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, but the rituals and ornateness left Caroline feeling far away from God. Caroline didn’t know Read more…
“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 the area surrounding Faith Bible Fellowship Church in Fleetwood PA. The church had reached a Read more…
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 and are now recognized as particular churches. In addition, Dan Hoffstetter, church planter at Redeemer Read more…
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 way for too long. My way is not the best and I need to turn Read more…
Leave Philadelphia heading south on the concrete ribbon known as I-95. GPS if you like. Pass through Chester and make a note that for most of the 20th century this was the southernmost edge of the Bible Fellowship Church’s territory. Pass over the border between Pennsylvania and Delaware and continue Read more…