- Immanuel Bible Church
Immanuel Bible Church is a
non-denominational Bible church located inSpringfield, Virginia , about 2 miles inside of the Capital Beltway and 10 miles outside ofWashington, DC . Founded in 1964 as aBaptist church, the congregation met at Lee High School until a suitable structure was established. The church left the General Association of Regular Baptists in 1984 and never re-associated with any denomination. With a weekly congregation of over 3,500 men, women, and children, the church is one of the largest in theNorthern Virginia .In 2004, Immanuel Bible Church helped in the establishment of Gateway Bible Church in Gainesville, VA. In 2006, Immanuel Bible Church began a partnership with Grace Bible Church in Lorton, VA.Ministries and Outreach
Some of the ministries that IBC uses to reach residents of the Northern Virginia Area include:
* Adult Education
* Care & Counseling Ministry
* Children's Ministry
* Citizenship Ministry
* Community Outreach
* Discipleship & Family
* English as a Second Language
* [http://www.gatewaybiblechurch.net/ Gateway Bible Church]
* Hispanos en Cristo
* Immanuel Christian Bookstore
* Immanuel Christian School
* Immanuel's Hope Ministry
* Immanuel Student Ministries
* Immanuel Tech Support
* Men's Ministry
* Music & Worship
* Precepts
* Shuttle Ministry (due to parking limitations)
* Stewardship
* VeNture-Young Adults Ministry
* Women's Ministry
* World MissionsMusic and Worship
Immanuel Bible Church is world-renowned for superior music performances and its weekly Sunday-morning service music. Immanuel's Music Ministry is all about the "state of the heart" for worship first, and then the state of the art. How the worship sounds is the state of the art, while the worship itself is in fact the state of the heart. While every musician is encouraged and trained to sing and play their very best, it is understood that if that is all that is accomplished, we have missed the very thing our Lord was after...our worship. Every musician and worship support personnel is encouraged to have a vibrant and growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Only then can we lead Immanuel's congregation to a personal love and worship of our God.
List of Pastors
{| class="wikitable" style="float:center; margin-left:3px;text-size:80%; text-align:left"
align=center colspan=2| Current Pastors at Immanuel Bible Church
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Dr. Ron Jones || Senior Pastor
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Rev. Steve Holley ||Executive Pastor
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Tom Joyce ||Pastor of Discipleship and Family
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Bob Hartman ||Pastor of Adult Education
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Dr. Jack Merenda ||Pastor of Care and Counseling
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Bob Welch ||Pastor of Music and Worship
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Clint Shondelmeyer ||Pastor of Music and Worship, Instrumental
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Dr. Danny Leavins ||Pastor of Young Adults
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Ralph Weitz ||Pastor of Stewardship
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Michael Connor ||Pastor of World Missions
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Timothy Pinkard ||Student Ministries Pastor
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Juan Ancalle || Pastor of Hispanic Ministries
-External links
* [http://www.immanuelbible.net Immanuel Bible Church] – Website
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