THE PULSE NEW CHURCHES
THE LOST IN BOSTON
GRACE CHURCH BOSTON ALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Pastor Jan Vezikov
PASTOR BIO: Born in Estonia, raised in Rhode Island, schooled at Brown University and experienced
in life with the federal government, Jan (pronounce Yahn) moved with wife, Tanya, and daughter, Sophia, to Boston to plant a church.
WHAT’S IT LIKE? Grace Church Boston is an eclec- tic community. Started as a Russian-speaking congrega-
tion in the Allston area of Boston, the church now is seeking to reach English-speakers as well and welcomes everyone from atheists to whatevers. “We are Jesus’ fol- lowers who gather in authentic, humble community to repent together, learn together, and live together in the fullness of the staggering grace of the God who dies for sinners in order to redeem us from sin and save us from ourselves,” says Jan.
GET CONNECTED: If you want to know more of what’s happening at Grace Church Boston, fi nd them
on facebook as Grace Church Boston or visit them on the Web at
www.gracechurchboston.com.
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www.churchplantingvillage.net/portraits is a valuable web resource for learning a little more about the peoples in North America. Broken down by kinship groups (ethnicity), geographic groups (cities and communities) and affi nity groups (bik- ers, students), more than 60 people por- traits provide a snapshot of the people and places to be reached in North America.
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