{"id":25424,"date":"2024-08-01T13:17:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/?post_type=resource&p=25424"},"modified":"2024-08-01T13:31:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:31:22","slug":"indiana-church-plant-inside-an-assisted-living-facility-reminds-residents-their-life-still-has-purpose","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/resource\/indiana-church-plant-inside-an-assisted-living-facility-reminds-residents-their-life-still-has-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana church plant inside an assisted living facility reminds residents their life still has purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 66 years old, Pastor Jon Moody is still 20 years younger than most of his congregants. That\u2019s because he\u2019s planting Park Place Community Church inside an assisted living facility to reach people he believes to be the most forgotten in North America.<\/p>\n

From 2019 to 2023, during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Jon served as a hospice chaplain and spent much of his time at Park Place Senior Living in Fort Wayne, Ind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of became the chaplain to the building \u2014 not just to the hospice patients, but to the staff and other residents too,\u201d Jon says.<\/p>\n

As time went on, Jon and his wife, Beth, became increasingly burdened by the plight of many of America\u2019s forgotten seniors.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these people who had a healthy church life and a healthy faith are suddenly put in this facility where they\u2019re cut off, and they can\u2019t go out to church,\u201d shares Jon. \u201cSo we thought, why not plant a church here, inside this place?\u201d<\/p>\n

An example of Send Network\u2019s vision of churches planting churches everywhere for everyone, Park Place Community Church is more than just a weekly service for residents. It\u2019s a vibrant faith community and a satellite campus of St. Joe Community Church, which sent out the Moodys to plant in 2023.<\/p>\n

\"\"Several members from St. Joe have joined them in the church planting journey, and together, they\u2019ve seen God work in this unique mission field located just miles away from their homes.<\/p>\n

After a recent sermon, 88-year-old Harold shared with Jon that when he learned that Paul understood it was necessary to stay on earth to help others rather than depart to heaven (Phil 1:23-24), he was challenged to spend more time outside his room and share his faith with his neighbors. Despite his battle with depression, Harold has now led Bible studies for fellow residents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pat, another resident, shared she never attended church before and is excited to learn more about Christ in her golden years. Through the help of church planting team members, 93-year-old Faye has started giving away Bibles, complete with her notes, to facility staff and grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Jon often reminds his congregants that God has a purpose for each year of their lives. \u201cI tell them, this isn\u2019t just a waiting room. God must have something to do for you still, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m here \u2014to help you figure out what that is and be about it until the day you see Jesus,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

But the need and tremendous opportunities offered by planting a church in an assisted living facility don\u2019t begin and end with Park Place Senior Living in Indiana. Across the nation, thousands of the shut-in and elderly struggle with isolation, depression, and a waning faith.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur faith should get stronger and more vibrant as we get ready to go to heaven instead of waning and decreasing as time goes on,\u201d Jon says. \u201cThere\u2019s thousands of these kinds of facilities and if we could catch the idea of planting churches inside of them, we\u2019d see that mission field is huge. It will not only benefit the Christians but also mobilize them to reach out to their non-Christian neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Jon and \u00a0Beth, the partnership and support they\u2019ve found through Send Network has been vital \u2014 and radically different from their previous ministry experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing that\u2019s been different about Send Network is just the phenomenal amount of support,\u201d he shares. \u201cPeople are calling me and asking, \u2018What can we do? How can we help you succeed?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about how you can join a movement of churches planting churches everywhere for everyone and experience support at every step along the journey, \u00a0register for a Send Network Gathering near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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