January 31, 2011
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I will be going to Symphony Church in Boston this coming weekend to speak at their first retreat. I heard about 50-60 are signed up. Please pray that God will use this retreat and also use me to bless the students.
Here are some facts about this New Church Plant….read and pray for Symphony Church and their retreat!!!
Our History
The official launch of Symphony Church is September 5th, 2010, but as with many things, the roots of Symphony began much earlier.
In 2003, God gave Barry Kang, then a 25 year old bond trader in Los Angeles, a heart and calling toward college students. Soon after, he left the world of finance to join the staff at Church of Southland as the college pastor. In 2004, God confronted Pastor Barry with the tremendous need for the gospel to be preached in Boston. Thus the seed which would become Symphony Church was sown.
In 2008, Church of Southland sent Pastor Barry and his family to Grace Covenant Church in Philadelphia, where God would build the core of the Church planting team and in June, 2010, Grace Covenant Church sent out eight intrepid church planters to Boston, and Symphony Church was born.
Is Symphony part of a denomination?
Symphony Church is a non-denominational protestant evangelical church. Symphony is however a member of Acts Ministries International (AMI), a community of churches seeking to model the spirituality, vision, and partnership exemplified in the book of Acts. AMI is committed to developing disciples of Christ within our churches, as well as spreading the gospel message to unreached people groups through church planting and missions. Please see AMI’s website for more information.
Why was Symphony Church started?
Symphony Church began with a vision to minister to the university and college campuses of Boston. Sadly, only a small percentage of college students in Boston (<2.5%) attend a gospel believing church. While there are already churches and college ministries in Boston, we believe that the need for workers remains great
We desire to be used by God to bring the gospel to the many college students in Boston who do not have a relationship with Jesus, and to help them grow in the church.
What can I expect when I visit a Symphony service?
We hope that you will find a warm accepting community of men and women who are passionate for Christ and desire to see Him glorified in Boston.
Oh that’s not what you meant? =) Well, our services are contemporary. We dress casually. We love to sing and praise. We have the seeds of what we hope will be a great worship band (with a name like Symphony, we better!). Our messages might be a little longer than you are used to (about 35-40 minutes), but that time just flies by =) And we love to pray.
How do I get to Symphony Church?
Click here for more complete directions.
Is Symphony Church only for college students?
No! While we have a passion for college students, our heart is for the entire university campus, including graduate students, faculty and staff. Our hope is that we will buid a multi-generational as well as multi-cultural and multi-ethnic church. We want to be a symphony of peoples!
But as we are starting off, we do not have a Sunday School. So if you have small children, we can recommend some great churches more suited for families.
