Megachurches often become “multisite” churches, meaning they launch satellite congregations in other communities. There were roughly 200 multisite churches in the U.S. in 2001, when Rev. Chris Philbeck became Mount Pleasant Christian Church (MPCC)’s senior pastor. The trend exploded after the turn of the century, as megachurches (defined as 2,000+ members) expanded their reach and footprint. By 2014, there were an estimated 8,000 multisite churches. Philbeck had little interest in pursuing the multisite model as it is often implemented—i.e., by launching new sites in places that are nearly identical demographically to the neighborhood of the church’s main campus. Learn about the model he conceived and implemented that became the Impact Bethany, Fairfax, and Old Southside congregations. The model focuses on taking churches that are declining and/or located in low-income neighborhoods and providing them with resources to sustain and expand their programming. Instead of aiming to create a mirror image of the main campus, it looks to plant roots in places that are demographically a world apart from the home church’s neighborhood.