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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
“What responsibility does this church have to non-churched people in the communities surrounding it?” The challenge was straight forward and clear as then Pastor Austin Shelly handed out a map with a ten-mile radius outlining…
On April 24-26, 2023, Bible Fellowship Church pastors and elders gathered for BFC Conference to hear reports, have doctrinal discussions, and worship times together. Throughout the three days, three mission churches graduated from Church Extension…
Trail Life is reflected in our motto, “Walk Worthy” from Colossians 1:10—“…that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;…”…
In the quiet dark of the early morning, Donna Oliver was home alone. She felt a burden on her soul that she could not carry anymore. She cried out, “Lord, I have gone my own…
As a church plant, you are in the building stages of every aspect of church life including ministry to children. Here are three ways to minister to children in Sunday morning worship when you don’t…
When Dan Hoffstetter was preparing to launch Redeemer BFC in Topton, PA just one year ago, he included on his launch team a person who can manage and update the social media accounts for the…
When Church Planter Tim Zuck was investigating a possible church plant near Easton, PA in Forks Township, they discovered that sports was going to be key in reaching people in the community. Tim Zuck coached…
A church planter has so many tasks to do in order to plant the church. Meet new people, follow up with contacts, prepare Bible studies and sermons, look for a meeting location, train leaders. As…
Ed doesn’t like coffee, but that didn’t stop him from being a regular at Play It Again, Sam, a coffee shop in Chestertown, MD. He had a standing lunch date at the coffee shop with…
My name is Andrew, my wife is Jacqueline, and with our little girl Eliana on her way in July we are the Lintners. I was born in Cambodia, adopted into a Christian American family, and…
Twice a year the church planters come together to get practical and biblical training on the issues they face as church planters. This Training Day was focused on ministering to sexual abuse survivors and preventing sexual…
Do you feel God is possibly leading you to church planting, but you need a chance to try it out? Do you want some hands-on experience with church ministry in a church planting context? Are…
Every year, the Bible Fellowship Church church planters gather for a Roundtable Discussion day. The church planters bring real situations for which they need wisdom and ask the other church planters to share their thoughts…
One day I answered the phone in the Church Extension Office. The woman on the other end of the line had a quick question which I answered. Then she asked, “Whatever happened to the mission…
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…