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Chris Durso: ‘Church Should Be Messy’

Chris Durso: ‘Church Should Be Messy’

Friday, July 18, 2025
Chris Durso didn’t set out to launch a church in Manhattan. In fact, he wasn’t looking to start anything new at all. He was traveling full time as a teaching pastor, raising teenagers and focused on being present in the season he was already in. But in mid-2023, a quiet prayer—“God, show me what’s next”—set…