On Monday, April 28 at BFC Conference, Christ Alone Fellowship, city of Lancaster, PA was received as a Particular Church. Praise the Lord! Church Planting Beginnings Seven years ago, Juan Carlos (Los) and Lynette Morales… Graduation: Christ Alone Fellowship in Lancaster, PA
On May 23, 1973, Gene Smith was having some fun playing piano duets with his cousin who was a musician for a traveling evangelist. Gene, a young married man with two children, was a gifted… Bold Evangelism: Remembering Gene Smith
What do you do when you feel angry, bitter, sad, or offended? Most people, including church planters, go into masking and medicating mode. They deny or cut off their emotion and distract themselves with something… Healthy Processing of Emotions for Church Planters: Training Day Recap
As the part-time Director of the BFC’s Hispanic Ministries, I’ve been praying—a lot! Many things are changing for many people around my community and me, even in our home countries. As Director David Gundrum reminds… New Meeting Location for Villa Magna Mission Church, New Training for a Mexico Church Planter, and other updates from Hispanic Ministries Director Carlos Rodriguez
When Shawn Rohrbach and his wife Erin were looking for a house to buy in Topton, their realtor showed them half of a twin house. “The man who lives in the other half of the… Daughter Church from Redeemer Bible Fellowship Church in Topton
Christian Lefko is the new Church Planter in Residence at New Life BFC in Oley. Although he has only been at the church since September 1, the Lord has been working on his heart for… From Saving Merchandise to Saving Souls: An Interview with Church Planter Christian Lefko
If you are involved in church ministry including church planting ministry, you know the feeling of discouragement when yet another Sunday morning verbal announcement for volunteers yields no results. Pastor Wayne Rissmiller from Calvary BFC… Volunteer Recruitment Checklist: Step-by-Step Guide to Effective Recruitment
When Church Planter Josh Dupiche was feeling the Lord calling him into church planting ministry, he knew he needed ministry experience. So he found a small church and he got involved. By participating in small… One Easy Way to Try Out Church Planting
Aaron Tull prefers working with his hands rather than sitting at a desk in an office all day long. He is creative, not just in his construction job, but also through his side gig of… Committed to Community: Church Planting Technical Assistant Aaron Tull
As a child, Caroline moved from state to state and wherever they lived, her mom would take her and her siblings to the Catholic church nearby. The Catholic church taught Caroline the importance of Jesus,… Living Bible Fellowship Church: A Warm Family Gathered From Far and Wide
On Sunday, April 28, 2024 Grace Bible Fellowship Church in Harrisburg, PA commissioned Pastor Steve DelDuco and the Core Group Launch Team to go out and plant a church in the West Shore of Harrisburg.… Living Hope Bible Fellowship Church Mission Church: West Shore of Harrisburg Church Plant
At this year’s BFC Conference three new BFC churches were presented by Church Extension and received into the Bible Fellowship Church: Living BFC, Adams County, PA, Harmony Bible Fellowship Church, Harmony NJ – a connectional… Church Plant Graduations at BFC Conference 2024: Topton, Harmony, and Gettysburg
Congratulations! You are ready to be a Church Planter or Church Planting Intern! There’s just one more thing to do: raise support. If your stomach just flip-flopped and your skin went clammy, then this is… Partnership Development: More than Just Support Raising for Church Planters
Hispanic Ministries Director Carlos Rodriguez gave an update on Hispanic Ministries in the Bible Fellowship Church. Read his update below: Looking Back My family and I moved to Reading, PA twenty years ago to start… Hispanic Ministries in the Bible Fellowship Church: 2024 Update
Nine-year-old Emma Radcliff spends her days like most kids. She gets up in the morning, eats breakfast, then does school at home with her younger brother, Sam. They watch some television (Bluey is her current… The Life of a Church Planter’s Kid
Director David Gundrum spends a lot of time visiting the particular churches in the Bible Fellowship Church as well as the Mission Churches. Recently he has noticed an increasing need for reliable, solid Biblical and… List of Biblical and Christian Counselors and Therapists
The Board of Church Extension approved the opening of the Harmony Mission Church in Harmony, New Jersey. Over a year ago the former Sovereign Grace Baptist Church contacted Church Extension regarding how the church could connect with… Connecting in Harmony, NJ
When Church Planter Josh Dupiche arrived at Hope Church, Milford, DE in 2020, he discovered that one of his big weekly tasks would be finding music on YouTube for the weekly worship gathering. He says,… Building a Worship Team in Milford, DE
At Training Day held on September 12, Keith Seary form Harvest USA shared with your Church Planters, and some guests information about “Ministry to Sexual Strugglers” and “Gender and Transgender Identity.” Keith is on the Staff… Training Day: Ministry to Sexual Strugglers and Biblical View of Transgender
Some of our Bible Fellowship Churches began in the late 1880s. When these stalwarts of our denomination began there was no internet, no television, no cars, no vacuum cleaners. We were called the Mennonite Brethren… Church Planting: Then and Now