Who we follow makes all the difference.
So follow Jesus.
Jody longs to love Jesus more.
Serving as Lead Pastor of Chapin Christian Community Church [formerly Chapin United Methodist Church] in Chapin, SC from 2001 through 2025, he watched God grow that amazing family of Jesus followers from 200 to 3000 worshipers weekly.
His focus now is to help local churches everywhere experience renewal and revival for the glory of Jesus!
Interested in having Jody speak at your church? Meet with your church’s leadership?
In conjunction with Forged Alabama, Forged Georgia, Forged Illinois, and Forged Mississippi, the churches that make up this network have indeed been forged together through various forms of adversity to bring us to a place to allow God to shape us to serve in a new era together. We believe all we’ve been through has both prepared and clarified God’s preferred future for us as we now look forward to all God now wants to do through us together!
The Testimony I Desire After reading that heading, if you know me, you just have to be thinking … “When you’re old and grey? When? Umm, bro, you do still use a mirror, right?” Yes I do. And yes I am. Old [to an extent] and grey [to the fullest extent]. Yes, I see in…
The Gift of Knowing What Love Is Yesterday, I was a part of something that left me feeling … overwhelmed. In the very best of ways. The church hosted a drop-in to thank God for our time together. It was amazing beyond words. To all of you who came and to those who wanted to…
I attended a funeral this past Saturday afternoon. The mother of a dear friend of mine had gone on to be with Jesus. The pastor told a story …
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Shaking the Gates is a weekly online prayer gathering. Join Pastor Jody Sunday nights at 7:30. We invite you to engage with other Gateshakers in the text chat. The name “Shaking the Gates” comes from John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, he said:
“Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.”
Chapin Christian exists to help you connect with the saving love of Jesus, grow in full devotion to Him, and share His love with the world!
Jody Flowers 