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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 church plant. The social media manager takes pictures during church events to share on Facebook Read more…

By Rachel Schmoyer, 4 months4 months ago

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 teams for kids and he and his wife, Tori, intentionally got to know the families Read more…

By Rachel Schmoyer, 5 months5 months ago

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 his then-pastor from the Church of the Nazarene. They ate their food and had animated Read more…

By Rachel Schmoyer, 8 months8 months ago

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 churches we used to hear about, mission churches like Woodbury Heights, NJ and Thompson, CT Read more…

By Rachel Schmoyer, 12 months12 months ago

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.

By Rachel Schmoyer, 2 years2 years ago

How God is Answering Our Prayers for Salvation

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…

By Rachel Schmoyer, 2 years2 years ago

Why Not?: an Answer of Faith in Church Planting

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…

By Rachel Schmoyer, 2 years2 years ago

What Can I Do about Racial Justice?

After George Floyd was killed by a white police officer, a fresh wave of outrage over race relations washed over the United States. This outrage was displayed by peaceful protests, destructive riots, and blacked out social media profiles. I asked Bible Fellowship Church Planter Los Morales and church member Wayne Read more…

By Rachel Schmoyer, 3 years2 years ago

A Deep Dive into Technology : How Church Planters Do Church during Quarantine

There are two ways to learn how to swim. You can start in the shallow end and paddle through one swimming lesson at a time. Or your uncle picks you up and throws you in the deep end. You flail about in desperation but it doesn’t take long to tread Read more…

By Rachel Schmoyer, 3 years3 years ago
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