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Underground Church Starters - Planters

Chris Pendley
Minister of Music		 Church Name  Silent Run Baptist Church
Staff Position   Minister of Music
Number of Years of Service  I have served at 4 different churches and have almost 14 years experience in the areas of Music and Youth

How did you come to know about Underground Church? Bro. Stuart Wilcox introduced this event to me.

What convinced you to conduct an Underground Church event at your church? I thought that it would be a good event to introduce to my youth and to talk to them about how people in other countries are persecuted for  what they believe and how that they don’t have the freedom of worship that we have in this country.

What do you think of Underground Church now since you've had your event?  I think that it’s an awesome event that can have a lasting impact on young people and adults.

What would you like to tell others about Underground Church?  If you get the chance to participate in an Underground Church I would encourage you to do so.  It will change your life.

Have you seen GOD work through an Underground Church Event?  I have seen young people in my youth groups over the years come to know Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Saviour that probably wouldn’t have in a regular church service. 

Anything else you'd like to add??  It has been a privilege to be apart of what the Lord is doing through these events.

Stu Wilcox
Underground Church Guy
 Church Name  Second Baptist Church
Staff Position   Underground Church Guy
Number of Years of Service  I have served in some aspect of Youth Ministry since 1994, from Youth Sunday School Director to Minister To Youth, and now Underground Church Starter..

How did you come to know about Underground Church?
From the IDEAS Library from Youth Specialties, and then seeing and participating in one at Mission-Fuge,  Mobile Alabama.   It was a very  condensed version (we only had 30 minutes  or so to play).   Between those two experiences,  the LORD laid on my heart (HEAVILY) to do our own version, and it grows  and grows by HIS MIGHTY HAND!!

What convinced you to conduct an Underground Church event at your church? It was different from anything else I have ever seen.  It emphasized an area of ministry around the world that is NOT discussed often.  We have many, many missionaries in harms way every day, and we have many Christians in foreign lands, that actually have Underground Churches, in order to worship GOD and avoid being thrown in prison and even killed.

At that time, my Youth, became LAX in their attendance and devotion to GOD's HOUSE, so we thought it would be a great WAKE-UP CALL to them, to that some don't have the BLESSING AND PRIVILEGE WE HAVE IN COMING TO CHURCH FREELY!!  It was a WAKE-UP CALL TO US (ADULTS) ALSO!  WE TAKE OUR FREEDOM TO WORSHIP FOR GRANTED JUST LIKE OUR YOUTH DO!! Also,  GOD showed us that HE CAN SAVED TEENS/ADULTS  THROUGH UNDERGROUND CHURCH TOO!! (HE REALLY DOESN'T NEED US!!  WE NEED HIM!!)

What do you think of Underground Church now since you've had your event?  It's AWESOME!  GOD has done MIGHTY things through this special event.  And as long as the LORD tarries, my prayer is to do at least one UC every year until HE comes again!

What would you like to tell others about Underground Church? 
If you haven't scheduled your entire year (or even if you have), please make
time for this event!   This will make you or break you !!  It will be something
your youth/adults will NOT forget!   Please come to one or two, and then
start your own!  We will help in any way we can!!

Have you seen GOD work through an Underground Church Event? 
I have seen many adults from different churches come together in one accord, in one mind, to bring the Gospel to young people in this special way!   We have seen GOD change lives forever!  I have seen workers have a NEW  APPRECIATION FOR their church, church family, GOD'S WORD, AND
GOD HIMSELF!

Anything else you'd like to add??  I can't stress it enough!   Please come to a UC event near you.  You will be glad you did!  And you probably will come back the next year too!!
Underground Church - Greenville KY - Location

Tim Staples
Youth Director		 Church Name New Paradise Baptist Church
Staff Position   Minister To Youth
Number of Years of Service 15 Years

How did you come to know about Underground Church? 
I helped Stu & Chris out on the very first Underground Church. I did the
opening speech for them.

What convinced you to conduct an Underground Church event at your church?  
It sounded really cool and stu said it was awesome.

What do you think of Underground Church now since you've had your event?   
The first Underground Church we had was one of the best youth worship
services I've ever attended.  If I remember correctly we had something
like 22 SAVED.

