About

Lifetree Media & Movement was created by Garrett Wendt as a ministry of his church, Lifetree Fellowship. It started with a goal to create inspiring videos that capture people’s stories. Stories of God’s grace, miracle-working power, and deliverance to excite faith in those who resonate with a relevant God, who is willing and able to heal.

In January 2018, Garrett Wendt & Leonard Jones birthed the idea of capturing the spiritual story of Rochester, NY. Our desire is for people to fall in love with our community. Since then, LifeTree M&M has expanded the team, including people from multiple churches to come together for this common goal of creating, I Am Rochester.

Watch a Quick Update From Garrett & Leonard

It was 4 years ago that Garrett (Producer) and Leonard sat down to talk about the idea of ‘I Am Rochester’. After 4 years of creating and editing the film, it’s ready to be released on May 1, 2022. Watch this quick 2min snippet of Garrett and Leonard discussing the release of the film.

 FAQs

  • May 1, 2022 the documentary will be released on select streaming platforms.

  • The Purpose of this Film is to reveal God’s Chosen Identity for the Greater Rochester Metropolitan Area. Our goal is the get this film into the hands of every church in the 6 counties, with hopes they will share it with their congregations.

  • Our Primary Demographic for this Film is the Church in our region. Secondarily this film is for the universal Church of the world to inspire what God can do in their City. Finally, this film is for anyone living in our region to give a spiritual understanding of our Identity.

  • We hope to premiere the Film in a local theater in each of the 6 counties. However, with COVID-19, we may need to do an online release. We may produce DVDs for purchase. We will make it available via internet streaming, with a goal for Netflix or Amazon.

  • The Theme of the Film is Identity. God revealed His name in the Bible as, “I Am.” This is a play on God’s name tied to our City’s name and the Identity He chose to give us who live in this region. We are inspired by Ezekiel 48:35b, “And the name of the city from that time on will be, ‘THE LORD IS THERE.’”

    Also on Social Media at times, some will hashtag a city or place they wish to identify within this way: #IAmRochester

  • God has called and brought people, nations, tribes, and tongues from around the world to live in Rochester. It is vital we understand the region’s spiritual history, in order to move with God’s purpose for the people that live in this place.

  • This film began with a conversation between Leonard Jones and Garrett Wendt. Two ministers in Rochester. They had each shared a spiritual dream they recently had…one thing lead to the next, and…VOILA!

    Garrett already had a small team from his church making short video testimonies. The team has continued to grow from there as Garrett recruits, or people hear about it and want to be part of it.

  • Our hope is to further a Prayer Movement that comes together in a Holy Assembly of Prayer, Repentance, and Healing. We are believing for teams to continue in Intercession for Transformation. We want to see the Body of Christ purposefully form new relationships promoting Unity in the Body between Churches and Races.

  • We primarily started writing our Historical Narrative from Glenn Gifford’s book: “Times of Refreshing.” Our researchers use many reputable sources online, books, memoirs, libraries, ministries, and expert interviewees.

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