From March 15 to 16, several Chesapeake pastors attended the fourth module of the ACTS Church Planting Support System training. The training equips pastors for several aspects of church planting including formulating a vision, recruiting a core team, activating ministries…
By David Klinedinst, evangelism and church growth director for the Chesapeake Conference David Klinedinst shares a message during the Forecasting Hope series. The Chesapeake Conference recently partnered with the Columbia Union and SermonView to produce a nationwide online evangelistic series…
Evan Knott, pastor of the Dover First and Forest Grove churches in Dover, Del., was ordained to the gospel ministry on Sabbath, June 27, at the Ellicott City (Md.) church. Though in-person seating was limited due to coronavirus-related restrictions, a Zoom video conference and a live stream of…
On June 16 to 20, the Chesapeake Conference hosted "The Gathering: At Home," an online virtual camp meeting experience that has garnered over 3,000 views. While it was not our traditional in-person camp meeting, each program provided a refreshed opportunity…
Over the last month, Forecasting Hope drew over 1,000 registrations with viewers from more than 80 churches throughout the Chesapeake Conference and the North American Division. Originally, Forecasting Hope was planned to be a two-week series, but due to an enthusiastic response, it…
The Discover Prophecy Bible School is a special online Bible experience designed as a resource to help people understand Bible prophecy in a clear and compelling way. It is a 24-lesson video course that covers the major prophecies and teachings…
During this pandemic, the Chesapeake Conference Hispanic Ministries department has seized new opportunities in spreading the love of Jesus. In mid-April, an online week of prayer joined together about 150 families via online streaming platforms to hear messages themed by the final chapters of The Great…
David Klinedinst, evangelism and church growth director, shares a message in the Forecasting Hope series. Hundreds of people joined us this past week for the online Forecasting Hope Bible prophecy series. Each message reveals how the Bible speaks directly to our world today,…
Equipping University is a conference-wide evangelism training program for lay leaders held in partnership with the North American Division Evangelism Institute (NADEI). 180 registrants from 27 churches gathered this past weekend on February 28-29 at the North American Division (NAD)…
Orlando Rosales, Multilingual Ministries director for the Chesapeake Conference, and Ruben Ramos, vice president for Multicultural Ministries for the Columbia Union, traveled throughout Chesapeake territory on February 4-12, for Caravan 2020, themed El Dia es Hoy (Today is the Day). During this…