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 2023 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!

2023 STORIES | Making Disciples

WOMEN’S TEACHING COHORT

WOMEN’S TEACHING COHORT

BY: RACHEL CUBBAGEWOMEN'S MINISTRY LEAD On Tuesday, November 28 we completed the first round of our Women’s Ministry Teaching Cohort. After 4 months of learning together we gathered for the women to teach through a passage using tools they’ve learned. It was such a...

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Middle School Retreat

Middle School Retreat

BY KAYLA FIELDSMINISTRY RESIDENT What happens when you bring 97 middle school students together to build cardboard boats and learn about being unwavered in their faith? One incredible weekend of worship and fun! RADIUS middle school students from all six of...

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Marriage Weekend

Marriage Weekend

SCOTT SHUFORDCAMPUS PASTOR | RADIUS SOUTHSIDE What a great time together! Our 2023 RADIUS Marriage Weekend was everything we dreamed it could be. Over 115 couples, from all six campuses, gathered together at either RADIUS Centerville or RADIUS Southside for a time...

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Marriage Mentor Workshop

Marriage Mentor Workshop

MORIAH LOVETTRADIUS SUPPORT STAFF | COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Last weekend we had a great time gathering with 12 couples from all campuses to train them on how to teach specific premarital mentoring material. We walked through 8 sessions on gospel, family, roles,...

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Ux2 | Parent Equip

Ux2 | Parent Equip

"This summer, over 60 families gathered across our campuses for our first ever Parent Equip nights! As a church, we asked the question, "How can we support parents in their journey to be effective disciple-makers of their children in their homes?" We enlisted the...

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RADIUS WOMEN’S COHORT

RADIUS WOMEN’S COHORT

RACHEL CUBBAGERADIUS WOMEN'S MINISTRY LEAD On Wednesday, July 26 we launched our first Women’s Teaching Co-hort with 12 women from across our campuses. Over the next four months these ladies will have the chance to learn and grow in understanding of how to...

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WOMEN’S TEACHING COHORT

WOMEN’S TEACHING COHORT

BY: RACHEL CUBBAGEWOMEN'S MINISTRY LEAD On Tuesday, November 28 we completed the first round of our Women’s Ministry Teaching Cohort. After 4 months of learning together we gathered for the women to teach through a passage using tools they’ve learned. It was such a...

Read More

Middle School Retreat

Middle School Retreat

BY KAYLA FIELDSMINISTRY RESIDENT What happens when you bring 97 middle school students together to build cardboard boats and learn about being unwavered in their faith? One incredible weekend of worship and fun! RADIUS middle school students from all six of...

Read More

Marriage Weekend

Marriage Weekend

SCOTT SHUFORDCAMPUS PASTOR | RADIUS SOUTHSIDE What a great time together! Our 2023 RADIUS Marriage Weekend was everything we dreamed it could be. Over 115 couples, from all six campuses, gathered together at either RADIUS Centerville or RADIUS Southside for a time...

Read More

Marriage Mentor Workshop

Marriage Mentor Workshop

MORIAH LOVETTRADIUS SUPPORT STAFF | COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Last weekend we had a great time gathering with 12 couples from all campuses to train them on how to teach specific premarital mentoring material. We walked through 8 sessions on gospel, family, roles,...

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Ux2 | Parent Equip

Ux2 | Parent Equip

"This summer, over 60 families gathered across our campuses for our first ever Parent Equip nights! As a church, we asked the question, "How can we support parents in their journey to be effective disciple-makers of their children in their homes?" We enlisted the...

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RADIUS WOMEN’S COHORT

RADIUS WOMEN’S COHORT

RACHEL CUBBAGERADIUS WOMEN'S MINISTRY LEAD On Wednesday, July 26 we launched our first Women’s Teaching Co-hort with 12 women from across our campuses. Over the next four months these ladies will have the chance to learn and grow in understanding of how to...

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Multiplying Churches TOGETHER

We are excited about the addition of RADIUS Church – Pelion. 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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2023 - 2024
NEW!  RADIUS Church – Pelion
Church Planting is part of our mission statement because we believe it is the most effective way to reach those not already part of a church. God is moving to build his church and we are excited to be a part! Perhaps even more exciting, we’ve begun to see our first generation of plants becoming church planting churches themselves (like church grandchildren!). RADIUS White Knoll was planted in March 2013 and has now planted – not once, but twice! RADIUS Pelion will launch January 21, 2024. Led by Jacob Robinson, this group of people have been meeting all of 2023, preparing and praying for the day they would open the doors to the growing Pelion community. Pray for Jacob and the launch team as they impact the Pelion community by making disciples, planting churches, and living generously!

