Nothing jolts us into paying attention to our homes like inviting visitors over. When we are preparing for company we notice the piles of paper we haven’t taken care of yet, the coats and shoes that need to be put away, and the burned out lightbulbs that haven’t been replaced. Read more…
This year has shown the world proof that we don’t need to leave space missions to the paid professionals. This summer, billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos each went to space. This fall Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, launched an all-civilian space flight. Church Extension has known for a long time Read more…
On Saturday April 30, 2016, Pastor Keith Long spent the day with teens from Lancaster BFC scrubbing a vacant storefront tattoo parlor. Shortly after, volunteers from Terre Hill BFC and La Roca BFC and other Lancaster region churches painted and fixed up the storefront to become theCenter or ElCentro on Read more…
Throughout the history of the Bible Fellowship Church, our church planters have used street evangelism to share the gospel. Here are some ways men and women have used street evangelism in the past and the present.
The greatest joy in the life of a church plant is when someone trusts in Jesus Christ as their Savior! We are encouraged in our faith when we hear salvation testimonies. Church Extension Ministries recently asked our prayer supporters to share their testimonies. Four people replied with their stories to Read more…
Director David Gundrum felt a burden to see more people being saved not only in our church plants but in our denomination as a whole. There are so many people in our neighborhoods and workplaces who need to hear that Jesus Christ loves them and has sacrificed himself so they Read more…
A big part of the church planters’ responsibility is to share the gospel with unbelievers in the community. But this responsibility is not just for the church planters. All believers have been commissioned by Jesus Christ to share the gospel. Yet many of us feel inadequate to the task. Here Read more…
Our church planters listen to Lord for how to best reach their community with the gospel, the truth that Jesus Christ loves them and offers salvation from sin. Here is how one of our church plants, Cape Community Church in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, is reaching their community for Read more…
Brrrinnggg! Pastor Dick Taylor from Grace BFC in Wallingford answered the landline phone. It was Jack Becker of Integrity Missions. He asked, “Would the BFC like to have a church in New Mexico?” Jack and his wife, Jan, had started a small Bible study in April 1998. By January 1999, Read more…
Some men in the Berks and Lehigh Valley region had a burden to see a church planted in Topton. Men from Oley BFC, the Lehigh Valley region, Berks region and others involved in Church Extension ministries met together for regular prayer for the Lord’s guidance on planting a church in Read more…