A new church rising in the heart of Dothan.
We exist to help people follow Jesus, become like him, and do what he did, right here in the Wiregrass.
Follow. Become. Do.
Three words hold everything we hope to become. We want to help people follow Jesus, become like him, and do what he did, right here in the Wiregrass. It's the whole shape of a life coming awake to God.
The future we're praying toward
We see people in Dothan follow Jesus, become like him, and do what he did in the power of the Spirit.
Multiplying disciples across our city
We participate in God's kingdom by multiplying disciples across our city.
We believe God is already at work in Dothan, and our role is to join him by making disciples who make disciples.
Arise Dothan is a Spirit-filled, Bible-centered church plant meeting in Dothan. We're young, we're small, and we're praying for a harvest, a family where anyone can find a place at the table, whether you've never set foot in a church, walked away from one, or got worn out inside one.
We're planted in partnership with The Foursquare Church, a global family of Spirit-filled churches, a wider family we get to belong to as we take root here in the Wiregrass.
How Arise began to rise
Every dawn starts small. Here's the road that led us to Dothan.
A vision to plant
It began with a conviction that God wasn't finished with the Wiregrass, that this city needed a warm, Spirit-led church where anyone could come as they are. The call was clear: stay, put down roots, and plant something new in Dothan.
Laying the foundations
Before a single gathering, we spent a season in prayer, asking God for direction and laying spiritual foundations one conversation at a time. That season became the seed of the community we're building today.
Making disciples together
This is where we are: every Sunday morning, we gather at Mural City Coffee as a Disciple Making Community, coffee, prayer, open Scripture, and honest conversation as we make disciples who make disciples. Once a month, on the second Saturday, we move out together to serve our city. This is the present tense of Arise Dothan, not a waiting room, but the real work of becoming a church.
Room to grow
Our Disciple Making Community isn't a phase, it's our core rhythm, and it's here to stay. Right now we gather as one community every Sunday at 10:00 AM at Mural City Coffee, and as we grow these communities multiply across our city into new groups, days, and times. We're also building toward Gathered Worship, when our communities come together as one to worship, hear the Word, and share the Lord's Table, and we'll announce the first one on social media, our website, and by email. The sun is still rising on what God is doing here, and there's room for you in it.
Move up, in, and out
Three movements shape our life together as we join God's work in Dothan.
Worship Jesus
Move Up is worship. This is the church gathered, when our communities come together as one to praise Jesus, sit under the preaching of the Word, share the Lord's Table, and give attention to the Holy Spirit among us. We're building toward this rhythm now. We'll announce the first gathering on social media, our website, and by email, so follow along and you'll know when it's here.
Become like Jesus
Disciple Making Communities where we're formed into the likeness of Jesus, practice his way together, and are equipped to make disciples who make disciples. This is our core rhythm, and it's here to stay, multiplying across our city into new groups, days, and times.
Join the mission of Jesus
Everyday witness, service, and compassion across Dothan, and serving the city together on the 2nd Saturday of each month. A people who are gathered, then sent.
What we value
Six convictions shape who we're becoming as we follow Jesus and love our city.
Love Jesus
We pursue Jesus above all else through worship, prayer, Scripture, and joyful obedience.
Be Spirit Led
We depend on the Holy Spirit to guide, empower, transform, and send us.
Multiply Disciples
We make disciples who make disciples, helping people follow Jesus, become like him, and do what he did.
Live in Community
We grow best together through authentic relationships marked by love, encouragement, and accountability.
Live on Mission
Every follower of Jesus is sent to serve, love, and bear witness throughout Dothan and the Wiregrass.
Steward Faithfully
We faithfully steward our time, gifts, finances, relationships, and opportunities for God's glory.
Meet our leaders
Familiar faces who love this city and would love to know you.
Brian Turner
Lead Pastor
Brian holds a Master of Divinity and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Renewal Theology. He leads Arise with a deep love for Scripture and for the people of the Wiregrass.
Jaclyn Turner
Co-Leader
Jaclyn holds a Master of Christian Life Coaching and Counseling and helps shepherd the Arise community with warmth, care, and discipleship.
Questions? Text Pastor Brian, he's expecting you.
This isn't a form or an office inbox. Your message goes straight to Brian's phone, and you'll hear back from him personally.
There's a place for you as we rise.
Wherever you are on the journey, there's room for you here. Come gather with us this Sunday at Mural City Coffee, text Pastor Brian to say hello, or help lay the foundation of something eternal in Dothan.