New Gwinnett Church unveils plans for services

By Shelia M. Poole

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Newly formed Gwinnett Church, an addition to North Point Ministries, will begin holding regular services on Oct. 2 at Gwinnett Center, its temporary home.

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Details about the ministry's expansion into the metro Atlanta area were revealed during a Tuesday night webcast.

"It's going to be a great journey," said Jeff Henderson, Gwinnett Church lead pastor.

Services will be held in the convention center 's grand ballroom at  Gwinnett  Center, which the church will lease, each Sunday night at 6 p.m.   A permanent facility eventually will be built on a site on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Sugar Hill.

"We aren't sure how long a permanent structure will take to build at this point," Henderson said previously.

Henderson, former pastor of Buckhead Church, another North Point Ministries affiliate, said launching a new campus contains some uncertainties, such as how many people will attend services and how smooth operations will run in a leased facility. However, North Point Ministries has started other campuses in leased facilities before.

Services will be held at night because of the time and effort needed to set up and dismantle the church sanctuary, a situation that wouldn't work with an early morning service, the pastor said.

Earlier this year, the ministry added Watermarke Church in Canton. With Gwinnett Church now in the fold, North Point Ministries will become one of the largest megachurches in Georgia and the Southeast.

North Point Ministries, founded by pastor Andy Stanley, includes Buckhead Church, North Point Community Church in Alpharetta and Browns Bridge Community Church in Cumming.