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A Different Kind of Strategy

Where We're at Work

Northwest Anglican is planting in several locations simultaneously. View the map below for an overview, or click on the city-specific pages here:

Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Olympia, Centralia, Longview, Vancouver, Portland.

Have a city to suggest? Let us know!

Strategies, Cities, & Schedules

Northwest Anglican uses a church-planting model that leaves a great deal of the authority and autonomy in the hands of the would-be parishioners. This frees the people to plant a church that reflects who they are and engages their community. And it frees Northwest Anglican up to plant in several locations at once. To hear more about the strategy, watch the video to the right.

To discover which cities are under consideration with Northwest Anglican, see the map on this page and check the city-specific links.

To see the general timeline that Northwest Anglican uses for applying this strategy in these cities, read on...

Timeline for Planting 

  • Months 1-2: Worship gatherings, focusing on fellowship.
  • Months 3-4: Worship gatherings, discussing parish identity.
  • Month 5: Worship gatherings, discussing planting logistics.
  • Months 6-7: Worship gatherings, discussing desired clergy.
  • Month 8: Interviewing prospective clergy.
  • Month 9: Clergy called.
  • Month 10: Clergy installed.
  • Beyond: Parish gets established, NwA supporting.

The start-date for this timeline may vary from one location to another. See the city-specific sites (listed to the right) to learn exactly where in the process your city currently is.

Pursuing our Plans Doggedly, Holding our Plans Loosely

Lastly, Proverbs 16.9 reads, The heart of a man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. We trust that the Lord has worked this plan into our hearts and that he will establish our steps. Nevertheless, we continue to listen to him, remembering that our plans must always bend to his purposes.