Our mission is to transform religious and irreligious people through the Gospel into passionate disciples of Jesus.
Our mission is to transform religious and irreligious people through the Gospel into passionate disciples of Jesus.
Our unique kingdom passion is to make the truth, beauty, and compassion of the Gospel visible through the local church to the city, campuses, and communities within, around, and beyond Raleigh.
In 7 years we envision God maxing out our church's ministry at 410 Lord Berkley--our divine address. Getting us to this point we envision God multiplying our influence 4X as a Pillar of Biblical Teaching in downtown Raleigh and as a Heart of Passionate Discipleship to RDU.
FR aims to be a pillar of Biblical teaching and truth in the midst of historic Raleigh’s population growth and development.
Just as the human heart serves to circulate blood to empower the body, Fellowship Raleigh seeks to serve as the spiritual heart of passionate discipleship to our city.
2 Timothy 4:1-2
We depend on God’s Word to be our engine and our rudder. Our commitment to verse-by-verse teaching means we get to study the Bible the way it was written and dive into every subject it addresses - even the difficult ones!
John 4:23-24
Above all, we live to worship God. We do this by surrendering our lives to Him daily and singing our praise to God for who He is and what He has done.
Hebrews 10:24-25
We believe the gospel of Jesus Christ frees us from pretending and performing and allows us to be our authentic selves. As a church community, we choose to commit to one another and grow together by the grace of God.
Luke 10:37
From a posture of compassion, we choose to be bold in personal evangelism and active in mercy ministry to meet the real needs around us.
The dream of Fellowship Raleigh was born Summer 2005 while Pastor Matt was taking a church planting class at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago. From the beginning, the vision has been to plant a dynamic local church in the heart of a strategic city where there is both cultural diversity and a significant college and university presence. Like any living and breathing story, many things have changed along the way, but the important aspects of our vision and values have always remained the same. Our mission is to transform religious and irreligious people through the Gospel into passionate disciples of Jesus.
The dream was born in a seminary church planting class
10-month Church Planting Leadership Residency Program at Fellowship Bible Church (Little Rock, AR)
On the ground in Raleigh to begin recruiting a core group
Public launch of worship services at Broughton High School
After years in a converted dance studio we purchased our facility in East Downtown at 410 Lord Berkley
10 Year Anniversary as a church
Sending Church: Fellowship Bible Church, Little Rock, Arkansas (Fellowship Associates Network)
Co-Sending Church: Four Oaks Community Church (Sojourn Network)
Fellowship Associates Network: Fellowship Associates was founded by Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock as a community of like-minded churches. The network facilitates the idea of sharing, coaching, and accountability among its pastors. Many of the churches, including Fellowship Raleigh, were planted through FA's Church Planting Residency Program. The network includes churches in other major cities such as: Portland, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, and Austin. For more info about FA, visit their website fellowshipassociates.com.
Pillar Network: The Pillar Network is a community of Great Commission Baptists & International Baptist Churches that are doctrinally aligned, missionally driven, and committed to equipping, planting, and revitalizing churches.