Church planters penetrating lostness in urban Atlanta

UACP

Tek Dharnal speaks to participants at one of UACP's potential partner vision tours.

God is doing some amazing things within the city core of Atlanta through church planting. Here are just a few of the stories about how God is using church planters in urban Atlanta.

First Agape Baptist Church is led by Pastor Tek Dharnal, who was confined to a resettlement camp in Nepal for 17 years. During that time God saved him and called him as a church planter. He received training while at the camp and eventually started a church.

When his family was resettled into the Atlanta area, Dharnal and his wife, Rebecca, prayed about planting a church. Rehoboth Baptist Church in Tucker provided former Sunday School space in an unused building as a meeting place. Also, longtime church member Jim Sloop became Tek’s encourager and adviser.

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