Virginia Evangelizing Fellowship (VEF)


 
 
Our church was planted in January 1995 by Pastor Stephen Carpenter and Virginia Evangelizing Fellowship (VEF) under the name of Countryside Christian Church. Twelve years later, the church renamed itself to Journey Christian Church. In the beginning, we held services in various schools on Sundays and during the week a handful of small groups met in homes for relationship building and Bible study. With VEF’s financial help, we eventually acquired our current property (approximately 16 acres) and in 2003 members pledged financial commitments over-and-above their regular giving to begin construction on new facility with the warmth and look of a lodge. We secured a loan with Church Development Fund (CDF) and completed construction in July 2005. 

The Virginia Evangelizing Fellowship, begun in 1938, is committed to "pursuing Kingdom growth" across the Commonwealth of Virginia and surrounding region. The mission is accomplished through:
 
   1. Planting New Churches
  • Virginia Vision is the "new" church planting division of VEF to plant dynamic new churches in high-growth areas in Virginia. Since 1989 Virginia Vision has planted 19 churches with several more in various stages of planning and development.
   2. Supporting Existing Churches
  •  VEF provides One-on-One Professional Coaching for pastors and church staff members
  • Natural Church Development which measures eight qualitiues critical for robust health through an on-site survey
  • Leadership Training Seminars and Retreats
  • A network of professional peer-to-peer groups for pastors called Fusion Groups which consider paradigm shifts in the culture, acquiring new ministry skills, and identifying resources for ministry
   3. Connecting Churches across Virginia
  • A data base of independent Christian Churches across the Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Links to other para-church organizations 
 
Journey is thankful for VEF assistance in getting us started and is proud to partner with them today in their mission of planting dynamic churches across Virginia.
 
For more detailed information about their work, please click here to visit their website.

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