Derrick and June Smothers moved to St. George, Utah with two of their five children in 2021 to be closer to their daughter’s medical team as she battled cancer.  Having been involved in various ministries since the early 1990’s, and having planted a church in Springville, Utah in 1997, they were seeking God about future ministry opportunities.  Helping two church plants in the St. George area over the last 5 years, the burden for church planting again became clearer, and the need for a Christian church in the southern part of the city they resided in was evident.