Since launching a new Texas Baptist church plant in September and holding worship services inside a state-of-the-art office and meeting space area, Jamael Graves, lead pastor of Cultivate Church in The Colony, realizes the mission field surrounding his congregation.
“When I realized that 40,000 people come to Grandscape and walk through this destination each day, I realized that it’s a mission field and thought about Matthew 9:38, ‘Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field,’” Graves said. “We are believing God for the laborers.’”
The church plant is strategically placed inside Grandscape — a distinctive outdoor entertainment, dining and shopping destination that includes world-class restaurants, family-friendly experiences and technology-driven entertainment and events.
‘That’s a God-thing right there’
“We didn’t choose Grandscape for our location. Grandscape chose us,” Graves said. “We thought we’d be in the Galleria square and called to find out how we could host an interest meeting. That’s when their leadership asked us if we’d be interested in using the Grandscape facility.
“We never thought we’d be able to afford it, but they took a drastic decrease off the rent to negotiate with us. That’s a God-thing right there.”
Since feeling called to establish Cultivate Church, Graves notes how God’s hand was guiding and providing in preparation for the new church plant.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was originally published by Baptist Standard.
