Worship service @ 9:30 am, Sundays
1306 W. North Five Mile Rd in Spokane.
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Rev. Tommy Allen
Tommy and Judy Allen—called to plant a church in the Northwest part of Spokane, near Whitworth University.
The Planter
EDUCATION
• Florida State University, BA, English
• Reformed Theological Seminary, MDiv
• Gordon-Conwell Seminary, DMinEXPERIENCE
• US Army, 1st Bn (Ranger) 75th Infantry
• Church Planter, Seattle, WA (97-01)
• Sales Rep, Eli Lilly & Co. (01-04)
• New Hope EPC, Kent, WA (05-22)
- Assoc. Pastor (05-06)
- Sr. Pastor (07-22)
• Current Church Planting Focal for Presbytery of PNWTommy became a Christian in his senior year of High School through the ministry of YoungLife, after which he spent four years in the Army as an Airborne Ranger. In 1996, after graduating from seminary and serving as an Assistant Pastor in Atlanta, Judy and he accepted a call to plant a church in Seattle’s Capital Hill neighborhood. After five years, he did a brief stint as a neuroscience sales rep before becoming a pastor again at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Kent, WA where he served for 17 years.Over the past two decades, Tommy has trained and coached scores of church planters around the US. Among other things, he has written articles for TableTalk Magazine, been featured in Christianity Today, Preaching Today, and is a contributor to the Redeemer Church Planting Manual. He is also a Leadership Parter (coach) for Arrow Leadership Group.His current “call” is from the Session of New Hope Presbyterian Church/Presbytery of the Pacific Northwest to be a Church Planter/Evangelist to Spokane, WA.
Mission and vision
Our mission is to bring the life-changing mercy, grace, and authenticity of the historic Christian faith to bear on the city of Spokane.Our vision is that we would launch the first of many outwardly-faced, Christ-centered EPC congregations in Spokane, equipping and encouraging believers to be active participants in the mission of God in the world.
Values
THE GOSPEL CHANGES LIVES
In Romans 1:16, Paul says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” Because we believe that the gospel is God’s power to change any person or institution, we have the responsibility and courage to proclaim it boldly.THE GOSPEL TURNS OUR FACES OUTWARD
According to the EPC’s Book of Order, “It is the primary mission of the local church to evangelize, making disciples by extending the gospel both at home and abroad, leading others to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, providing for the nurture of that faith that all might
worship the true God and grow in grace and in sanctification” (4-3). We are committed, wholeheartedly, to this mandate.THE GOSPEL CHANGES OUR ATTITUDES TOWARD OUR NEIGHBORS
Christians should not simply stand above or against or with their community, but should also stand as agents of God for their community and its welfare.
Only as the Gospel permeates our hearts and minds, will it permeate our neighborhoods. Just as Jesus reconciles us to God, so we ought to stand as agents of social, economic, and racial reconciliation. Church, from this perspective, ceases to be a temporary escape from our unbelieving neighbors and becomes, instead, a place to which we are constantly welcoming them.THE GOSPEL MULTIPLIES CHURCHES
In the future, we hope to facilitate new communities of faith with our same gospel-driven values, not only in and around Spokane, but throughout the entire Pacific Northwest, the U.S. and, even, the world.
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