The Foundry outreach named a healthy pantry by Feed America
The church's pantry was one of ten selected by Philabundance in the Philadelphia region and the only one named in Delaware county.
2020: The perfect time to reflect on our behavior(s)
At the start of this new year, BRN Executive Director Barry Whitworth challenges churches to consider how they are doing in the three healthy church areas of missional engagement, intentional discipleship, and leadership development.
PA/SJ WMU president shares 2020 goals
WMU recently held its January board meeting in Birmingham, Alabama. There, PA/SJ WMU President Theresa Krieg learned about this year's goals for the SBC's two missions offerings.
January 2020 Top Five
BRN Executive Director Barry Whitworth shares the Top 5 resources and opportunities for January 2020
Larry Theisen, director of missions at Keystone Baptist Association, retires
In recognition of the retirement of Larry Theisen, Keystone Baptist Association’s director of missions on December 21, 2019, below is an edited Q & A interview by LaVeta Jones.
Providence Church and two other Coatesville churches jointly impact local families
The three churches celebrated Christmas together and met significant needs from those in the community.
Kenton Hunt honors 2019 Disaster Relief volunteers
Several Pennsylvania/South Jersey Disaster Relief volunteers were given awards for their 2019 service at a special banquet held in their honor at Red Land Baptist Church in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, on November 9, 2019.
Revive Community Fellowship shares back packs — and the gospel — with community
The annual local Spirit of Christmas festival has allowed Revive Community Fellowship a unique way to reach out to the local community and show them the love of Christ.
Almost 300 people hear the story of the true meaning of Christmas at dentist’s office
Members of the First Baptist Church of New Holland took turns reading the Christmas Story from Luke 2:1-20, reading it 32 times in 5 1/2 hours.
Reaching too many of ‘those folks’
I’ve had to come to my own peace with this being a tough place, and with some folks not wanting to come alongside our ministry because of a somewhat unformed thought under the surface of their thinking that “those types” are somehow less worthy of the effort, of having a church, maybe even of having Jesus.