church”People, both lost and unchurched, who have a distorted view of the Body of Christ, who have been repeatedly disappointed or hurt by what they see as the “church”, and are in need of a real Christ centered community to embrace them.

Current-Minded LifestyleThose who no longer subscribe to the traditional point of view concerning lifestyle, truth, and worldview. People who live a 24 hour life; juggle multiple work, family, and ongoing education responsibilities; those who don’t accept or who weren’t raised under the Judeo-Christian ethic.

Millennials / Emerging GenerationPeople born roughly between the years 1980 and 2000. At 78 million it is the largest single generation of people in the United States and represents almost 50% of the population of our Focus Area.

Flexible Worshipers Individuals who are ready for worship to stop being just about Sunday morning and start being a way of life. Ready to incorporate different methods, both new and old, into their worship experience.

Technologically Integrated People who live in an increasingly technology-driven world and have significantly integrated technology into their lives. From the way they communicate to their entertainment choices, and in how they schedule their lives, technology is not an afterthought, but the state of mind.

Middle Income Individuals who don’t swing to the extremes of poverty or wealth, but sit near the middle of the income scale. A majority of our target area falls into this status.

Young and Younger-Minded Individuals and FamiliesMillennials or those whose social circles, in personal friendships, work relationships, or from a shared culture, help them to relate and identify best with a younger generation.

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Making Disciples Moore Community Church is committed to reaching the lost for Christ and educating, training, and encouraging them in a life-long pursuit of following Jesus. (Matthew 4:18-22; Matthew 28:19-20; John 8:31-32)

Building Community Moore Community Church is committed to connecting people in redemptive communities of various sizes including large group worship, small group bible studies, and person to person mentoring. (Acts 2:42-44; Ephesians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:11)

Full Accountability Moore Community Church is committed to a covenant relationship with its members to hold each other accountable in areas such as reading of God’s Word, sharing our faith, serving others, and giving obediently of time, talent, and treasure. (1 Thessalonians 5:14; James 5:16; Colossians 3:16)

Living Sacrificially Moore Community Church is committed to following the example of Jesus of living a life that serves others and meets both practical and spiritual needs - even at a cost to self. (Romans 12:1; Galatians 6:2; Acts 2:45-46)

Complete Authenticity Moore Community Church is committed to being fully transparent in all of its ministries and actions in the community and will try to represent Christ in a real and relevant way to the world. (Proverbs 3:5-6; Matthew 5:37; 1 John 3:18)

Engaging Creativity Moore Community Church is committed to putting an end to the lie that the Christian life is boring or bland through constantly providing new and creative opportunities for people to serve and worship Jesus. (Ephesians 2:10; Hebrews 10:24-25; Exodus 35:31-32)

Continually Sending Moore Community Church is committed to continually support missions through the Cooperative Program, provide short and long-term mission opportunities, and to plant churches as the Spirit leads and provides. (Acts 1:8; Isaiah 6:8; Psalm 96:3)

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We believe that to reach a generation and people group not being effectively reached by the majority of churches, we need to do something different. Below are a few areas for which God has given Moore Community Church a unique vision.

An Emphasis on Community

Home Ministry - Our heartbeat is to help our faith family use their homes as the center of their ministry. Living out the gospel in Community Groups, sharing fellowship, reaching out to others, and more will all happen in homes all around Moore.

Sunday Night Lives - Our Sunday evenings will be spent living our lives for our immediate families, our MCC family, the other people in Moore, and loving God. The focus will depend on the Sunday of the month. First Sundays of the month will be strengthening families, second Sundays are times of fellowship, third are nights of outreach, fourth Sundays are open to revisit whatever focus is most needed, and fifth Sundays will be special times the whole community comes together to worship.

Business Blessings - We realize that every business in Moore is made up of people who need Jesus. MCC will love on each one through highlighting a “Business to Bless” each month that we will encourage and reach out to through specific prayer, our patronage, and many other tangible acts of love.

School Adoption - MCC hopes to have an impact on the schools of our community through opening dialogues with principles and meeting the needs of individual students and their families throughout the year.

An Emphasis on Transformation

Moore Life - This is our discipleship journey at MCC. We want to walk alongside each person as they meet Jesus for the first time and begin the process of learning to be like Him. This process will help all of us as we live in authentic faith, full accountability, and as we discover the abundant life God has for us in Christ.

Membership Matters - Through an in-depth membership Community Group, we will enter into a covenant relationship with those who are led by God to move from being MCC Attenders to Moore Community Members. MCC Members agree with each other before God to be active in the total life of the church, to discover and use their gifts in ministry, and to be held fully accountable in their faith.

Full Accountability - The exercise of “full accountability” will be a cornerstone in the life of a Moore Community Member. This is the agreement to openly and regularly be held and to hold others accountable to share their faith, read the Word, give obediently, and serve others.

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LaunchTeam

EstablishedOctober 2011

Oct2011

Jan2012

ChurchPlanting

Basic TrainingFebruary 2012

Jul2012

HighlandPartnershipEstablished

March 2012

MeetingSpace

SecuredAugust 2012

Core GroupAssembly &

Vision SharingJune - August 2012

Dec2012

Mar2013

EvangelisticBible Studies

& CommunityGroups BeginSeptember 2012

MooreCommunity

ChurchLaunches

March 2013

PreviewService #1November 2012

PreviewService #2December 2012

PreviewService #3

January 2013

PreviewService #4

February 2013

An Emphasis on Creativity

In Worship - Our desire is that Community Members and Attenders would come expectant to see God’s Spirit move through original music, video and live performance, interactive illustrations, directed prayer, and other creative means. Worship not constrained by time, but open to the leading of the Spirit.

