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A church for the city

Before the early 1990s, the spiritual climate in Boston sometimes seemed as bitter as the New England winter. When Christ the King Presbyterian Church was started in 1994, the warming trend had begun. God was answering the patient prayers of his people.

Rather than sidestep the city, the mission of CTK was to engage the city in all of its cultural, educational and economic diversity—to build a new gospel community that would bring glory to God and joy to the city.

Without much critical mass and only a handful of members, the church looked to develop strategic partnerships. The most substantial of these was a relationship with a Brazilian Presbyterian congregation. The churches soon merged. Together, they purchased a dormant 19th century evangelical congregational church building in Cambridge. For the first time in many decades, the gospel rang out from its pulpit, and the church began to grow.

A church-planting church

From its inception, CTK held church planting as a core component of its mission. The earliest church mission statement described the purpose of the church “to ignite and fuel a church planting movement.”

In the late 1990s, CTK was invested in planting three Brazilian churches around the city. In 2002 we played a significant role in launching Citylife, a center-city church in downtown Boston. In 2006 CTK planted an urban church in Boston’s largest and perhaps most diverse neighborhood—Dorchester. Our next plant is CTK West Newton at the gateway to Boston’s western suburbs. And we have several more in the works.

Donate

Join us as a partner in ministry by supporting the CTK Church Planting Center. Donate online now or check out the Support page for more options.

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Select “Christ the King Boston CP Center” from the Church Planter/Staff drop down menu.