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The Sojourn Community Church was planted in Louisville, Kentucky in 2000 by Mike Cosper and Daniel Montgomery.

Around 2005, Sojourn would join Acts 29. Then sometime in 2009, 2010, Sojourn was sent out from Acts 29 to start their own network.

Sojourn desired to create a network that not only focused on growth, but also the well-being of church pastors and church planners.

They soon would tap Brian Howard, who is now the

executive director of Acts 29, to be the first director of the Sojourn Network. What started

with local church plants in the area by 2017 had grown to over 69 churches across the

U.S. with over 20,000 members. In that same year,

Daniel Montgomery would abruptly resign as the pastor of his Sojourn church location and from his

leadership position at the Sojourn Network. His resignation came five months into a nine-month leave of absence. The leave of

absence was requested by the Sojourn Leadership Council in 2016. After Daniel's departure,

the network would go through a series of leadership changes before becoming the Harbor Network

sometime in 2020 or 2021.

For Neil and Alia, their sojourn church was home. It was a place they invested their time and

talents. Neil was on staff as a pastoral assistant and the director of Mercy Ministry.

He formed sincere friendships with the pastors and staff. Alia taught and led at

the church's women's school. Their family life was rich but complex. They were foster parents to high

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