Portico TX

Hello all,
I know that it has been so long since I've posted a blog. I also know that I am going to have to get much better about updating and writing. I want people to know about the great things that God is doing in my life, the life of my family, and the life of our church. Let me begin to unpack all of this..
In October (Kyle Raney, the student pastor of FBC Broken Arrow, OK) and I went to talk to our pastor about a call on our lives as church planters. We shared with him our desires and dreams and convictions. Our church and church staff at FBC Broken Arrow have been very encouraging and supportive in this process. They have prayed for and affirmed us every step of the way. It has been a great honor to serve here at Broken Arrow with all of the staff and I do mean all. It has been a huge honor to serve and worship with all of the students and adults that God has brought to the student ministry at FBC Broken Arrow. You have blessed our hearts (my family and Kyle's) in so many ways, ways more numerous than are capable of being described here on this page.
Our leadership at FBC Broken Arrow felt it in the best interest of our church plant, FBC Broken Arrow and the student ministry for us to depart from OK and make the move to Fort Worth, TX to begin the new work in January. On January 24, we will have our last day of service at FBC Broken Arrow. It is bittersweet for us. We love the people that we were privileged to serve there, but we are so excited to begin the work that God has called us to and prepared us for.
Kyle and I will be the teaching and worship pastors at the Portico Church that will make its base in Southlake, TX. We will be living in Keller, TX which is about 15 minutes from Southlake. Tentatively we will begin once a month services in June or July. Prayerfully, we will be up to weekly services by August or September. Our website will be up and running soon. The link is pasted with the title of this blog entry. On the website, you will be able to find our doctrinal and core beliefs. In the meantime, if you have any other questions about what our beliefs are and what we believe church should look like, please message or contact us. We would love to share with you what we believe God has called us to in the north Fort Worth area of the metroplex and ultimately, the world.
I tell you all of these things to inform all of you of the great things that God is doing. He has been so gracious and has gone before us in everything associated with Portico. He has softened and prepared hearts and is continually showing us people that need to hear the Gospel and be loved in the name of Jesus in the north Fort Worth area. I ask that you pray for us and for the people that God will send us to minister to. I ask you that you pray about partnering with us in this ministry. Perhaps God could stir your heart to such an extent to join us in Southlake to share the gospel of Christ to a people that desperately need his grace. Perhaps that partnership could be financially and/or through prayer. God is amazing and I love the way that he blows our mind in His plans for his ultimate glory!
A portico was the area outside of the temple where people would come to be healed and to seek help for those who were sick and hungry. The pool of Bethesda in John 5 was located on the portico outside the temple (or porch). People came to the portico to receive healing and seek hope, that is the reason that we chose this name.
We are excited about what God has called us to and honored that he would call us and see us worthy to suffer in any fashion for the sake of His gospel. Again, we ask that you rejoice with us in this time. We ask that you pray with us to seek wisdom and guidance for the church that he has called us to lead. Again, if you have any questions at all about what is going on please message us, text, email, or call; we would love to hear from you. Please spread the word of the great calling and things that we believe our Lord is about to do in the Southlake (north Fort Worth) area. We pray that above all things that Christ would receive the glory for everything that happens at Portico. He is ultimate and good. He is our hope. Love you all.

For His glory,

Dusty Gallup
Worship Pastor
Portico Church
gallupd@gmail.com
918-223-5504

Kyle Raney
Teaching Pastor
Portico Church
kyleraney@hotmail.com
918-894-7280