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Overview
Rosedale BaptismOperation West Virginia (OWV) is a church planting movement under the banner of the Central District of the C&MA. This movement was born in 2000 with the aim of re-evangelizing the 1.8 million people of West Virginia by planting a Great Commission church in every one of its 55 counties. Rev. Ken Kelley serves as the full-time Advance Leader of OWV, working out of Buckhannon, WV. Ken may be reached at 304.473.1155 or by e-mail at operationwv@juno.com. Since the beginning of OWV, churches have been planted in Salem, Rosedale, Eleanor, Huntington, Sutton, Philippi, and Martinsburg.  Cornerstone Church in Morgantown, previously an independent church plant, became a part of the C&MA and OWV.  OWV believes that prayer is the first work. Pastors and other interested intercessors gather on the first Thursday of each month to bathe OWV’s work in prayer.

Top 10 Faith Target Areas
• Beckley
• Keyser
• Lewisburg
• Madison
• Martinsburg
• Moundsville
• Parkersburg
• Petersburg
• Point Pleasant
• Webster Springs

Strategy
OWV is a team concept whereby established C&MA churches join together to assure that there are Great Commission churches functioning in each of the 55 counties of West Virginia.
The established churches will be the “resource” that any new church can draw from until they can function on their own.
OWV will use an Advance Team/Leader to explore and help establish a core group that will be trained in Great Commission principles.
When the core group is large enough to warrant a full-time pastor, the position will be filled by the Director of Church Planting.
The Advance Team/Leader will continually explore possible church plants, help core groups get established, and facilitate the resources of the area’s established churches until they are no longer needed.
Typical OWV Flowchart
Prayer for target area/contacts Cast vision with initial contacts
Core Group prayer meetings begin Core Group Bible study begins
Foundation 1 & 2 taught at Bible study Experiencing God taught
Decision by core to become church Call a church planting pastor Outreach activities Preview services Launch Day-public services begin

Todd Sovine
Director of Church Planting