At the end of each year, it is important for us to pause, take a look back and remember God’s movement and faithfulness in our church and in our radius.

Below, you’ll find the highlights of 2022 as well as areas of growth towards our mission.  It’s always a joy to do this as a family on mission together, each campus representing Jesus and making him famous in our individual corners of the Midlands. 

Thank you for giving and serving our church body this year. God, in his mercy and grace, continues to guides us to make disciples, plant churches, and live generously.

No one in this world has the same radius as you. God has placed you where you live, work, and play for a reason, and no other person can love people and serve in the ways God has called you to do. Maybe it’s how you treat the person working the drive-thru or the cashier at the local grocery store. Maybe it’s how you spend your money or what you say on social media. As the gospel shapes you, those in your radius are taking note and the opportunity to multiply disciples begins.

A DISCIPLE… someone who follows the teachings, life, and aim of another until the person becomes like the master. Therefore, a disciple is someone becoming more and more like Christ.

DISCIPLESHIP… the activity of forming intentional friendships with others, to walk through life together, and to teach them to become like Christ. 

Here is a sample of the results of your work as we make disciples together. Whether across the table at Waffle House, in your group, RADIUS Kids or Students – people are coming to know Jesus. Thank you for letting others walk through life with you as you show them how to follow Him!

2022 STORIES | Making Disciples

GX2 | Friendsgiving

GX2 | Friendsgiving

In January of 2021, Beka and I planted a new Anyone group with 1 other couple, 1 single guy, and 1 single girl (6 members total). In Fall of 2022, we sent out some folks to plant a new group, and we also sent out a single guy to help plant a third group.  On...

Ux2 | Southside Baptisms

Ux2 | Southside Baptisms

This past Sunday we had the joy of baptizing four folks at RADIUS Southside! Three of them were RADIUS Students who have been growing in their faith over the past year and the fourth was a young man who just moved from Philadelphia five months ago. Please join us...

Ux2 | ETCH Conference

Ux2 | ETCH Conference

Matt Altman, our Kids Ministry Lead at RADIUS Church, spearheaded a trip for our Kids Coordinators to attend the ETCH Conference this fall. Below is his story: In early October, Cortney Broadwell, Sabrina Owens, and I journeyed out to Nashville, TN, to be a part of...

Ux2 | Baptisms at Centerville

Ux2 | Baptisms at Centerville

What a joy it was to celebrate the baptisms of 6 people on March 20th! After making the decision that they wanted to publicly declare their faith and love for Jesus, these 6 shared their stories with our church family and were washed by the water. Baptisms are always so special and it is always such an honor to witness fellow believers take this step!

Gx2 – Pray May

Gx2 – Pray May

God created us to be in community with other believers - we aren't meant to walk in our faith alone. We can tell the truth about who we are to other believers and grow in Jesus Christ. Join Michelle Schirra from RADIUS Centerville as we pray that we would be...

UX2 | Let’s Go!

UX2 | Let’s Go!

On January 9, 2022, we took a step back from our walk through Ephesians to review our mission and to talk about healthy multiplication as we seek to double disciples, double groups, double churches, and double generosity before we turn 21. John Reeves, lead pastor,...

UX2 | Baptisms at Centerville

UX2 | Baptisms at Centerville

In 2021, we got to come together as a church family at RADIUS Centerville and celebrate the baptisms of 27 people! We gathered at Lake Murray a couple times and even had our first baptisms in our new building back in December. We were honored to get to know each of...

GX2 | Friendsgiving

GX2 | Friendsgiving

In January of 2021, Beka and I planted a new Anyone group with 1 other couple, 1 single guy, and 1 single girl (6 members total). In Fall of 2022, we sent out some folks to plant a new group, and we also sent out a single guy to help plant a third group.  On...

Ux2 | Southside Baptisms

Ux2 | Southside Baptisms

This past Sunday we had the joy of baptizing four folks at RADIUS Southside! Three of them were RADIUS Students who have been growing in their faith over the past year and the fourth was a young man who just moved from Philadelphia five months ago. Please join us...

Ux2 | ETCH Conference

Ux2 | ETCH Conference

Matt Altman, our Kids Ministry Lead at RADIUS Church, spearheaded a trip for our Kids Coordinators to attend the ETCH Conference this fall. Below is his story: In early October, Cortney Broadwell, Sabrina Owens, and I journeyed out to Nashville, TN, to be a part of...

