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SEATTLE, WA (June 8, 2007) \u2013 Quest and Interbay Covenant churches celebrated their first worship service together under the Quest <\/a>name on Sunday.
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\nUnder the new ministry partnership, Interbay gave Quest a building and land worth an estimated $4-6 million. The leadership and constitution of Quest remains intact.<\/p>\n

\"Quest\"The two churches have quite different histories. Interbay was 54 years old, and more than half of its parishioners were older than age 50. By contrast, Quest was planted just six years ago by eight people meeting in a living room. It now ministers to roughly 400 people, most of whom are in their 20s.<\/p>\n

The merger was made even more unusual because Interbay was \u201cvery financially stable,\u201d pastor Ray Bartel said recently. \u201cThe church could go on as it is, but we didn\u2019t think that was the right thing to do. Many churches wait until they\u2019re nearly dead before they consider coming together. We wanted to do this from a position of strength.\u201d<\/p>\n

The accompanying photo, taken by Joanie Komura during Sunday’s worship service, shows Bartel (left) and Quest pastor Eugene Cho.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s service featured a video highlighting Interbay\u2019s ministry over the years. Following the video, Cho asked the members from Interbay to stand so they could be blessed. Cho has called Interbay\u2019s decision to \u201cgive itself\u201d to the young congregation \u201chumbling and amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer<\/em> published a lengthy feature story on Sunday\u2019s service. Quest has received publicity from the Seattle newspaper in the past for its innovative ministry<\/a>, including the congregation\u2019s Q Caf\u00e9, a nonprofit coffeehouse.<\/p>\n

As a result, more people are taking notice of Quest. Following the most recent article, Cho wrote on his blog<\/a>, \u201cI tell this to every pastor that I encounter:\u00a0 People are watching your church community more than you will ever now. We have visitors that share about how they\u2019ve been watching, following, and observing for months or even for years before they make their first visit.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to the article, one person wrote on the newspaper\u2019s website, \u201cRead the article via the Seattle PI and am very intrigued by how two different churches can come together. Regardless, look forward to checking you guys out some time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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