Journey Church – Franklin Indiana

Specialties

Journey Church is a casual, comfortable, contemporary, non denominational Christian church in the community of Franklin, Indiana. Our mission is to help people connect with God one step at a time.

Our worship service is on Sunday at 11 am at Franklin Community Middle School. We gather for prayer on Mondays from 7 to 8 pm at our Office and Conference Center located in downtown Franklin, on the courthouse square.

History

Established in 2008.

Although Journey Church was offically started in, 2008 by Jim Clayton along with his wife, Jodi, the original idea and preparation started several years earlier. While attending Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Jim felt called in the direction of church «planting» (starting a church from scratch). After considering various areas in Illinois and Indiana, it became clear that God was leading them to the Franklin area. They decided to move to Franklin, where they would start a church specifically for people who don’t go to church. Jim and Jodi sold their house in Illinois and moved to Franklin in June, 2008. (They closed on their house in Franklin on June 6, the day before the big flood.) They began networking and building relationships with people while conducting research in the area to determine «unchurched» people’s needs and what they would look for in a church. This information will be incorporated into the design and development of Journey Church.

Meet the Manager

Jim C.

Manager

Jim is a born-​and-​bred Hoosier with a heart for the people of Central Indiana. He grew up in Evansville and then lived in Indianapolis for five years before moving to the Chicago area. While in Illinois Jim started his own business; an Internet marketing company. He also met his wife, Jodi, and attended Moody Bible Institute, graduating in December, 2007. Jim’s passion is to help connect the people in the Franklin area with the God who loves them and help them move forward on their spiritual journey one step at a time. He has served in several ministry positions with two churches in the last fifteen years.