NEW YORK (BP) The North American Mission Board’s “New Hope New York” outreach effort was the focus of a front-page story in The New York Times Feb. 15.

Much of the emphasis is placed on The Four One One Church in Midtown Manhattan and church planter Scott Rourk, who is working to impact the entertainment district with the Gospel.

Rourk spent his teenage years at New Hope Church in Fayettville, which is a joint sponsor of the Four One One Church along with the Georgia Baptist Convention and the North American Mission Board.

The Times, with a Sunday circulation of more than 1.6 million, is widely regarded as one of the nation’s most influential newspapers.