2PC sits in the center of Memphis. We recognize the unique geography the Lord has placed us in to pursue his shalom in our city.
Our shared vision is to Worship, Reach, Grow, and Share. As we consider our missional calling to Reach Memphis,
We pray to be a church whose members seek the Shalom of Memphis and raise up worshipers worldwide by leading our neighbors at home and abroad into a personal relationship with Christ through evangelistic conversations and compassionate acts of service.
How You can Engage in the City
One of the greatest joys of living in Memphis is interacting with our neighbors across the city. We hope you'll use the tools linked below to familiarize yourself with our ministry partners, to learn more about our concentrated efforts in Orange Mound and Alcy Ball, to find pathways for engagement across our city, and to pray for the work God is already doing in Memphis.
Learn About Our Mission Memphis Partners: This tool gives an overview of our current ministry partners. Click the button below to open the index and learn more about them.
Connect with a Mission Memphis Partner: Use the link below to share your information with partners of your choosing.
Jump In and Engage! There are a variety of ways to serve through our church alongside our partner ministries. Use the button below to subscribe to updates on:
- Engage in the 901 – updates on engagement opportunities, including volunteering, neighborhood excursions, and equipping classes
- Serve Now in the 901 – text messages communicating immediate partner needs
- Pray for the 901 – weekly prayer requests from our ministry partners
- Hanley Elementary Opportunities – news and volunteer opportunities as our church leads efforts at our partner school in Orange Mound, Hanley Elementary
Pray for Our City: From new partners and current photos to relevant ways to get involved and pray, we hope that our Love Your Neighbor book will serve as a resource to help you better come alongside our Mission Memphis partners in their kingdom-advancing work, both those serving in your neighborhood and across town.
Pick up a physical copy of the book in the hallways, or download a PDF using the link below:
Download a PDF of the Prayer Book.
Seeking the Shalom of Memphis
Imagine what our city would be like if God’s will be done on earth, just as it is in heaven? How would God's shalom transform lives and communities as the gospel is more readily shared in word and deed?
Just as the Lord called Israel to seek the shalom of the city where “I have sent you” (Jeremiah 29:4-8), God has called us to seek the shalom of Memphis – because in God’s sovereignty, we are here now because He sent us. God, by His grace, repairs and restores, but includes us as agents of God’s divine mission to Memphis (1 Corinthians 3:5-6, 9). He does so in such a way that our shalom and our neighbors’ shalom are tied together, inseparable–“for in its welfare you will find your welfare (7c).”
For Memphis to experience shalom, all our neighborhoods must experience shalom. Because there are no “quick-fix” solutions to the brokenness around us, the progress often comes slowly. That’s why we are praying over the next decade for the Lord to empower 3,500 2PC members to engage with international and local partners, committed to working together for a collective impact.
Shalom includes both spiritual and physical wellbeing.
Biblical shalom reconciles us to God and to his creation through the accomplished work of Jesus Christ. This redemptive restoration affects all areas of our lives.
We believe there are at least nine sectors of community life that contribute to shalom:
- Spiritual Life and the Church
- Public Safety
- Family Life
- Education
- Health
- Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization
- Economic Development
- Community Involvement and Leadership Development
- Arts and Entertainment
Learn More About Shalom Sectors
In order for Memphis to experience shalom, all our neighborhoods must experience shalom.
If any of our neighborhoods were not healthy in any of the nine sectors listed above, we would say that they are in need of help. Using the shalom sectors as a guide, we can gauge the health of neighborhoods on a spectrum that ranges from distressed to vulnerable to stable. The sectors also guide us as we engage alongside our ministry partners to create collaborative efforts in disinvested communities.
Seeking Shalom in Alcy Ball and Orange Mound: With ministry partners from across the city, 2PC is committed to supporting each one with prayer, volunteers, and funding. But in order to better serve in distressed communities using the framework of shalom sectors, we are concentrating our collaborative, collective efforts into two specific neighborhoods: Alcy Ball and Orange Mound. This focus allows our church to work strategically alongside ministry partners in those two communities as we seek to move the need toward stability and flourishing.