Dear KingsWay
What a joy it was to be together on Sunday as Tiffany and I and the team were sent out to Fredericksburg. 
Joyful. And tearful. We will miss you so much. We’ve made so many wonderful friends, experienced so much care from you, and had such a meaningful time of equipping that leaving really is bittersweet. As Gene reminded us on Sunday, mission has a cost.
But it’s also a privilege! Thanks for your joy in releasing us, equipping us, and sending us to this new area. We go as a part of you. Somehow, through your efforts and care for us, Jesus will reach the lost. The God of history has chosen to use your labors to reach people in Fredericksburg! I trust you feel the sense of awe that he allows us to participate in his plan. What a gracious God we serve!
With gratitude for these past months and anticipation for the future,
Ken & Tiffany
PS We are only an hour up the road! (Yes, that’s a hint!!!)
Here are some thoughts on the 20 year anniversary from Ken Delage’s point of view. Ken will be planting a church in Fredericksburg within the next few months.
One of the highlights of my time at KingsWay was celebrating our church’s anniversary a few weeks ago. I experienced the evening wearing several hats: church member, father, husband, etc. Each “hat” gave me a different perspective on God’s faithfulness to Kingsway.
One of the hats that gave me an exciting perspective is that of church planter. For me, “20 years of God’s faithfulness” is still in the future. Yes, I was celebrating the past along with everyone else; but I was also anticipating the future. Seeing Gene and Liz meeting with a small church in their family room gave me real anticipation for those meetings in my own family room, set to begin in just one month.
As I experienced that evening, do you know what had the biggest impact? It was the fact that throughout the night we weren’t celebrating “20 years of Gene’s brilliance” or “20 years of perfect preaching” or “20 years of great leadership”. Nope. We were celebrating 20 years of God’s faithfulness. Twenty years of God meeting this church.
And that gives me hope. Hope that God will meet us in the going. Hope despite my weakness. Hope that God can use our team to impact a community with the gospel.
Hope, because we leave to serve the same God that has been so faithful to KingsWay.
Well, it’s begun; and perhaps a little early. March Madness.
No, not basketball.
Moving.
This week, the church plant passes a big milestone as the very first family relocates from KingsWay to Fredericksburg. My mother and father-in-law (Jerry and Connie) are packing the truck on Saturday and heading north.
More moves are ahead for us, but there is only one “first”!
We all have such mixed emotions: anticipation for what God is doing, excitement for the future, gratitude that He is going with us; but also gratefulness for KingsWay, joy in the friendships here, sorrow at leaving. What a ride! I guess that’s why it’s called “madness”!
Sovereign Grace Church (opening August, 2009, in Fredericksburg, VA) has a blog!
Check out the latest news about the church plant here.
God builds his church. I Pet 2:5 says that Christians are “like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house”. The church is the structure; we are the stones; God is the builder. God is the builder. Not pastors. Not church-planters. God.
2009 dawns as the year 
when the church in Fredericksburg will be planted. There is so much anticipation in my heart as I watch God at work already – building his church – adding people to the group of folks who will soon become a church family.
The past few weeks have been particularly exciting as I’ve been able to interact with several new families from all over the Fredericksburg area who are interested in the plant. It’s fun to watch God build.
If you are interested in learning more about the church plant or if you are considering being a part of it, please talk with me or with your pastor.
Last Saturday, the Fredericksburg 31 members of our church planting family came together to celebrate Christmas. It was a joy to be together, especially because we were rejoicing in the birth of our Savior. The white elephant gift exchange provided lots of laughs, and the food was fantastic; but the highlight of the evening was worship. God met us as we gave thanks to our Savior for coming as a baby for us. What joy! What unity! What a Savior we have!
The KingsWay addition is coming along – and it’s a team project. Architects are planning, drafters are drawing, craftsmen are building, workers are digging. The church building is built by a team.
So is the church body. As each person plays his or her part, the body grows and is built up.
I am so thankful that God has led Tiffany and I to KingsWay. We are amazed by his goodness and wisdom in placing us here. This church is full of people that give their lives away to serve. We are excited to watch as God uses your talents, your service, your gifts to build up this church – and to prepare the way for the church still on the horizon in Fredericksburg.
- Ken
A very wise (and very old) senior pastor (with the initials G.E. ☺) recently gave me some great advice. “The key to discovering God’s will”, he said, “is not to tell him our plans and ask him to bless them. Rather, we should discover where God is at work, and join him in what He is doing.” Sounds very Biblical, an application of “Your kingdom come. Your will be done.”
Well, that’s exactly what we want to do in church planting. Where should we go? Where is God already working?
Just a few weeks back we knew God was directing us to a city in Virginia, but we didn’t know which one. In the past 3 weeks, however, God has been making clear the city that we should consider: Fredericksburg. It seems as though God is already at work in that city preparing the way for a church plant. There are several families meeting regularly for fellowship and praying that a Sovereign Grace church would be planted in their city.
We are thankful to God for his leading and for faith to follow him in this process. Over the next several months, we will be building relationships with these new friends and praying with them for continued direction.
Would you join us in prayer? Please pray that God would make his will clear, and that we would have the faith to obey. We are so thankful that God has given us this time at KingsWay to prepare us for the task ahead. It is such a joy to partner with all of you in the advance of the gospel!
- Ken
My name is Ken Delage, and this is my wonderful family! For those of you at the last Family Night, you’ve already met us. For the rest, we thought we’d take a few moments to let you know a little about the Delage clan.
I’m married to my high school sweetheart and best friend, Tiffany. We have four kids: Caleb (7), Isaac (5), Aaron (3), and Faith (1). My first career was in the submarine service and included a tour on board the USS Scranton (SSN-756) homeported out of Norfolk. During that time God graciously directed us to Sovereign Grace Church of Chesapeake.
Within the past several years, I began to sense a call to ministry and to plant a church. Last August, Sovereign Grace Church sent us to the Pastors College last year for an unforgettable year of training.
So from under the sea, to SGC, to the PC God has been faithfully leading us. Now, we are excited that He has directed us to KingsWay with an eye towards planting a church next year. We are so thankful to be here, partnering with you, in the advancement of the gospel.
- Ken
