Join leaders from across Houston for an opportunity to hear from and meet immigrant church planters, learn about the upcoming Diaspora Network conference and discuss ways to collaborate together in this amazing move of God in the most diverse city in the US. 

Houston is the most international and diverse city in the U.S. Nearly 1 in 4 Houstonians are foreign-born and just under 50% of children are diaspora next generation having at least 1 immigrant parent. 38% of the area’s 7.5 million residents are Hispanic/Latino overpassing the less than a quarter white residents. A quick Google search reveals over 20 Nigerian churches from one denomination alone in southwest Houston, and there are easily 40 South Asian churches throughout the city. Unreached people groups include the Rohingya from Myanmar, Punjabi Sikhs from India, and Pashto speakers from Afghanistan. 

In his book Prophetic City, Stephen Klineberg argues that Houston (speaking specifically about immigration patterns) is at the center of the rapid changes that are redefining the nature of American society itself. Houston now is where the future of the rest of the country is headed. We believe this is also the case for the immigrant church and thus the future of the Church in North America more broadly. 

For our fourth annual conference, Diaspora Network’s specific focus will be around immigrant and multiethnic church planting and multiplication. We seek to join God in what He is already doing: by coming around and supporting diaspora church multiplication leaders and movements, learning from them, and developing unique training and multiplication incubators for these demographics around the country.