Chip and Joanna Gaines Host Church at Their Magnolia Market Silos

Kelly Givens : Oct 3, 2018
ChristianHeadlines.com

"I was sitting in my office one day, day-dreaming, thinking about making a commitment, and we reached out to [the church]." -Chip Gaines

(Waco, TX)— [Christianheadlines.com] HGTV's Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines have invited a congregation to worship on their Magnolia Market property at no charge, reports the Waco Tribune-Herald. (Staff photo-Rod Aydelotte, file/Waco Tribune-Herald)

The church, Church Under the Bridge, has been a gathering place for hundreds of marginalized Waco citizens on Sunday mornings. There, congregants have enjoyed a free meal and a worship service beneath an I-35 underpass in the city. The congregation is moving next year to Magnolia Market at the Silos while the city begins a three-to-five-year project to widen portions of the Interstate, including the part where the church meets.

Jimmy Dorrell, who shepherds Church Under the Bridge, said the offer was a surprise. "I didn't see it coming at all..." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here.

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