Ux2 | Baptisms at Centerville

Ux2 | Baptisms at Centerville

What a joy it was to celebrate the baptisms of 6 people on March 20th! After making the decision that they wanted to publicly declare their faith and love for Jesus, these 6 shared their stories with our church family and were washed by the water. Baptisms are always so special and it is always such an honor to witness fellow believers take this step!

Gx2 – Pray May

Gx2 – Pray May

God created us to be in community with other believers - we aren't meant to walk in our faith alone. We can tell the truth about who we are to other believers and grow in Jesus Christ. Join Michelle Schirra from RADIUS Centerville as we pray that we would be...

UX2 | Let’s Go!

UX2 | Let’s Go!

On January 9, 2022, we took a step back from our walk through Ephesians to review our mission and to talk about healthy multiplication as we seek to double disciples, double groups, double churches, and double generosity before we turn 21. John Reeves, lead pastor,...

UX2 | Baptisms at Centerville

UX2 | Baptisms at Centerville

In 2021, we got to come together as a church family at RADIUS Centerville and celebrate the baptisms of 27 people! We gathered at Lake Murray a couple times and even had our first baptisms in our new building back in December. We were honored to get to know each of...

DEVELOPING LEADERS 

We knew from the beginning that a strong leadership pipeline was necessary to plant churches and 2022 has been a significant year for development! From Emerging Leaders to Greenhouse for our current leaders, we are excited about the future of RADIUS Church!

Multiplying Churches TOGETHER

“When you go into a new community and plant a church, you are lowering the hurdle for people to meet Jesus.”

Ryan Molony | 19th Birthday Party | 8.28.22

“There is a whole demographic that we need to get after. Those 40,000 students.”

John Reeves | 19th Birthday Party | 8.28.22

We are excited about the addition of RADIUS Church – Carolina. The timeline below tells the story about the launch as well as the history of our other campuses. Church planting continues to be the most effective way to reach those far from God and to make disciples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2022 - 2023

NEW!  RADIUS Church – Carolina

The announcement to launch RADIUS Carolina was made at our 19th birthday party. It might’ve been the hardest announcement ever to keep quiet as it was decided a few months before to move a new leader with lots of potential from RADIUS Church – Centerville (Jon Ross Fordree) replace him with another leader from RADIUS Church – White Knoll (Sean Coffey), and begin the process of opening a night church targeting an 18-25 year old demographic out of RADIUS Church – Southside. There were lots of moving parts involving our entire RADIUS Church family. It’s GREAT to be a team, to share people, and share resources to reach others for Jesus.

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June 2020

RADIUS Church – Southside

Cheryl Reeves was out for a walk one day when she stopped to talk to one of her neighbors, Thereasa Hodge. Long-story short, Thereasa heard a story Cheryl told about receiving a facility from a dwindling church for free to plant a new church. Being a member of Southside Baptist Church in Columbia, Thereasa invited Cheryl and John to tour her own church building. Soon, friendships were struck and Southside Baptist Church merged with RADIUS Church, becoming RADIUS Church Southside in Columbia, South Carolina. Hearing about the opportunity to plant a church and feeling led to help, Scott and Jess Shuford picked up their four boys and moved to Columbia, SC.
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September 2018

RADIUS Church – Irmo

Similar to the group in Saluda, RADIUS Irmo began with a Bible Study, and soon became something more. After John Reeves and then Ross Kellis helped support the early stages of growth, Patrick Olson stepped up and stepped away from his job to come on staff at RADIUS Church and lead the congregation in Irmo.
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January 2018

RADIUS Church – Centerville

In 2017, we were running into a problem at RADIUS Lexington: too few seats. Not a bad problem. It felt like the sort of problem that the Lord was using to prod us to plant another church. So, Ryan Molony, who had only been hired on staff at RADIUS Church the year prior, was tasked with recruiting as many families to move out to the Gilbert, Leesville, outer Lexington area. 120 men and women moved from the stability of RADIUS Lexington to a school building across town. Since week one, RADIUS Centerville has met in a school building for two years, outside in a field for one, and in their new building since Easter of 2021.
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June 2015

RADIUS Church – Saluda

For five years, Ben and Holly Harrison called RADIUS Church in Lexington home. They brought friends and neighbors near them, and they even began a small group. The only problem was that this church body was close to an hour drive away. Wanting a church where they could serve their “radius” more effectively, the Harrisons and their small group from Saluda began meeting regularly and praying about what it would mean to become a church plant. Soon, RADIUS Saluda became its own and Trey Shealy grew into the leader of their congregation..

