Church Planting: Then and Now
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 in Oley, PA: Are We Eager to Proceed as God Allows?
“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…
Mission Church Graduations: 2023 Conference Recap
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 Takes Off in Cape May
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;…”…
Welcomed with Open Arms: Donna Oliver and Cape Community Church
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…
3 Children’s Ministry Hacks for Church Plants
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…
Digital Media and Church Planting
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…
Sports and Church Planting: A Perfect Team
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…
How Does a Church Planter Spend His Time? Time Management for Church Planters
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…
Coffeehouse Connections in Chestertown: Ed Sadler’s Church Plant Story
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…
Meet Church Planting Intern in DELMARVA: Andrew Lintner
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…
Ministering to Sexual Abuse Survivors in the Church Plant
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…
Church Planting Internship
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…
How to Get Volunteers in Your Church Plant
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…
Woodbury Heights, Thompson, Dauphin: An Update on Three Former Mission Churches
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…
Church Facilities Check-Up
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…
Church Plant Launch with Laypeople
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…
Remembering theCenter: Lancaster City Storefront Outreach
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…
Street Evangelism in Church Planting in the Past and Present
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.
How Jesus Saved Me: Four Testimonies
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…
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