Ministers who will fly to D.C. to preach include Wilson and Christ Church Associate Pastor Dr. Joe Rigney. In an appearance on the “CROSSPOLITIC” podcast Wednesday, May 14, Rigney reiterated Wilson’s reasons for the church plant, stating that Christ Church wants to support members in the D.C. area who are looking for but cannot find a church that is Reformed, worships like Christ Church does, and has a “build and fight vision.”
Church leaders are also considering that with the new Trump administration, “there’s going to be evangelicals everywhere.” Rigney noted that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is part of the CREC.
Rigney said that the church is not “power-hungry” but does have a goal of being close to power. “The alternative is Paula White,” he said, stating that it doesn’t make sense for people to complain about Paula White but offer no one else as a different option. Rigney said that with Wilson and Christ Church gaining a higher profile in culture, the church wanted to steward that influence well.
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Christ Church will give the new plant 18 months for a congregation to develop and to see whether a pastor arises who is willing to lead it.
