316837-Bickel,Katari
Church Planting Team Member
New Bedford Massachusetts
Grace Harbor Church - New Bedford
July 5
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About My Family
I am originally from South Jersey, a land of amazing pizza, beaches and an almost cult-like obsession with a convenience store called Wawa. I moved to New England in 2013 to study culinary arts at Johnson and Wales. Though I don’t cook professionally anymore, I still love to cook and bake for my family and friends and have been known occasionally to go over the top.
My husband, Anthony, and I were elaborately set up by two mutual friends, and we decided to blend our distinctive, awkward natures into one. We got married in March of 2020, one day before the COVID-19 shut down, and moved to New Bedford, Mass. We love all outdoor activities, Celtics basketball, and making fun of each other (out of love, of course!). And our family is growing. We are expecting our first child in October 2022!
My husband, Anthony, and I were elaborately set up by two mutual friends, and we decided to blend our distinctive, awkward natures into one. We got married in March of 2020, one day before the COVID-19 shut down, and moved to New Bedford, Mass. We love all outdoor activities, Celtics basketball, and making fun of each other (out of love, of course!). And our family is growing. We are expecting our first child in October 2022!
About My Church Plant
My husband and I had both been members of Grace Harbor in Providence, R.I., for years when several families hailing from Texas joined the church with plans to plant a church in New Bedford. After much prayer, consideration and fellowship with those families, we decided to join the church plant and move to New Bedford, a place severely lacking in healthy churches and Christians. We had intended to join the plant as just members, but in April 2020 the pastor asked if I would be the administrative assistant.
Being on staff of a small, urban church plant has been sanctifying, rewarding and surprising. My job entails everything from creating spreadsheets, to having difficult conversations with church members about burnout, to leading a Bible study for teen girls. Behind the scenes operations work meets relational ministry and leadership.
Being on staff of a small, urban church plant has been sanctifying, rewarding and surprising. My job entails everything from creating spreadsheets, to having difficult conversations with church members about burnout, to leading a Bible study for teen girls. Behind the scenes operations work meets relational ministry and leadership.
NAMB Church Planting
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