(Rev. Neil McDavid) - One of the ten new places for new people highlighted at our recent annual conference was The Harbor, a new church plant in Dothan, AL. This new congregation is being planted in the area where Love In Action ministries is located. Love In Action ministries serves the homeless, the marginalized, the poor, those often on the edge of or outside the mainstream of society. Efforts have been made to transport people in this area to Dothan United Methodist Churches, but The Harbor is a church being planted right where these persons live, right in their zip code. Worship space is being rented in the Love In Action facility and this “church for all people,” this new body of Christ will be officially launched August 11 under the leadership of Rev. Dwight and Vicky Deal. The vision of The Harbor is to reach out to all in the name of Christ seeking to serve and love the poor and homeless both physically and spiritually. The ministry of The Harbor includes the building of a worshiping, serving, community of faith around the mission “changing the heart of Dothan through the heart of Jesus.”
To learn more about this new church plant, contact Rev. Dwight Deal (dwightdeal@hotmail.com) or find The Harbor church on Facebook.