Believers Fellowship affirms the following statements on race, justice, and reconciliation: Image of God All people are created in the image of God and have inherent dignity and worth. (Genesis 1:26–28) The image of God applies to your body, including the color of your skin. (1 Corinthians 15) Racism is a sin because it is […]
We are raising money to help our friends in Ushpa Ushpa, Bolivia. First, as part of our C2C partnership, we planned a short-term trip to Bolivia to continue with the clean water project in Ushpa Ushpa. Unfortunately COVID-19 forced us to cancel the trip, but we still want to fund the work. Food for the […]
BF Kingdom of God Survey 2020 I would like to thank everyone who responded and finished the survey. When I have analyzed the results into graphs I will make them available to all who are interested. The results of the survey will finally be in Chapter 5 of my dissertation. Thanks again for your help […]
June 10, 2020 After 13 weeks of meeting online only, we are so excited to be meeting face to face once again! On June 14, we will have our first face-to-face worship gatherings since early March. The live stream will continue as before, except for a time change. The stream will be live at 8:00 […]
From May 31–July 12, we will be raising money to support moms in crisis pregnancies. The beneficiaries of this drive will be two of our long-time partners: Care Net of Puget Sound and 4US. AND, due to a generous matching-funds donation, 100% of your donation will be matched. Due to COVID-19 complications, Care Net of […]
Introduction This devotional combines the insights of Francis Schaeffer’s True Spirituality with the story of Joshua. In other words, we have taken key points from Schaeffer’s classic work and shown how they have played out in the life of Joshua. Our hope is that by working through this devotional in conjunction with the Sunday morning […]
Believers Fellowship Student Ministries invites you to Adopt a Senior! What does this look like? Well, for the class of 2020 plans look a lot different! Remember your senior year in high school? Remember prom? Senior skip days? Signing year books? Spring sports? Graduation!? This year’s class is missing out on a lot! They are […]
March 26 Update: The response to the call for masks was strong and the hospital is set! We are looking for other essential industries to donate to (grocery stores, clinics, etc.). If you have homemade masks, we will still take them, but the call to make more has ended. We are still accepting N95 masks […]
Snow Days If there is snow or ice on the roads in the Gig Harbor area, we will post right here on our Website, our Facebook page and we’ll send out a notification on our app, whether or not we will have a 9:00 am service. In any case, we will try to have one service […]
You may have noticed some new (but familiar) faces around here lately. Read all about our new Children’s Ministry staff. Nora Bentler joined our team in September and Karen Simmonds will be starting in January. New Faces Nora and her family (her husband Dave is an elder here at BF) have been attending Believers Fellowship […]
The Kidstruction project has started and we are getting close to completing the first phase! Over the next few years, we will be developing a Family Ministry to equip parents to train their children in faith. This transition will mean new staff and new roles for existing staff, new family-focused curriculum, and new programs for […]
Are you signed up to receive our Weekly Electronic Newsletter and Sunday Preview? Electronic Newsletter If you miss a Sunday this summer, you can still stay in touch with your church. In fact, if you miss anytime during the year, we’ve got you covered. We have an electronic newsletter that goes out at the beginning of the […]
We are pleased to announce two new hires in the office at Believers Fellowship! First of all, Jen Bonham is no stranger to our church because she has been working with Student Ministry. She volunteered for several years and then we got smart and hired her. Now she has added office duties to her busy […]
We have put together a set of Daily Devotionals for our sermon series on Moses. As always, these devotionals are available here on our website and are posted daily on Facebook. There are also hard copy booklets available at the Welcome Desk. In this set of devotionals, we are going to look at some of […]
Snow Day Thoughts: These rare snow days when the world is blanketed in snow, and the wind whips up a chill, can be wonderful, hilarious, infuriating, or almost magical, depending on what you had planned. With the world as it is right now, you might be spending a little more time than usual with your […]
Pastoral Residency For the last two years, Jeremiah Hinton has served as our pastoral resident—an educational position preparing him for full-time ministry. When we met Jeremiah, he was preparing for chaplaincy in the U.S. Navy. He had recently completed his Masters of Divinity, but discovered that the Navy requires chaplains to have 2 years of […]
We have a big news update for BFSM! The elders have been searching for a full-time youth pastor to partner with the Student Ministries team here at Believers Fellowship! After months of praying, sifting through resumes, and interviews, we have moved forward, with God’s leading, to hire Jon Lucas! Jon will be partnering with our […]
Now you can donate to our church when you shop at Amazon! If you haven’t used smile.amazon.com, give it a try. If you are already using it, consider switching your charity to BF. There is no difference in prices or products but by using smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates 0.5% to any charity you choose. Use the […]
