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Praying for your pastor matters. Ways to pray: • For wisdom and strength as they lead their church communities. • For rest and renewal so they are spiritually and emotionally refreshed. • For their families, that they would feel supported and encouraged.

Did you know that we have a monthly prayer newsletter that goes out to our 23 Project Foundation prayer partners? Some topics we cover in our newsletters are ways to pray for our church planters, praise reports, and pastoral sabbatical updates.

Lemanuel Williams is the Lead Pastor of City of Shalom Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He has served in pastoral ministry for 12 years, shepherding congregations, developing leaders, and engaging communities with the hope of the gospel.

Eric is currently planting Westrock Church with a burden to reach a fast-growing, largely unreached community with the gospel. His focus is on raising leaders who know the Word, walk with Jesus, and win others to Christ, helping people live all of life all for Jesus.

Michael lives in Denver where he followed a call to proclaim the good news of Jesus and help connect isolated sinners and sufferers to the family of God. Michael and Jillian were married in 2014 and now have three children and regularly open their home to foster children.

Rocky Komatsu has served as the Lead Pastor at Waiehu Community Church (Maui, HI) since its founding in 2019. He was born and raised in Hawaii and is a graduate of Boyce College (Louisville, KY). He and Emily have been married for 15 years and have three children.

Matt has a passion for the local church as a primary means of God’s grace in a believer’s life. He has served the church in pastoral ministry since 1999. Matt enjoys helping other pastors thrive in their ministry and helping to equip the saints for the work of ministry.

Nathan Chapman is a pastor with more than 20 years of ministry experience across the Southeast. He is passionate about seeing the church grow in both faithfulness and fruitfulness—where the gospel is proclaimed, disciples are made, and God is praised.

Happy Thanksgiving from 23 Project Foundation!

Assessment Week begins November 4th! This is an important week for our Foundation and we covet your prayers during this time. Will you join us in praying?

Prayer is one of our three distinctives. We invite you to join our prayer team and receive a monthly newsletter with specific prayer requests from our partners. As we seek to advance the gospel through church planting and supporting pastors, your prayers support these efforts!

Prayer is one of our key distinctives for support. Click the link for our newsletter to learn specific ways you can be praying this month for our pastor partners. #23projectfoundation mailchi.mp/67390e88b5bb/s…

Tomorrow is the last day to apply at 23 Project as a church planter or pastor planning a sabbatical in 2026. Visit 23project.org to complete your application. We look forward to the next stage in our process—interviewing Candidates.

Reminder: applications are open! If you are a pastor taking a sabbatical in 2026, or a pastor church planting a church in the next 12 months, apply at 23project.org today! Applications close August 31st.

We have 3 phases in our application process: Applicant- Apply at 23project.org. Candidate- If chosen, you will have the opportunity to meet with the Board of Directors and discuss your planned sabbatical or church plant. Recipient- Notified by November 21.

Have you applied? If you are planting a church within the next 12 months or a pastor planning a sabbatical next year, visit 23project.org to apply for support!

Applications are now open! If you are planting a church within the next 12 months or a lead pastor planning a sabbatical in 2026, check out our website, 23project.org, and complete an application TODAY! Applications are open through August 31.

Our mission is to make the gospel known—and that includes partnering with church planters with prayer, funds, and support. Planting a church next year? Visit our website for details. Applications open August 1. #churchplanter #23projectfoundation

At 23 Project, our mission is to partner with church planters and pastors to advance the gospel through prayer, funding, and support. On August 1st applications will open for our 2026 Church Planter and Pastor Sabbatical recipients. Would you prayerfully consider applying?

“Then you will call upon me & come & pray to me, & I will hear you.” Jeremiah 29:12. At 23 Project, prayer is essential to our partnership. Link in bio to join our prayer team as we gather men & women who regularly pray for 23 Project & our partners. #23projectfoundation