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There were 7 people (including kids) that made up the launch team when Cody & Micah moved from Michigan to Powell, Ohio in May 2014. Soon after, Kerry & Darin Smith (Kids Director) as well as Brad & Beckah Roll (Worship Director) took steps  of faith to join the Good News Church team. 

With some of the key people in place, the church laid its foundations through meeting together in homes. Good News Church started gathering each Sunday in a living room. It wasn't fancy, but relationships grew and the group committed to staying focused on the Gospel.

As impact grew, so did the number of people calling Good News Church their home church. On Easter Sunday of 2015, Good News Church went from gathering in a living room to meeting together at Liberty Middle School in Powell. In September 2015, Good News Church officially launched!

On Vision Sunday 2017 (January), Cody prayed for God to provide a space that we could rent 24/7. The very next day, he received a call from a real estate agent a space had just become vacant. In March we moved into this new space and we've been here since. 

In October 2018, we moved to 2 identical Sunday morning services - at 9am & 10:45am. This allowed us to make room for more people, and to expand our impact in the Kingdom of God.

As you are already personally aware, the world was impacted by Covid starting in 2020. Good News Church had to shift many things starting in late March of 2020. This was a challenge like we had never seen, but one that we were confident God was bigger than and that He still desired to give hope and peace to those who needed it. That is exactly what He did and has been doing.

In January 2021, Good News Church decided to return back to one 10am service each Sunday. In January 2022, Public House Church from Hilliard, OH officially merged into Good News Church, which has been a blessing to the kingdom of God.

In October 2022, GNChurch went back to offering 2 identical Sunday services at 9am and 10:45am, in order to make room for more people to experience the Good News of Jesus!

We are so grateful for Jesus, and we won't stop sharing His Good News as we help people take next steps in their walk with God. We pray that you will join this faith community as we journey together toward aligning ourselves more and more with our Savior Jesus.

OUR STORY

God has led Good News Church down an incredible path that started with the Lead Pastor, Cody Balch and his wife Micah. In 2012, they completed an assessment process that confirmed they were being called to plant a brand new church in Powell, Ohio. Once they decided on the location of Powell, they began the process of pulling together a launch team and fundraising to support their journey. Adam & Ashley Kennedy from Parkersburg, WV jumped on board in 2013. 

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