In addition to all the Women’s Ministries offerings (which you can find here) and all the Life Groups (which you can find here), there are also a few other upcoming book and Bible studies that you may be interested in. Sign up sheets are in the foyer until September 23, 2018 but you can also […]
Our Believers Fellowship app has gone through a major update. It is now available in the App Store and on Google Play. If you have downloaded the BF app in the past, it will automatically update when you open it. If you don’t have it yet, you can search for “Believers Fellowship” in either the […]
Welcome to the Daily Devotionals for the sermon series “Witness.” We are dividing the series into three groups. Our third, and final, installment is now ready for download. You can get it by clicking here. If you would like to download Part 1, click here. You can get Part 2 by clicking here. There are […]
Welcome to the Daily Devotionals for the sermon series “Champs & Misfits.” If you would like to download a copy of Part 1, click here. If you are looking for Part 2, click here. There are also hard copies at the Welcome Desk. The book of Hebrews is an encouragement and an exhortation to a […]
Believers Fellowship has a Prayer Request email list for our church family. If you belong to BF and want our community to pray for you, just send an email to prayer@believersfellowship.net. How to join the prayer list If you want to be included on the prayer list, you can send a message to the same […]
We are very excited to announce that Shawn Turek has joined our staff as the new Worship Director! Shawn is joining us from Vancouver, WA, where he has served as a volunteer worship leader at Life Point Church while finishing his MA in Spiritual Formation at Multnomah Biblical Seminary. He also has a BA from […]
Welcome to the Daily Devotionals for the sermon series “Who is This Man?” If you would like to download a copy, click here. There are also hard copies at the Welcome Desk. This series is an opportunity to consider both the simplicity and the complexity of who Jesus is. The simplest way that we know […]
Sacred Spaces is a series in which we’ll consider the ways that the world is full of the presence and majesty of God. It can be easy to get into a routine that prevents the intrusion of God in our lives and it can be easy to forget to be still and know that He […]
We are expanding the residency program at Believers Fellowship by taking on Jeremiah Hinton as a pastoral resident. He will be assisting with teaching and spiritual formation over the next two years. About Jeremiah After serving five years in the United States Navy, Jeremiah settled into Seattle to prepare for the call God had placed […]
Hi Friend ~ I wanted to share with you a bit about what you are holding in your hands. I believe the greatest hunger of every human heart is to know the Creator; and in that knowing, to experience His engagement in every aspect of their life, from the brutal to the beautiful. Part of […]
We are partnering with Food for the Hungry to provide emergency aid for people fleeing the city of Aleppo, Syria due to the ongoing civil war. To date, more that 400,000 have been killed and over 10 million displaced (about 50% of the country’s pre-war population) by fighting in Syria. Aleppo has long been a stronghold […]
We are pleased to announce the launch of our brand new Believers Fellowship App! It is available to download from Apple’s App Store or from Google Play. Now you can take BF with you on your phone or tablet! Highlights Look at all you can do: Listen to an audio sermon, view a video sermon, fill […]
In 2015, Matt Edwards conducted a survey for his doctoral dissertation on intergenerational churches. The results have been posted! You can read a short summary of the most significant findings or see the complete data. Thanks for helping with Matt’s research! He successfully defended his dissertation on February 10 and received his DMin from George Fox […]
Throughout the month of March, we will be raising money to construct a clean water tower in Ushpa Ushpa, Bolivia as part of our ten-year Community-to-Community (C2C) relationship through Food for the Hungry (FH). Here is a description of the project from FH (translated from Spanish): One of the main health and nutrition problems in Ushpa […]
This is the audio recording of Dr. Jerry White’s presentation at Believers Fellowship on Sunday, February 21, 2016.
Food for the Hungry has featured our C2C relationship with Ushpa Ushpa on their blog. You can check it out at here.
New Bible Studies have started and others are continuing. If you are new and want to get yourself plugged in to a Women’s Ministry event or activity, you can pick up a brochure in the foyer on Sunday or download one here. If you have any questions, contact Emily Roy at emily@believersfellowship.net.
Welcome to our new website! We hope you like the new look and find it much easier to navigate, especially if you are using a phone or tablet. Our new Giving Page is now ready. You can find a link on our homepage or click here. We’ve added PayPal as an option in addition to […]
Committed is the new marriage ministry at Believers Fellowship. Marriage mentoring is available to couples who desire to grow, strengthen and receive encouragement in their marriage. We have couples who are experienced and have a passion for marriage; are genuine, truthful about challenges in marriages and provide a safe place to share experiences, and offer […]