After considering various areas in Illinois and Indiana, it became clear God was leading Jim and his wife Jodi to the area that included Bargersville, Whiteland, New Whiteland, Edinburgh, Trafalgar and Franklin. They decided to move to Franklin, where they would start a church specifically for people who don’t go to church. Jim and Jodi sold their house in Illinois and moved to Franklin in June, 2008. (They closed on their house in Franklin on June 6, the day before the big flood.) They began networking and building relationships with people while conducting research in the area to determine "unchurched" people’s needs and what they would look for in a church.

After more than a year of preparation, Journey Church had it's Grand Opening on September 27th at Northwood Elementary School in Franklin. Over 300 people showed up that day to take the next step on their spiritual journey! We immediately started making plans to move to a larger facility, and only five weeks after launching we moved to our new home in the 800-seat auditorium at Franklin Community Middle School, where we continue to gather every Sunday at 11 am.

Lives are being changed, marriages are improving and kids are learning about Jesus. Since we started in September, 2009 fifty-nine people have been baptized and many more have decided to follow Christ!

If you'd like to know more, the next step would be to come to church on Sunday and see for yourself what God is doing!