Muhlenberg Day Camp: Living Word Fellowship Summer Outreach
As we prepare for the launch of Living Word Fellowship in the Muhlenberg area near Reading PA this fall (Lord willing!), I wanted to share a little bit about our last outreach. We had the…
From Saving Merchandise to Saving Souls: An Interview with Church Planter Christian Lefko
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…
Committed to Community: Church Planting Technical Assistant Aaron Tull
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…
Living Bible Fellowship Church: A Warm Family Gathered From Far and Wide
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,…
The Life of a Church Planter’s Kid
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…