Immanuel Bible Church

Immanuel Bible Church is a non-denominational megachurch located in Springfield, Virginia, approximately 2 miles inside of the Capital Beltway at 6911 Braddock Road, approximately 10 miles south of Washington, DC.

History

Founded in 1964 as a Baptist church, Immanuel's congregation met at Lee High School until they were able to obtain their own building. In 1984, the church left the General Association of Regular Baptists and became non-denominational. During its early years, the church grew rapidly and has continued to expand its facilities several times to provide more opportunities for ministry groups on its campus. The latest additions completed in 2011 effectively enlarged the facilities by one-third to include a large enclosed central atrium. Its hallmark is expositional preaching based on the Bible from a theologically conservative point of view. Sermon series typically cover one book of the Bible for an extended period of time. There is also an associated Christian school -- Immanuel Christian School -- which shares some of the church's meeting space and provides education through the eighth grade. Currently, IBC offers three Sunday morning worship services in English and one in Spanish, concurrent with other classes for all age groups, and has a congregation of over 3,500, making the church one of the largest in northern Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

Church planting and partnership

In 2004, Immanuel Bible Church assisted in the establishment of Gateway Bible Church[1] in Gainesville, Virginia and began a partnership with Grace Bible Church in Lorton, Virginia.

Ministries

The ministries and programs Immanuel Bible Church currently has available are:

• Adult Education / Adult Bible Fellowships
• AWANA
• Care & Counseling Ministry
• Children's Ministry
• Citizenship Ministry
• Community Outreach
• Discipleship & Family
• Drama
• English as a Second Language
• Hispanos en Cristo
• Immanuel Christian Bookstore
• Immanuel Christian School
• Immanuel's Hope Ministry
• Immanuel Student Ministries
• Immanuel Tech Support
• Men's Ministry
• Military Ministry
• Music & Worship
• Orchestra
• Precepts
• Shuttle Ministry (due to parking limitations)
• Stewardship
• Venture-Young Adults Ministry
• Women's Ministry
• World Missions

Pastoral staff

• Steve Holley - Pastor of Ministries
• Tom Joyce - Pastor of Discipleship and Family
• Bob Hartman - Pastor of Adult Education and Groups
• Dr. Jack Merenda - Pastor of Care and Counseling
• Bob Welch - Pastor of Music and Worship
• Clint Shondelmeyer - Pastor of Music and Worship, Instrumental
• Dr. Danny Leavins - Pastor of Young Adults
• Ralph Weitz - Pastor of Stewardship
• Michael Connor - Pastor of World Missions
• Timothy Pinkard - "Next Generation" Pastor
• Juan Ancalle - Pastor of Hispanic Ministries

References

• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1423-2005Feb5.html
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/09/AR2007100901984.html
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/31/AR2008013103958.html

External links

• Official website