Someone once wisely said, "The health of a church is not in its seating capacity, but in its sending capacity."  The church needs to rediscover itself.  Most Christians in American have a perspective of a successful church based primarily on size.  Unfortunately, size rarely equates to health (although there are exceptions).  Rather, the biblical picture of success and health is shown in a church that reproduces itself through the multiplication of followers, groups and churches (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 14:19-23).

At MVC our mission statement is that "We exist to glorify God by calling people to know God genuinely, to love Him passionately, and to serve Him faithfully."  Our desire is that this mission statement be fulfilled not just in our own community, but in other communities nearby and in communities on the other side of the globe.  This is the biblical blueprint established in the scriptures to fulfill the Great Commission.  God is adding people to our church family from every walk of life, for which we are grateful.  At the same time, we want to make sure that our church isn't simply growing by people transferring from one church to another.  We want to see people transformed, not transferred; transformed into a passionate, purposeful individual who loves God.  As we grow, we hope to more effectively multiply followers, groups and churches.

MVC has had the privilege of birthing a handful of churches since its inception in 1993.  In July 2001, we unleashed three of our small groups (flocks) to join together and begin Windsor Community Church.  Shortly thereafter, we partnered to help launch Southside Community Church in Johnson City, TN.  In the summer of 2005, we sent pastor Tom Harcus and his family to Wilmington, NC to start a new network of like-minded churches on the east coast.  By God's grace, we hope to see new churches started in nearby communities such as Wellington, Greeley, and Denver.

As we have planted these churches, we have stayed connected to each other in the form of a "network."  We share resources and provide encouragement and equipping forums for the pastors and leaders of these churches.  Each of these churches, while distinct in many ways, share the same "DNA" and common values.  In order to foster the values and benefits of working together, the network was given a name - Crossway Chapel.  To find out the latest information on what is happening on the Crossway Chapel movement of churches, visit the network website at www.crosswaychapel.com.

Visit these churches that were planted from MVC:
Windsor Community Church  www.windsorchurch.org  (Windsor, CO - 2001)
Crossway Chapel of Wilmington  www.crosswaychapel.com/wilmington   (Wilmington, NC - 2005)
Crossway Chapel of Greeley  www.crosswaygreeley.org   (Greeley, CO - 2006)

Visit these sister churches who are encouraged and provided with resources from MVC:
Light House Church - cb.cz/vsetin.majak (Vsetin, Czech Republic - 2006)
Creekside Community Church  creeksidemac.com   (McMinnville, OR - 2002)