Christ Church Plano and AIM Church Planting Announce New Church Plant
The Rev. Jed Roseberry to plant new Anglican church in North Dallas area
Christ Church Plano and AIM Church Planting jointly announced that the Rev. Jed Roseberry, son of the Rev. Canon David Roseberry, will resign his staff position at Christ Church Plano effective June 1, 2009 to begin a new church plant under the direction and mentorship of the Rev. Canon Ron McCrary, executive director of AIM (Anglican Initiative for Mission) Church Planting.
Ordained in 2005, Fr. Jed Roseberry served as curate at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Dallas and in 2007 joined the staff of Christ Church Plano as a parish minister with the goal of eventually planting a new church. Fr. David Roseberry, rector of Christ Church Plano, said, "This is a proud and blessed day for us all...for Jed and his wife, Stacy, for the Anglican family of churches, and most importantly for the kingdom of God. I look forward to seeing where the Lord leads his ministry and am thankful that he will have the benefit of Fr. Ron McCrary's rich experience as he takes his first steps."
Fr. Ron McCrary, the former longtime rector of Christ Church-Overland Park, Kansas, added, "Our Anglican witness in North America is dependent upon young, visionary church planters like Fr. Jed who are bold and faithful to God's call on their lives. I am thankful for the tremendous opportunity to work with Fr. Jed as he begins to discern the mission and path for his new church."
Fr. Jed grew up in and around Christ Church Plano. He said, "Christ Church has taught me over the years what it takes to build a passionate, Christ-centered, Biblically orthodox, mission-hearted church body that can be mobilized to change the lives of others around them. This church plant is an opportunity to extend the values that have shaped Christ Church to reach out and meet a need in the Dallas area."
Partnering with AIM Church Planting, Fr. Jed will begin this June assembling a launch team and holding some information meetings and worship gatherings around the Addison/North Dallas area.
In 24 years of ministry, Christ Church Plano has planted two other churches in the suburbs of Dallas: Faith Church in Plano and St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Frisco. Fr. Jed's new venture will be the second Texas church plant assist by AIM Church Planting, the first being Hope Mission Church in Austin.
ABOUT CHRIST CHURCH PLANO: Begun in 1985 as a mission, Christ Church Plano serves approximately 2,000 worshippers in five weekly services. Christ Church Plano is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA.) For more information, visit ChristChurchPlano.org.
