After years of faithful and successful ministry, Alliance entered a very difficult season. In 2022, Pastor Terry was approached by Pastor Philip Hickman, Senior Pastor of Legacy Baptist Church, and one who was called, surrendered, and sent out to ministry at Alliance, about the concept of a church revitalization. In October of 2022, on Alliance’s 26th anniversary, Pastor Terry retired as Senior Pastor, and Pastor Philip was unanimously voted as his successor, beginning the church revitalization project, and effectively rebranding as Generations Church.
That same year, Pastor Philip began prayerfully seeking a candidate for a Campus Pastor for Generations Church. He met with a church planter and Pastor in Porter, TX, Pastor Jeff Williams and his wife LeAnn, about the opportunity. God impressed upon Pastor Jeff’s heart the need to be involved in the ministry at Generations, and he surrendered and began serving on staff in January of 2023.
Over the course of the next two and a half years, Pastor Philip and his wife, Carrie, Pastor Jeff and LeAnn, the church congregation and leaders, as well as staff and members of Legacy Baptist Church, poured time, money, support, and prayers towards the restoration of a great church in a now thriving community. This period of revitalization saw dramatic increases in attendance, salvations and baptisms, and financial health.
In the fall of 2024, Pastor Philip felt the call of the Lord to release Generations Church as an independent church once again, upon seeing the amazing things the Lord had done, and the unprecedented progress that had been made.