Articles from Association of Related Churches

The Association of Related Churches (ARC) has announced details for the App Sessions at its highly anticipated ARC Conference 2025, taking place in Dallas. In alignment with this year’s theme of “Run Your Race,” the sessions will empower leaders to pursue their unique callings with boldness, focus, and endurance.

The Association of Related Churches (ARC) is excited to announce the speaker lineup for ARC Conference 2025, taking place April 29–30, 2025, at Milestone Church in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. This annual event will bring together pastors, ministry leaders, and church planters for two days of inspiration, practical leadership training, and powerful worship.

The Association of Related Churches (ARC) is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated 2025 launch season, with over 30 new churches set to open their doors between January and March. These launches will span 15 U.S. states and seven countries, marking a dynamic expansion of the Association of Related Churches’ mission to help couples and their teams establish life-giving churches around the globe.

Dino Rizzo, President of the Association of Related Churches (ARC), reflects on a year of remarkable growth, transformation, and impact within the ARC network. In 2024, ARC planted 35 new churches, expanding its family to an impressive 1,132 churches dedicated to spreading hope and faith worldwide.

On October 15, 2024, the Association of Related Churches (ARC) once again hosted a powerful and unifying Gather Conference. With 16 simultaneous events held across 12 U.S. cities and 4 Canadian locations, this year’s conference attracted over 3,000 church leaders, pastors, staff, and volunteers, all of whom are deeply committed to building relationships and gaining valuable resources to support the growth and vitality of local churches.

In the latest episode of Unscripted, Pastor Dino Rizzo, President of the Association of Related Churches (ARC), delivers an inspiring message on the power of loving and serving local communities. Joined by Pastor John Siebeling in Memphis during Serve Day, the two pastors explore the heart behind local missions and churches' vital role in reaching their cities with the love of Jesus Christ.

In the latest episode of the UNSCRIPTED podcast, Pastor Dino Rizzo, President of the Association of Related Churches (ARC), engages in a compelling conversation with Pastors Daniel and Tammie Floyd, the founding and Senior Pastors of Lifepoint Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This episode of UNSCRIPTED, part of Season 4, delves into the Floyds’ nearly 20-year journey in church leadership, offering listeners valuable insights on personal growth, effective leadership, and maintaining a healthy marriage.

In a captivating episode from Season 4 of UNSCRIPTED, Pastor Dino Rizzo sits down with Pastor Aaron Burke of Radiant Church in Tampa Bay.

Pastor Dino Rizzo, a 35-year ministry veteran who serves as the Executive Director at ARC (Association of Related Churches), recently sat down with Michael Miller for an episode of the organization's UNSCRIPTED web series.

The ARC (Association of Related Churches) held a successful recent ARC Launch training event—the first step for prospective ARC church planters looking to start a new congregation.

On October 17, ARC (Association of Related Churches) held yet another successful ARC Gather event. With more than 5,700 people attending at 18 locations throughout the United States -- and in four locations in Canada in September -- it was the largest Gather attendance to date.

ARC (Association of Related Churches) is excited to announce that it will hold Gather, an ARC regional one-day event, on October 17, 2023. The third-annual event is free to attend and will be held in cities throughout the United States.

ARC Church’s Dino Rizzo sat down with Davey Blackburn of Nothing is Wasted Ministry for the sixth episode of the second season of the organization’s well-received web series, UNSCRIPTED.