Charlotte is known as the "city of churches." There are more churches per capita in Charlotte than any other city in America. However, despite the religious influence of the city, young adults in their 20's & 30's were mostly absent from local faith communities.
Because of this, it was evident that several local churches coming together as ONE would reach young adults in their 20's and 30's more effectively than ONE particular church.
In the spring of 2006, CharlotteONE began as a 4-week trial among a handful of local churches to reach this neglected demographic for Christ and connect them to local faith communities.
When the doors opened for the first time, 200 young professionals from different denominations and backgrounds caught the vision and the power of CharlotteONE. Attendance increased every night with the last night seeing 400+ come together as ONE to worship God and reconnect with local churches in the area.
Today, CharlotteONE reaches between 500-600 young professionals every week and serves over 40 local congregations as their young adult outreach service. This unified model, in turn, enables partnering churches to have a more vibrant ministry to this demographic.
Because of the success of this collaborative model, CityONE Network was established in March of 2011 to help facilitate and equip local churches in cities across the nation to reach 20-30's for Christ and connect them to a local church. PhoenixONE is the first city in the Network and is set to launch on April 5th, 2011 in downtown Phoenix.
For more information about how CityONE Network can help facilitate a unified movement of local churches in your area to reach 20's & 30's, please email us at info@charlotteone.org
