Favor And Blessing

The past few weeks have been marked by favor and blessing.   We are beginning to see some of the first pledges of support from people in Michigan come in for the start up work in Indy.  I am slowly contacting churches and organization in our Diocese and beyond who may help us plant All Souls and develop other relationship-based ministry in the Indy area.  We have begun to contact people one on one asking them to come along side us on by a monthly pledge or a one time gift to reach our funding goal of $80,000 for the first two years.

We "closed" on the house without a glitch on Friday June 17th.  We now are renting for 30 days as we pack and clean with and will load the truck on July 16th.  Pray for dry weather that day as I have several college guys and one of my sons help me pack up a tractor trailer which will be hauled and stored in Indy till we are ready to have it delivered to our new rental house (which is yet to be determined).  The sale could not have gone smoother, even to the degree that our agent noted "it does not usually go any better than this."

Last weekend we had we our moving sale.  We sold many household items and some furniture as we try to lighten the load for Indy.  More importantly we had a chance to share with many people of our work and our move to Indiana. I love talking about the Lord and His goodness and favor.   For example several weeks ago, Deb and I were on a walk only days after we sold the house and came across 75 once-used moving boxes broken down and stacked by the road waiting for the trash men the next morning.  We got the van and snatched them up and could almost hear the Lord say " I sold the house in three days and now I have your boxes ready!"


We will be "homeless" for a little over a month in July and August, but again some friends who have been part of one of our prayer groups but attend a larger church on Sundays have offered us there basement apartment free of charge for a month.  Deb will finish her work and once out of the house my full-time work will be in seeking funding for our new venture.

Pray for ongoing favor in this time of sharing the vision of planting Anglican Church on the northwest side of Indy, but my hope in helping in some way all the Anglican efforts in the area move forward and work together.   We dream of establishing disciple- making communities that have a passion for serving the needs of our communities, engage the spiritual and real needs of our neighbors while worshiping our God and Savior in Word and Sacrament.

Our last Sunday with New Wine Anglican is August 14th.  We will hit the ground running in Indy August 22.

June Indy Project Update

Deb & I just returned from a weekend in Indy.  First we attended a nice gathering for local Indy Anglican Clergy hosted by Joe and Mickie Murphy at the home in Carmel.  Great food, some home brewed beer (called “First of Many”), and good conversation.   Our only lament was that there was not nearly enough time to speak with everyone.   It is our hope that this is the first of many gatherings for fellowship, prayer and encouragement as we all work together and individually in helping the Kingdom grow in the lives of people that the Lord places on our path.  I hope to call and talk with several of you who I did not have time to talk with and share about the ways the Lord is confirming our call to serve in Indy.  

Then Sunday we worshiped with the folks at Indy Vineyard 9:30am service as Pastor Randy preached, the worship team lead in sweet songs of praise and even shared in a simple communion moment.  Randy is starting a “One Another” sermon series called “Allelone” (Greek for One Another).    His is challenging his congregation to go to a deeper level of relational intimacy within the church and to the world.    A good word for all the church and for those who need each other in the establishment of Anglican fellowships throughout Indy.    After the worship and preaching, a woman from the prayer team approach me and ask how she could pray.  A little bold but very sweet.  Had several conversations with folks from church after the service and then we headed back to Whitestown and the Durrell farm for a gathering of All Souls souls and other interested parties. 

A group of 9 of us gathered as Todd and I shared our sense of God’s call to form a Indy Anglican Network and help move All Souls church plant to the next stage of its growth.   That is to move it from a house church to a group of missional communities who gather around the table to worship, share,  learn and serve.  After sharing we broke bread (and enjoyed homemade soup) under the Chestnut Tree out back and heard some good stories of faith and life.  Several folks who were invited could not make this gathering, but we hope to return soon for a similar events so we can invite others to partner with us in this pioneering work.   

