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Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

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Headquarters<br />

304 Camp Dr., Independence, KS 67301, Tel.<br />

(620)331-3049<br />

Media Contact, Gen. Supt., Leroy Newport<br />

Officers<br />

Gen. Supt., Leroy Newport<br />

Gen. Sec., Michael Schaper, 944 Linns Mill Rd.,<br />

Troy, MO 63379<br />

Gen. Treas., Philip Davolt, 10624 Bluestem,<br />

Wichita, KS 67207<br />

Periodicals<br />

The Flaming Sword, John Three Sixteen<br />

Bible Way Church <strong>of</strong> Our Lord<br />

Jesus Christ World Wide, Inc.<br />

This body was organized in 1957 in the<br />

Pentecostal tradition for the purpose <strong>of</strong> accelerating<br />

evangelistic <strong>and</strong> foreign missionary commitment<br />

<strong>and</strong> to effect a greater degree <strong>of</strong> collective<br />

leadership than leaders found in the body in<br />

which they had previously participated.<br />

The doctrine is the same as that <strong>of</strong> the Church<br />

<strong>of</strong> Our Lord Jesus Christ <strong>of</strong> the Apostolic Faith,<br />

Inc., <strong>of</strong> which some <strong>of</strong> the churches <strong>and</strong> clergy<br />

were formerly members.<br />

This organization has churches <strong>and</strong> missions in<br />

Africa, Engl<strong>and</strong>, Guyana, Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Jamaica,<br />

<strong>and</strong> churches in 25 states in America. The Bible<br />

Way Church is involved in humanitarian as well as<br />

evangelical outreach with concerns for urban housing,<br />

education <strong>and</strong> economic development.<br />

Headquarters<br />

4949 Two-Notch Rd., Columbia, SC 29204, Tel.<br />

(800)432-5612 Fax (803)691-0583<br />

Media Contact, Chief Apostle, Presiding Bishop<br />

Huie Rogers<br />

Email: mr.ed5strings@worldnet.att.net<br />

Website: www.biblewaychurch.org<br />

Officers<br />

Presiding Bishop, Bishop Huie Rogers, 4949<br />

Two Notch Rd., Columbia, SC 29204, Tel.<br />

(800)432-5612 Fax (803)691-0583<br />

Brethren in Christ Church<br />

The Brethren in Christ Church was founded in<br />

Lancaster County, Pa. in about the year 1778 <strong>and</strong><br />

was an outgrowth <strong>of</strong> the religious awakening<br />

which occurred in that area during the latter part <strong>of</strong><br />

the 18th century. This group became known as<br />

“River Brethren” because <strong>of</strong> their original location<br />

near the Susquehanna River. The name “Brethren<br />

in Christ” was <strong>of</strong>ficially adopted in 1863. In theology<br />

they have accents <strong>of</strong> the Pietist, Anabaptist,<br />

Wesleyan <strong>and</strong> Evangelical movements.<br />

Headquarters<br />

General Church Office, P.O. Box A, Grantham, PA<br />

17027, Tel. (717)697-2634 Fax (717)697-7714<br />

Media Contact, Dr. Warren L. H<strong>of</strong>fman, Mod.,<br />

Tel. (717)697-2634 Fax (717)697-7714<br />

Email: dwinger@messiah.edu<br />

Website: www.bic-church.org<br />

Officers<br />

Dr. Warren L. H<strong>of</strong>fman, Mod. & Gen. Church<br />

Office Contact info.<br />

Darrell S. Winger, Gen. Sec. & Gen. Church<br />

Office Contact info.<br />

Elizabeth Brown, Treas. & Gen. Church Office<br />

Contact info.<br />

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS<br />

General Conference Board, Chpsn., Dr. Mark<br />

Garis, 504 Swartley Rd., Hatfield, PA 19440<br />

Bd. for World Missions, Dr. Grace Holl<strong>and</strong>,<br />

Chair, 21A Junction Rd., Dillsburg, PA.<br />

17019-9469; Exec. Dir., Rev. John Brubaker,<br />

P.O. Box 390, Grantham, PA 17027-0390<br />

Bd. for Stewardship Services, Terry Hoke; Chair;<br />

Box A, Grantham, PA 17027; Pension Fund<br />

Trustees, Eric Mann, Chair<br />

Brethren in Christ Foundation, Elvin H. Peifer,<br />

CEO, P.O.Box 290, Grantham, PA, 17027-0290<br />

Brethren Church (Ashl<strong>and</strong>, Ohio)<br />

The Brethren Church (Ashl<strong>and</strong>, Ohio) was<br />

organized by progressive-minded German<br />

Baptist Brethren in 1883. They reaffirmed the<br />

teaching <strong>of</strong> the original founder <strong>of</strong> the Brethren<br />

movement, Alex<strong>and</strong>er Mack, <strong>and</strong> returned to<br />

limited congregational government.<br />

Headquarters<br />

524 College Ave., Ashl<strong>and</strong>, OH 44805, Tel.<br />

(419)289-1708 Fax (419)281-0450<br />

Media Contact, Rev. Ken Hunn Official Position:<br />

Executive Director Tel; (419)289-1708 Fax<br />

(419)281-0450 Email: Ken@brethrenchurch.org<br />

Email: brethren@brethrenchurch.org<br />

Website: www.brethrenchurch.org<br />

Officers<br />

Executive Dir., Rev. Ken Hunn<br />

Dir. <strong>of</strong> Administrative Services, Mr. Stanley<br />

Gentle<br />

Periodicals<br />

The Brethren Evangelist<br />

Calvary Chapel<br />

Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational<br />

Christian church which began in 1965 in Costa<br />

Mesa, California. Calvary Chapel’s pastor, Chuck<br />

Smith became a leading figure in what has<br />

become known as the “Jesus Movement.”<br />

It has been estimated that in a two-year period in<br />

the mid ‘70s, Calvary Chapel <strong>of</strong> Costa Mesa had<br />

performed well over eight thous<strong>and</strong> baptisms.<br />

During that same period, we were instrumental in<br />

20,000 conversions to the Christian faith. Our<br />

decadal growth rate had been calculated by church<br />

growth experts to be near the ten thous<strong>and</strong> percent<br />

level. Calvary Chapel also ministers over the airwaves,<br />

<strong>and</strong> this must account for many <strong>of</strong> those who<br />

travel long distances to fellowship here. A Nielsen<br />

survey indicated that our Sunday morning Calvary<br />

Chapel service is the most listened-to program in<br />

79<br />

US RELIGIOUS BODIES

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