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March 2013

RADIUS Church – White Knoll

In 2013, RADIUS Lexington asked 75 members to “go” and plant a church in Red Bank, South Carolina—20 minutes down the road. This was the first church plant birthed not only from the resources of RADIUS Lexington, but from its members as well. Soon, John Reeves and his family returned from Dubuque, IA where he planted RADIUS Dubuque, and he began helping with the new church plant in White Knoll. RADIUS White Knoll met in a school for several years as well before receiving a building as a free gift from another church.

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June 2003

RADIUS Church (now know as RADIUS Church – Lexington) is Planted

In June of 2003, John and Cheryl Reeves—who had just recently planted churches in Clemson, SC and Atlanta, GA—felt a stirring to head to the greater Columbia area to plant a church. John Reeves quickly began recruiting, and soon Salim and Amanda Khalil, Jeremiah Jones, and Duncan Pleming met in an apartment in Lexington, South Carolina. Six adults began praying, meeting, and preparing for God’s work in their area.

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2022 - 2023

NEW!  RADIUS Church – Carolina

 The announcement to launch RADIUS Carolina was made at our 19th birthday party. It might’ve been the worst kept secret ever at RADIUS as it was decided a few months before to move a new leader with lots of potential from RADIUS Church – Centerville (Jon Ross Fordree) replace him with another leader from RADIUS Church – White Knoll (Sean Coffey), and begin the process of opening a night church targeting an 18-25 year old demographic out of RADIUS Church – Southside. There were lots of moving parts involving our entire RADIUS Church family. It’s GREAT to be a team, to share people, and share resources to reach others for Jesus.

^
June 2020

RADIUS Church – Southside

Cheryl Reeves was out for a walk one day when she stopped to talk to one of her neighbors, Thereasa Hodge. Long-story short, Thereasa heard a story Cheryl told about receiving a facility from a dwindling church for free to plant a new church. Being a member of Southside Baptist Church in Columbia, Thereasa invited Cheryl and John to tour her own church building. Soon, friendships were struck and Southside Baptist Church merged with RADIUS Church, becoming RADIUS Church Southside in Columbia, South Carolina. Hearing about the opportunity to plant a church and feeling led to help, Scott and Jess Shuford picked up their four boys and moved to Columbia, SC.
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September 2018

RADIUS Church – Irmo

Similar to the group in Saluda, RADIUS Irmo began with a Bible Study, and soon became something more. After John Reeves and then Ross Kellis helped support the early stages of growth, Patrick Olson stepped up and stepped away from his job to come on staff at RADIUS Church and lead the congregation in Irmo.
^
January 2018

RADIUS Church – Centerville

In 2017, we were running into a problem at RADIUS Lexington: too few seats. Not a bad problem. It felt like the sort of problem that the Lord was using to prod us to plant another church. So, Ryan Molony, who had only been hired on staff at RADIUS Church the year prior, was tasked with recruiting as many families to move out to the Gilbert, Leesville, outer Lexington area. 120 men and women moved from the stability of RADIUS Lexington to a school building across town. Since week one, RADIUS Centerville has met in a school building for two years, outside in a field for one, and in their new building since Easter of 2021.
^
June 2015

RADIUS Church – Saluda

For five years, Ben and Holly Harrison called RADIUS Church in Lexington home. They brought friends and neighbors near them, and they even began a small group. The only problem was that this church body was close to an hour drive away. Wanting a church where they could serve their “radius” more effectively, the Harrisons and their small group from Saluda began meeting regularly and praying about what it would mean to become a church plant. Soon, RADIUS Saluda became its own and Trey Shealy grew into the leader of their congregation..

^
March 2013

RADIUS Church – White Knoll

In 2013, RADIUS Lexington asked 75 members to “go” and plant a church in Red Bank, South Carolina—20 minutes down the road. This was the first church plant birthed not only from the resources of RADIUS Lexington, but from its members as well. Soon, John Reeves and his family returned from Dubuque, IA where he planted RADIUS Dubuque, and he began helping with the new church plant in White Knoll. RADIUS White Knoll met in a school for several years as well before receiving a building as a free gift from another church.

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June 2003

RADIUS Church (now know as RADIUS Church – Lexington) is Planted

 

 

In June of 2003, John and Cheryl Reeves—who had just recently planted churches in Clemson, SC and Atlanta, GA—felt a stirring to head to the greater Columbia area to plant a church. John Reeves quickly began recruiting, and soon Salim and Amanda Khalil, Jeremiah Jones, and Duncan Pleming met in an apartment in Lexington, South Carolina. Six adults began praying, meeting, and preparing for God’s work in their area.

