Our denominational affiliation is with the Presbyterian Church in America, a denomination with a

strong commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Oversight will be provided by a provisional
session (advisory team) consisting of elders from the Heritage Presbytery. Jason will be coached
by a seasoned church planting coach who is a teaching elder in the Philadelphia Presbytery.

Our strategic partners include the Acts 29 Network, the liberti church movement, and the Mosaix
Global Network. Acts 29 exists to start churches that plant churches. Mosaix is a network
committed to inspiring unity and diversity through the development of Christ-centered churches.
Liberti is a multiplying church movement in the city of Philadelphia.

Prayer
For all our strategizing and preparation, City Church cannot succeed without the Spirit of God
driving the mission. Your prayers are vital to this work. We are seeking prayer partners who will
commit to a season of prayer for this project. Despite our brokenness and weakness, we believe
God will use His people as we depend on Him daily for all of our needs.

Giving
You can sponsor this church plant financially. Our budget for three years is approximately
$415,000. In addition to church expenses, this covers compensation for the full-time church
planter, a part-time music director, and a part-time administrator. Your support can be in any
amount. We prefer 3-year pledge commitments but are also seeking one-time gifts. All funds are
being raised under the Heritage Presbytery during this phase of the project.

A more detailed financial document is available upon request. Checks should be made payable
to Heritage Presbytery. PLEASE MEMO EVERY GIFT: ―City Church.‖ Your tax deductible
contributions may be sent to:

Heritage Presbytery Treasurer

2312 Lighthouse Lane
Wilmington, DE 19810

Please email jasonsica@hotmail.com if you are interested in partnering with us.

Wilmington has a diverse population of approximately 73,000. As Delaware’s largest city, City Church will be a congregation not simply for ourselves, but for our friends and neighbors who
Wilmington serves as the business and cultural hub of the region. Riverfront development and do not yet know Christ. While we desire to see the gospel unite the diversity of the city, our hearts
other downtown projects have created a buzz for a city seeking to reinvent itself. New businesses, are especially burdened for those who are disconnected from Jesus and the life of His church.
coffee shops, and restaurants are emerging. Designers, architects, retailers, and artists are being
A post-Christian climate is emerging
attracted to the city with the hope of redefining it. The future looks promising. In fact, Wilmington
in Wilmington. Although there are
was recently named one of the top five North American micro-cities of the future by Foreign
many churches dotting the city’s
Direct Investment Magazine.
landscape, few are evangelical and
The story of a city bursting with hope, however, is not the whole story. For many, the future does missional. A growing number of
not look so promising. Like every urban center, Wilmington is a tale of two cities; it is a small city congregations are closing their doors
with big city problems. Greed, poverty, sexual brokenness, crime, racism, lack of education and each year due to an inability to bring
other injustices have vandalized God’s intentions of peace and wholeness for the city. in new members. Many people
today are disinclined toward the
With our words and our lives, City Church will tell God’s story—the story of Jesus coming to rescue
church. Some have never ventured
us from sin and renew our broken world. We want to humbly join the conversation about our city’s
into the doors of a church, confident
future, commending this story as the ultimate resource for urban renewal. As participants in God’s
that Christianity has nothing relevant
story, our mission is to unite the diversity of the city in the gospel, and through the gospel, to seek
to say to their lives. Others have
the good of the city for the glory of God. We dream of a gospel-driven movement where: (1) The
been exposed to church, but want
unchurched and dechurched are exposed to the gospel in authentic community; (2) People
nothing further to do with it because of the hypocrisy, religiosity, and coldness they encountered.
from diverse backgrounds are united under a new identity in Jesus; and (3) Followers of Jesus
We desire to start a congregation that is accessible to these kinds of people – the unchurched
participate in the restoration of creation where they live, work, and play.
and dechurched. We want the skeptical, the burned-out, and the broken to experience the
welcome of Jesus in gospel-centered community.

Jason Sica was born in Wilmington and his first exposure

Our strategy is based on an incarnational approach to ministry. The church is not a building we
to urban ministry came there as a high school student.
Jason holds a Master of Divinity from Covenant go to, but a people who go. Our efforts will be concentrated on equipping people to take the
Theological Seminary, with a concentration in urban gospel into their neighborhoods and spheres of influence. God is calling us to put down roots in
ministry and contemporary culture. As a seminary order to serve the city of Wilmington. This incarnational strategy is fleshed out below in our 7 C’s:
student, he worked as the Youth Director at Grace
and Peace Fellowship in urban Saint Louis. After 1. Contextual Worship – eclectic worship that unites the diversity of our city around the worship of God
graduating, he returned home where he served for a
summer as a pastoral intern with All Nations Fellowship, a multiethnic church 2. Congregational Renewal – gospel renewal in our lives and church community spills over into our city
plant. He now serves as Assistant Pastor at Faith Presbyterian Church in North Wilmington, where he has been
3. Community Groups – safe places for believers and unbelievers to journey in the hope of Christ together
on staff for four years.
4. Cultural Engagement – the gospel speaks to every area of life and is the power of God to transform culture
Jason and his wife Katie have been married for seven years; they have two young girls, Kylie (age 4 ½) and
Naomi (age 3). The Sicas have been captured by the diversity, vibrancy, and need of Wilmington’s urban 5. Community Development – God’s grace motivates us to contribute to the overall good of the city
landscape. Jason and Katie have been approved for church planting by the Acts 29 Network. In addition to
6. Campus Ministry – reaching out to college students and including them in our community is a priority
going through the Acts 29 boot camp and assessment, they have also participated in Global Church
Advancement’s church planting training.
7. Church Planting – God is always moving His people forward, taking the gospel into new places