Union County, New Jersey — Launching January 2028

Some people build it before it exists.

A church doesn't begin on launch Sunday. It begins years earlier, with people who fund a room they've never sat in, for neighbors they haven't met yet. That's what we're raising for. That's who we're looking for.

Partner with the launch See where it goes
$1.2M

Our three-year launch goal — funding everything from today through our first full year of ministry. The first $275K gets us to Launch Sunday.

36 months

The runway that carries Converge from vision to a church that sustains itself.

Jan 2028

Launch Sunday. Everything before it is built by people who decided early.

Why it takes this much

Planting a church in New Jersey is expensive.

Union County is one of the densest, costliest places to plant a church in America. Rent is high, space is scarce, and the people we're trying to reach have no reason to walk through a door they've never heard of. Every dollar buys less here than almost anywhere else in the country — which is exactly why so few churches get planted here, and exactly why this one needs partners who understand what they're funding.

We are not raising money to keep a building warm. We're raising it to put a church in front of people who stopped expecting one to be for them.

Before there's a crowd, there's a few.

Where your partnership goes

Every dollar has a job.

Pastoral staffing
Funds the team that recruits, trains, and shepherds the people building Converge — through the pre-launch years and our first year of ministry.
43%
Facilities & equipment
Venue rental, portable church gear, sound, staging, and the weekly setup and teardown a launch-site church runs on.
21%
Community outreach
Interest nights, neighborhood events, local partnerships, and the invitations that reach people who aren't looking for a church.
14%
Discipleship & kids
Curriculum, leader training, background checks, and a children's ministry safe enough that parents come back.
9%
Operations
Insurance, accounting, giving and database systems, legal and compliance — the unglamorous work that keeps a church trustworthy.
8%
Reserve
Held back deliberately. Plants fail more often from a bad surprise in month fourteen than from a bad launch day.
5%

Allocations are planning figures for a three-year launch budget and will shift as costs firm up. Partners receive a written update twice a year showing where the money actually went.

Before you decide

Who you're actually backing.

There's no congregation yet, so there's no attendance number to point at. What we can show you is who is building this, who we answer to, and exactly how you'll hear what happened to your money.

Who's building it

Ty and Tania Sharpe. We've served in ministry for over twenty years, and spent our careers in business and government alongside it. We're both New Jersey natives, educated here and raised here — Ty in North and Central Jersey, Tania in the South. We're not parachuting into Union County to run a church. We're moving our family here to belong to it.

Who we answer to

We completed a formal church planting assessment through Stadia. That means outside evaluation of our readiness, ongoing coaching, and a network of churches standing behind this plant.

Stadia

How we'll report

Twice a year, every partner receives a written update: what we spent, what we're building, what's ahead, and where we're behind. You'll hear the hard numbers, not just the wins. If we miss a milestone, you'll read it from us first.

Ways to partner

Give once, or give monthly until we launch.

Most of what we need will come from a small number of people and churches who decide early. Monthly partnership is the most useful thing to us — it lets us plan — but a single gift at any level moves this forward.

$50,000+
Foundation Partner

Underwrites a full year of pastoral staffing. We'd want to know you personally — meet with you, pray with you, and keep you close to this for the long haul.

$25,000
Cornerstone Partner

Covers our venue and weekly setup for roughly a year — the physical room where a church that doesn't exist yet becomes real.

$10,000
Launch Partner

Funds a full season of community outreach: interest nights, neighborhood events, and the invitations that reach people nobody else is reaching.

$5,000
Founding Partner

Stands up our children's ministry for launch — curriculum, safety screening, and leader training, so parents can actually be present.

$250/month
Monthly Partner

Given every month until we launch. Recurring gifts are what let us commit to a lease, a hire, or a date with any confidence.

Any amount
However you're able

There's no floor on this. Give what's right for your household. Every gift is counted, acknowledged, and put to work.

Give now Talk with Ty & Tania first

Converge Church is the ministry name of Conquerors Church, an incorporated nonprofit in the State of New Jersey. Our legal name change to Converge Church and our IRS determination letter are both in process. Receipts issued before that change is complete will show Conquerors Church. We'll send written confirmation to every partner once the change is finalized. Please consult your tax advisor regarding deductibility.

Not the only way in

Money is one kind of yes.

Pray

Join the people carrying this before God. We send specific, honest requests — not a newsletter.

Pray with us

Build

The founding team is forming right now. If you want to help build Converge rather than attend it, this is the moment.

Be part of the beginning

Open a door

Know a church, a business, or a person who should hear about this? An introduction is worth more than you think.

Make an introduction

Union County, NJ — January 2028

Fund a room you've never sat in.

For people you haven't met yet, in a county that's been waiting longer than it knows.

Partner with the launch