In Communication - We plan to use everything from Facebook and Twitter to Skype and Email in unique, informative, and supportive ways to ultimately draw Moore Community closer to each other and to allow us to more easily proclaim and make famous the name of Jesus.

In Reaching Out - MCC seeks to discover the real needs of the people of Moore and meet them week in and week out, using every opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We want to build the Kingdom of God through relational evangelism, personal interest outreach, one-to-one mentoring, and other innovative ways.

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Moore Community Church has established partnerships with:

North American Mission Board

Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma

Union Baptist Association

Highland Baptist Church

Moore Community Church holds to the Baptist Faith and Message of the Southern Baptist Convention. The full text of the statement of belief can be found online at: www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp

Here’s how we’re praying and how you can pray alongside us:

PeoplePray for the lost people of the Moore Area, the disillusioned people, and residents in general. Pray for our schools, businesses, and other churches. Pray for Moore Community Church’s Launch Team and developing Core Group.

PartnersPray for the development of our Core Group moving forward and that God would provide us with partner churches, associations or organizations to work alongside us as He sees fit.

Specific NeedsPray for some specific needs we know we have such as a Children’s Minister, an Elder Leader, and our financial needs in our launch and monthly operating.

In the coming months, be sure to check out our Facebook page (you can find the info in the back of this booklet) to keep updated on specific prayer needs we’ll be sharing.

Initial Needs

Start Up Costs: Sound Equipment $5,000 MacBooks & Accessories $5,500 Flat Screen Monitors $2,500 Projector(s) & Screen(s) $2,000 Clover Website Startup $1,000 ProPresenter Presentation Software $800 Graceway Media & Igniter Media $750 Location Signage $750 Hospitality $500 CCLI & SongSelect License $291 Financial Software $190

Launch Promotion Costs Local Advertising $2500 Posters/Fliers $250 Information/General Info Cards $600 Community Movie Nights $1500 Local Business Outreach $1000 Local School Outreach $1000

Total Initial Need $23,281

Monthly Needs

Facilities Rental $1,200 Pastor Salary $1,500 Outreach $250 Community Groups $100 Student Ministry $500 Children’s Ministry $500 Church Management Software $50 Marketing $200 Hospitality $300 Website $20

Total Monthly Need $4,620

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Lead Pastor & Church Planter Brandon MataLead Church Planter Lindsay MataBrandon and Lindsay have served in Student Ministry for 12 years. Brandon has served as Student Pastor at Highland for 10 years. He was ordained and became Associate Pastor June 12, 2005.

Lindsay has served in Student Ministry as a leader and a teacher for 12 years and in her kids’ Parent-Teacher Association as President for 2 years and in various leadership roles for 3 years.

Brandon and Lindsay have four children: Dawson (13); Kyleigh (10); Mirel (4) & Lilyan (2).

Pastor of Students & Communication Chris FoxHospitality Leader Heidi FoxChris and Heidi have served in Student Ministry for 11 years. Chris as Ministry Intern for 1 year, Student Minister for 4 years, and College Minister for 6 years. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication from the University of Central Oklahoma and works as a freelance photographer and filmmaker.

Heidi has served as a Student Ministry Leader & Teacher for 7 years. She holds an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology and works as a baker at TeaLicious Bakery & Tea Room in Moore.

Chris and Heidi have three children: Ephraim (5); Adelaide (3); & Anderson (1).

Moore Community Church Launch Team at Church Planting Basic Training, Febrary 2012Left to Right: Chris, Brandon, Lindsay, Stephanie, Heidi, Kelly (with Lucas), and Jonathan

Worship Pastor Jonathan HellmuthWorship Leader Kelly HellmuthJonathan and Kelly have led worship together for over 10 years. Jonathan has led for 14 years through High School, College and into his adult life. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing from LeTourneau University and is pursuing a second Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Ministries at Mid America Christian University. He is an active member of the Moore Chamber of Commerce and works as an insurance agent with Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Kelly has led worship for 10 years and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Ministry with a minor in Psychology from LeTourneau University. She sat on the Steering Committee of her local chapter of Mothers Of Preschoolers for 2 years.

Jonathan and Kelly have three children: Conlan (5); Vera (3); & Lucas (1)

Administrative & Financial AssistantStephanie KellerStephanie has served in Student Ministry as Student Ministry Assistant for 3 years and as Teacher for 2 years. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Administrative Leadership from the University of Oklahoma and works as a Teller Supervisor for MidFirst Bank.

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12Please make check payable to and mail form to Moore Community Church 1535 Winding Creek Rd Moore Ok 73160Moore Community Church is a registered 501 (c) 3 Not For Profit Organization with the United States Internal Revenue Service.

All donations, whether financial or in-kind, are tax deductable and will recieve a statement of giving.

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There are lots of ways for you to partner with Moore Community Church and be a part of Kingdom work in the Moore Area. Whether you are acting as an individual, a church body, or an organization you can partner with us. Here are some ideas:

Commit to pray for us

Join our email list by visiting http://eepurl.com/lsUh1

Like our Facebook Page at facebook.com/moorecommunitychurch

Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/tweetsofMCC

Check out our Amazon Wish List for some material needs Search “Moore Community Church” in the Wish List drop down on the far right of amazon.com

Commit to a monthly or one-time financial gift

Commit to join Moore Community Church

Giving financially to Moore Community Church can be done by individuals or churches and organizations. Churches and organizations can partner with us financially by including MCC in their annual budgets or by taking special offerings on our behalf.

If God is leading you to come and join the Core Group of Moore Community Church, please contact our Launch Team so we can pursue this call on your life and walk beside you as we discern God’s will together.