Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury
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 />
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