Anything else you'd like to add??    
If you ever get to have the chance to have Underground Church, do it, I promise the LORD will surely bless.
Underground Church - Hanson KY - Location

Mark & Amie Knight
Youth Director

 Church Name Olive Branch Baptist Church
Staff Position   Minister To Youth
Number of Years of Service 2 Years

How did you come to know about Underground Church? 
When I went to church at Liberty Baptist, Stu was the Youth Pastor and we helped put on Underground Church, in Muhlenburg Co. and in Earlington.

What convinced you to conduct an Underground Church event at your church?  
The number of salvations and decisions that were made for God in previous Underground Church Events.

What do you think of Underground Church now since you've had your event?   
It was an awesome experience. You must have a lot of dedicated volunteers.

Anything else you'd like to add??    
I have seen God work in awesome ways through Underground Church. I don't think I've been to a Underground Church yet when there were less than 10 decisions made for Christ.
Underground Church - Hopkinsville KY - Location

Bro. Danny Belcher
Pastor
 Church Name:  TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Staff Position:  PASTOR
Number of Years of Service:  13 YEARS JULY 15, 2008

How did you come to know about Underground Church?  RECEIVED INFO IN MAIL OR THROUGH THE INTERNET.  GIVE INFO TO CASEY FOWLER.  WE DECIDED TO TAKE A GROUP FROM OUR CHURCH TO OLIVE BRANCH FOR THE EXPERIENCE.

What convinced you to conduct an Underground Church event at your church?  THE HOLY SPIRIT SPOKE TO CASEY AND ME AT THE SAME TIME TO BRING THE UC TO CHRISTIAN COUNTY.  EVERYONE SAID WE NEEDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE FALL OF 2007 BUT WE WERE LED TO DO IT IN THE SPRING.  GOD WAS IN IT ALL THE WAY AND ALL WORKED WELL.  WE HAD 16 PROFESSIONS OF FAITH AND 103 REDEDICATIONS  AT OUR FIRST UC IN 2007.

What do you think of Underground Church now since you've had your event?  IN TWO UC EVENTS IN TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD 34 PROFESSIONS OF FAITH AND 197 REDEDICATIONS.  IT HAS BROUGHT OUR CHURCH CLOSER TOGETHER AND A COMMON PURPOSE.  WE ALSO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH OTHERS CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS WITH THIS SAME COMMON PURPOSE.  THE COMMON PURPOSE IS REACHING SOULS FOR CHRIST AND BUILDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

What would you like to tell others about Underground Church?  IT HAS GIVEN ME ENERGY TO CARRY OUT THE CALLING THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME.  IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO SEE THE GROWTH OF A YOUNG CHRISTIAN, CASEY FOWLER, WHO I HAVE MUCH RESPECT.  I BELIEVE THAT IT IS WORTH THE WORK TO PUT THE UC ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.  IT HAS BEEN AND IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

Anything else you'd like to add??   LOOKING FORWARD TO APRIL 25,2009
FOR OUR THIRD UC.  IT IS A BLESSING..

Casey Fowler
Youth Director
 Church Name: Trinity Baptist Church Hopkinsville KY
Staff Position:    Youth Leader
Number of Years of Service: 5

How did you come to know about Underground Church?
I received a flyer from my pastor it seemed interesting so we decided to take a small group from our church to Hanson in October 2006.

What convinced you to conduct an Underground Church event at your church?
The Underground Church was the most powerful evangelism outreach event, I have ever been a part of, the game touched the lives of young and old alike from our group…you could look around the church the following Sunday and it was apparent that those that played had a much greater appreciation about being in the Lord’s house worshiping. The Lord laid it on both mine and my pastor’s heart to bring the game to Hopkinsville.  I was skeptical at first about finding volunteers and time to have such an event but the Lord led us every step of the way and now we are looking forward to having the event every year for the next 11 chapters maybe even starting over at chapter 1 when we have finished.


What do you think of Underground Church now since you've had your event?
To see 200 – 300 teenagers falling on their knees, giving testimonies, and coming worship him on Saturday night, is nothing I can explain, it's something you have to experience for yourself.  I will say that the Underground Church is a powerful game that will make you think and honestly my life and relationship with the Lord has been total transformed since I first played.

What would you like to tell others about Underground Church?
If you have not attended a Underground Church, please come join us in the Madisonville area in the fall of 2008 or Hopkinsville in the Spring 2009, trust me your walk with Christ will become closer than you ever imagined.

Anything else you'd like to add??
At our first Hopkinsville Underground Church in 2007 there were 16 professions of faith and again in April 2008 there was 18 professions of faith and 92 rededications…I think the game speaks for itself.


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