 

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2022 - 2023
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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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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2023 - 2024
New! RADIUS Church – Pelion
Church Planting is part of our mission statement because we believe it is the most effective way to reach those not already part of a church. God is moving to build his church and we are excited to be a part! Perhaps even more exciting, we’ve begun to see our first generation of plants becoming church planting churches themselves (like church grandchildren!). RADIUS White Knoll was planted in March 2013 and has now planted – not once, but twice! RADIUS Pelion will launch January 21, 2024. Led by Jacob Robinson, this group of people have been meeting all of 2023, preparing and praying for the day they would open the doors to the growing Pelion community. Pray for Jacob and the launch team as they impact the Pelion community by making disciples, planting churches, and living generously!

 

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2022 - 2023
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.
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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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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..
^
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

ADVENT SERVICE

ADVENT SERVICE

The Christmas season is a special time for believers to do what the people of God have always done - expect and celebrate the advent of Jesus. Advent means arrival. We typically use that word in reference to Jesus’ first arrival, but it also reminds us of His...

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Pelion Peanut Festival Parade

Pelion Peanut Festival Parade

BY JACOB ROBINSONCAMPUS PASTOR | RADIUS CHURCH - PELION This past weekend RADIUS Pelion showed up in numbers at the Pelion Peanut Party, 35 participants to be exact. We decorated a float, wore matching t-shirts, walked with flags and signs, and gave out candy with...

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ADVENT SERVICE

ADVENT SERVICE

The Christmas season is a special time for believers to do what the people of God have always done - expect and celebrate the advent of Jesus. Advent means arrival. We typically use that word in reference to Jesus’ first arrival, but it also reminds us of His...

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Pelion Peanut Festival Parade

Pelion Peanut Festival Parade

BY JACOB ROBINSONCAMPUS PASTOR | RADIUS CHURCH - PELION This past weekend RADIUS Pelion showed up in numbers at the Pelion Peanut Party, 35 participants to be exact. We decorated a float, wore matching t-shirts, walked with flags and signs, and gave out candy with...

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

STories | Living Generously

Halloween Block Parties

Halloween Block Parties

At RADIUS we know that Halloween is probably the only time each year that either you are going to visit each of your neighbors, or each of your neighbors are going to visit you. This is a perfect opportunity to be generous, meet new folks, and potentially hear the...

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$x2 | MC Life Coach

$x2 | MC Life Coach

The Ministry Grant made it possible for me to help young teen girls build confidence, self-esteem and meaningful relationships, while also sharing the word of God.   Michelle Chinault was able to host 2 summer camps this year including one at RADIUS Church - White...

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$x2 | RADIUS REACH

$x2 | RADIUS REACH

JAIME BAUGHCOMEKIDS COORDINATOR | RADIUS SALUDA This summer RADIUS Kids, Students and their families participated in outreach in their community through what we called RADIUS Reach. Families got to show God's love to Saluda through their acts of service as well as...

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$x2 | The Ice Cream Sandwich

$x2 | The Ice Cream Sandwich

On July 4, RADIUS Centerville students handed out 3000 ice cream sandwiches to people along the parade route of the Gilbert Peach Festival. The ice cream sandwiches were donated by the people of RADUS Centerville, collected by the students staff, and stored in...

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$x2 | LaVie Pregnancy Center

$x2 | LaVie Pregnancy Center

LaVie Pregnancy Care Center strives to build healthy and happy families in our community by providing Christ-centered support to men and women and their families focusing on their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs. LaVie also provides life affirming...

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Halloween Block Parties

Halloween Block Parties

At RADIUS we know that Halloween is probably the only time each year that either you are going to visit each of your neighbors, or each of your neighbors are going to visit you. This is a perfect opportunity to be generous, meet new folks, and potentially hear the...

Read More

$x2 | MC Life Coach

$x2 | MC Life Coach

The Ministry Grant made it possible for me to help young teen girls build confidence, self-esteem and meaningful relationships, while also sharing the word of God.   Michelle Chinault was able to host 2 summer camps this year including one at RADIUS Church - White...

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$x2 | RADIUS REACH

$x2 | RADIUS REACH

JAIME BAUGHCOMEKIDS COORDINATOR | RADIUS SALUDA This summer RADIUS Kids, Students and their families participated in outreach in their community through what we called RADIUS Reach. Families got to show God's love to Saluda through their acts of service as well as...

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$x2 | The Ice Cream Sandwich

$x2 | The Ice Cream Sandwich

On July 4, RADIUS Centerville students handed out 3000 ice cream sandwiches to people along the parade route of the Gilbert Peach Festival. The ice cream sandwiches were donated by the people of RADUS Centerville, collected by the students staff, and stored in...

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$x2 | LaVie Pregnancy Center

$x2 | LaVie Pregnancy Center

LaVie Pregnancy Care Center strives to build healthy and happy families in our community by providing Christ-centered support to men and women and their families focusing on their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs. LaVie also provides life affirming...

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