Deb and I “close” on the sale of our Flint house Friday June 17th, but do not have to be moved out till July 17th.  Our plan is to load up a truck and ship it to Indy where it will be kept until we know where we will rent in the Indy area beginning in September.  In the mean time we will live with friends as Deb wraps up her job and I finish my work with New Wine Mission, while continuing to seek people who might be lead to help us fund the first two years of start up in Indy.  

If all goes forward and the funds are raised we hope to start full-time work in Indy September 1st.    We will keep you posted on our progress.  Let me know if you or your church would like to support us through a one time gift or a regular contribution these first two years.  If you would like me to come and share with your church or fellowship about this work please call and I would love to come and them to support this church planting effort and others in the future.  

Serving a powerful and gracious Lord,

Dave+ and Deb Kulchar

We Need Your Support

Indy Anglican Network Appeal

“The Harvest is plentiful but the workers are few”  Matthew 9:37

Dave and Deb Kulchar are sensing God’s call to pull up our roots of 22 years in Flint, Michigan and help the pioneering work of growing disciple-making churches in Indianapolis and the surrounding area.  They favor a relational “Word and Sacrament” approach to ministry, and serve under the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes as a missionary priest couple.  

Dave brings nearly 35 years of ministry experience as a youth minister, parish priest, church planter, coach and consultant  to this ministry.  Deb brings many years of administrative experience in the churches they served, musical talents, and a strong supportive role while Dave served in full-time ministry.    

Exciting things are happening in Indianapolis.  There are several small Anglican congregations in the surrounding area already doing good work, a few new Anglican fellowships just getting started and the potential for more to be planted in Indianapolis and the surrounding region.  Their bishop and other leaders see this area as a region where faithful Bible-centered, Spirit empowered and sacramentally rooted communities can be planted and ought to grow and flourish.  

To join the team of other faithful ministers in this area, they are proposing the establishment of a full-time Network Leader/Church Planter position.  This position will help support the existing works by coaching, offering encouragement and establishing an active and functional leadership network.  This role would include providing pastoral support to area clergy in partnership with the Bishop in times of personal and family crisis and provide someone who is thinking and acting strategically to establish new work in the area.  

Often good coaches are good because they are practicing the work while they coach.  To that end, the Kulchars intend to join the people of All Souls Anglican Mission in Whitestown and help them grow their small house church into a thriving multiplying Anglican church ministry.  Using a  home group discipleship and leader mentoring model, members will minister to each other and impact the communities where they gather.   Our goal is to grow multiple groups which gather on Sundays around the Table of the Lord for teaching, worship, sharing and ministry.  

To enable the Kulchars to serve in this pioneering mission,  we (All Souls and the Kulchars) together need to raise $80,000 annually for the first two years.  The Lord has already provided us with a foundational pledge amount of $25,000.  We would like to ask you or your church or institution to become partners with us to help launch this work.  Please pray about this and please consider making a one time gift, or a monthly pledge to support this pioneering ministry for a 2 year startup period beginning July 2016.  It is our prayer that by the summer of 2018 the ministry will have grown through both conversion and new member growth so that this ministry will be fully self-supporting.

For those who contribute to this work, we pledge to keep you informed and up to date with how the Lord is using your charitable gift to help us advance the work with All Souls and the Indy Anglican Network.  We will be sending out regular progress reports via email, Facebook, and a Blog post which will include occasional video updates. For churches and other groups,  Dave would be eager to visit as needed to share about the impact of your support of new church    development in hopes of fostering a vision for supporting new work planting even after this Indy Project is self-supporting.  Each January, we will provide annual records of contribution to each donor for tax purposes.   

Tax Deductible Contributions can be sent via check and made out to:  All Souls Anglican

mailing address:    6702 E 535 S, Whitestown, IN 46075

Online Giving via Paypal:     http://www.indyanglican.net/giving.html

With your first contribution please send us an email address and phone number where we can reach you and where contribution records can be sent online or via regular mail.  

If you are feeling led to partner with us with a regular pledge please inform us of your intentions by sending us an email, text or by phone.  (810) 964-0432 or dkulchar1@sbcglobal.net