Resource Teams

Church Planting

The East Ohio Church Plant Resource Team has formed to support the church planting effort in Strasburg, a town in Tuscarawas County a few miles from Dover.

The resource team has called Jason Rissler to serve as church planter for this new church. Jason and his wife, Heather, and their boys, Evan, Derek and Brennan, have moved to Strasburg. A commissioning service for Jason was held Aug. 28, 2011, at LifeBridge Community Church in Dover.

Eleven Ohio Conference congregations have pledged their support, both prayer and financial support, for the church planting effort in Strasburg. Supporting congregations include the following:

Beech Mennonite

Berlin Mennonite

Dayspring Christian Fellowship

Hartville Mennonite

Kidron Mennonite

LifeBridge Community

Longenecker Mennonite

Maple Grove Mennonite (Hartville)

Martins Creek Mennonite

Sonnenberg Mennonite

Walnut Creek Mennonite

The Ohio Conference is also supporting this church plant financially, providing $10,000.

Church planter Jason Rissler has begun a monthly newsletter about this new ministry. If you would like to receive this newsletter, send your email address to him at jasonrissler@gmail.com and ask to be placed on the mailing list.