Immanuel Bible Church
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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.
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
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and began a partnership with Grace Bible Church in Lorton, Virginia
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Megachurch
A megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...
located in Springfield, Virginia
Springfield, Virginia
Springfield is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States and a suburb of Washington, D.C. The Springfield CDP is recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau with a population of 30,484 as of the 2010 census. Homes and businesses in bordering CDPs including North Springfield,...
, 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 BaptistBaptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
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
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
The General Association of Regular Baptist Churches is one of several Baptist groups in North America retaining the name "Regular Baptist"....
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
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Church planting and partnership
In 2004, Immanuel Bible Church assisted in the establishment of Gateway Bible Churchhttp://www.gatewaybiblechurch.net in Gainesville, VirginiaGainesville, Virginia
-Demographics:Gainesville is currently the third-largest CDP in Prince William County. As of the census estimate of 2009, there were 28,662 people, 10,300 households, and 8,604 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,150.2 people per square mile . There were 10,300 housing units...
and began a partnership with Grace Bible Church in Lorton, Virginia
Lorton, Virginia
Lorton is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population is 27,709 as of the 2008 census estimate.-History:...
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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