STories | Planting Churches

You lived generously through Give Hope: helping those in need in YOUR radius! Thank you!

$347,000 raised for 2022

$1,100,000 given over seven years!

The Opportunity Fund was introduced at our 19th Birthday Party. As we plant churches, help us move on future opportunities to put down physical roots in our communities to better reach those that live there and serve a community’s long-term good.

Stories of generosity throughout our 19 year history!

STories | Living Generously

$x2 | S.E.A. Place

$x2 | S.E.A. Place

S.E.A. Place provides support, education and advisement programs to empower those in need in our community. We offer several programs including a GED class, youth mentor program, parenting class, and a faith and finance class. In November 2022, S.E.A. Place mentors...

$x2 | Opportunity Fund

$x2 | Opportunity Fund

https://vimeo.com/745053082/d24895085b RADIUS Family,  If you missed our 19th birthday party Sunday night, we missed you! For those of you that came, thank you! We can't wait to celebrate #20 next year! If you missed the program, you can catch it here. As...

UX2 | Baptisms

UX2 | Baptisms

May 18 marked a new beginning for seven men and women through baptism and we loved celebrating what the Lord has done in their lives. Thanks to all of you who joined us!

Ux2 | Student Retreat

Ux2 | Student Retreat

During the Spring of 2022, RADIUS students from all six campuses took a three day retreat to Garden City Chapel, located in Myrtle Beach, SC. During this time students participated in games, corporate worship, and small groups. As we continue to focus on UX2 and...

$X2 | Lighthouse for Life

$X2 | Lighthouse for Life

We are thankful to partner with people and organizations who are making a difference and allowing God to use them to change lives. Lighthouse for Life exists to EDUCATE people about the realities of human sex trafficking in the United States

Ux2 | Baptisms at Saluda

Ux2 | Baptisms at Saluda

We baptized two students recently at RADIUS Saluda.

Malachi Woolsey went to Winter Jam. He has believed in Jesus for a while but that night, he heard Skillet (a band at Winter Jam) talk about truth. He said that only real Truth comes from Christ. It really hit him and went home and talked to his dad about following Jesus. He made a decision that night that he wanted to follow Christ. His father Kevin participated in the baptism.

$X2 | Hydromissions

$X2 | Hydromissions

https://vimeo.com/675003358/e05a57dfb0 More than 780 million people worldwide live without access to clean water. Over 800,000 people around the globe die every year from water, sanitation and hygiene related causes. The water crisis is real, and it’s affecting...

$x2 | S.E.A. Place

$x2 | S.E.A. Place

S.E.A. Place provides support, education and advisement programs to empower those in need in our community. We offer several programs including a GED class, youth mentor program, parenting class, and a faith and finance class. In November 2022, S.E.A. Place mentors...

$x2 | Opportunity Fund

$x2 | Opportunity Fund

https://vimeo.com/745053082/d24895085b RADIUS Family,  If you missed our 19th birthday party Sunday night, we missed you! For those of you that came, thank you! We can't wait to celebrate #20 next year! If you missed the program, you can catch it here. As...

UX2 | Baptisms

UX2 | Baptisms

May 18 marked a new beginning for seven men and women through baptism and we loved celebrating what the Lord has done in their lives. Thanks to all of you who joined us!

Ux2 | Student Retreat

Ux2 | Student Retreat

During the Spring of 2022, RADIUS students from all six campuses took a three day retreat to Garden City Chapel, located in Myrtle Beach, SC. During this time students participated in games, corporate worship, and small groups. As we continue to focus on UX2 and...

$X2 | Lighthouse for Life

$X2 | Lighthouse for Life

We are thankful to partner with people and organizations who are making a difference and allowing God to use them to change lives. Lighthouse for Life exists to EDUCATE people about the realities of human sex trafficking in the United States

Ux2 | Baptisms at Saluda

Ux2 | Baptisms at Saluda

We baptized two students recently at RADIUS Saluda.

Malachi Woolsey went to Winter Jam. He has believed in Jesus for a while but that night, he heard Skillet (a band at Winter Jam) talk about truth. He said that only real Truth comes from Christ. It really hit him and went home and talked to his dad about following Jesus. He made a decision that night that he wanted to follow Christ. His father Kevin participated in the baptism.

$X2 | Hydromissions

$X2 | Hydromissions

https://vimeo.com/675003358/e05a57dfb0 More than 780 million people worldwide live without access to clean water. Over 800,000 people around the globe die every year from water, sanitation and hygiene related causes. The water crisis is real, and it’s affecting...