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HPU Grad Mobilizing Church Planting in Military Communities
Jared Huntley plants churches near military bases to reach service members and their families.
Mar. 17, 2026 at 6:52pm
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Jared Huntley, a Howard Payne University graduate, has planted three churches in the last decade, two of which have been in military communities. He is now planting Pillar Church of San Antonio in what's been dubbed "Military City, U.S.A." and has become a co-director tasked with overseeing Send Network's effort to reach military communities with the gospel.
Why it matters
Military communities have a desperate need for the gospel, and service members and their families can become "global ambassadors for Christ" as they are stationed around the world. Church planting in these communities is a strategic way to fulfill the Great Commission.
The details
Huntley developed a passion to minister to those who have sacrificed much in service to their nation while serving in the U.S. Army for six years. He is now planting Pillar Church of San Antonio, which is located near Joint Base San Antonio, home to approximately 80,000 people. Send Network has newly prioritized 30 American military communities, in the U.S. and abroad, with a need for more healthy, multiplying churches.
- Huntley served in the U.S. Army for six years.
- Huntley planted churches in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (2015), Washington, D.C. (2019), and San Antonio, TX (2022).
- Huntley and his family moved to San Antonio in the summer of 2022.
The players
Jared Huntley
A Howard Payne University graduate who has planted three churches in the last decade, two of which have been in military communities. He is now planting Pillar Church of San Antonio and has become a co-director tasked with overseeing Send Network's effort to reach military communities with the gospel.
Jen Huntley
Jared Huntley's wife. The couple adopted three children in 2021 and had another daughter in 2023.
Matt Carter
The vice president of mobilization for Send Network, which has newly prioritized 30 American military communities with a need for more healthy, multiplying churches.
Joint Base San Antonio
A military installation in San Antonio, Texas, home to approximately 80,000 people.
Send Network
An organization that has newly prioritized 30 American military communities, in the U.S. and abroad, with a need for more healthy, multiplying churches.
What they’re saying
“We believe that impacting military communities serves as one of the most strategic, missional opportunities we could ever engage in. Not only do military communities have a desperate need for the Gospel, but our armed services present a unique way for new disciples to carry the Gospel as missionaries all over the world. The Great Commission opportunities are limitless.”
— Matt Carter, Vice President of Mobilization, Send Network (brownwoodnews.com)
“We can join in God's expansion of His kingdom in cities and nations all over the world by discipling service members and their families. They become global ambassadors for Christ wherever they U.S. Government sends them.”
— Jared Huntley, Church Planter (brownwoodnews.com)
The takeaway
By planting churches in military communities, Jared Huntley and Send Network are strategically reaching service members and their families with the gospel, equipping them to be "global ambassadors for Christ" as they are stationed around the world.
