68JBT4-Callender,Luk
Church Planting Team Member
New Bedford Massachusetts
Grace Harbor Church New Bedford
April 11
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About My Family
My name is Luke Callender. I studied music at the University of North Texas and later graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in December of 2018. During this time I served as chaplain at a county jail in Texas for nearly eight years. This ministry training has proven to be more valuable that I can express. The Lord is perfectly wise in His providential timing!
My wife, Dominee, our three sons, Augustus, Rufus and Virgil, and I moved to New Bedford, Mass., in April of 2019. The Lord moved us from Texas, where Dominee and I had spent our entire lives up to that point, to labor alongside a small group of Christians to see a faithful, gospel-proclaiming, local church established in the city.
My wife, Dominee, our three sons, Augustus, Rufus and Virgil, and I moved to New Bedford, Mass., in April of 2019. The Lord moved us from Texas, where Dominee and I had spent our entire lives up to that point, to labor alongside a small group of Christians to see a faithful, gospel-proclaiming, local church established in the city.
About My Church Plant
New England is America’s missional frontier. All six states of New England would be considered Unreached People Groups (UPGs) with less than 2% of the population identifying as evangelical Christians. New Bedford, Mass., is a city of 130,000+ people situated on the south coast of the state. It ranks third among the nation’s most post-Christian cities.
Establishing a church in an urban, working class context where gospel-proclamation has faded over the last several decades is a work of patience and steadfastness. This will mean decades rather than years of faithful endurance. The Lord is faithful.
By God’s grace and according to His good plan, Grace Harbor Church launched in June of 2020. He has preserved a remnant here and is gathering a people to himself. God is at work in New England!
Establishing a church in an urban, working class context where gospel-proclamation has faded over the last several decades is a work of patience and steadfastness. This will mean decades rather than years of faithful endurance. The Lord is faithful.
By God’s grace and according to His good plan, Grace Harbor Church launched in June of 2020. He has preserved a remnant here and is gathering a people to himself. God is at work in New England!
NAMB Church Planting
Demonstrated Christian character is essential for missionaries and chaplains to gain credibility and build community. A missionary is a person who, in response to God's call and gifting, leaves his or her comfort zone and crosses cultural, geographic or other barriers to proclaim the gospel and live out a Christian witness in obedience to the Great Commission. The North American Mission Board supports missionaries serving across the United States, Canada and their territories. Churches are the missionary incubators and sending centers for missionaries through the Southern Baptist Convention. Missionaries serve in a variety of settings and face tremendous challenges. But the rewards are tremendous and life-changing. Missionaries have the privilege to represent their church and their Father in sharing the gospel as the primary focus of their activity. If you are interested in pursuing next steps as a potential missionary or chaplain from your church, explore the possibilities at namb.net/send-me.
