We believe that the peoples of our world are important to God regardless of ethnicity. In this light we seek to keep the many nations of the world before us, through a world missions perspective.
Celebrate what Christ did for us on the cross, and the power He has made available to Believers as we eat the Communion Supper together.
Mission World View
Sunday December 1st
Chialin Yu will be sharing her testimony of how God has been preparing her for missionary service. A resident of Germantown, Maryland; Chialin will be leaving for service in the early summer of 2003.
Christmas Musical Evening
Sunday, December 15th
The sounds of Christmas will come alive for you and your family as we celebrate the birth of Jesus with contemporary and traditional Christmas music.
At the Olde Izaak Walton Park Building
Stay tuned for details.
Small Group Forming For 2003
If you would be interested in joining this group please contact Pastor Phil as plans are being laid. The group will be starting up after the New Year.
Ron and Rhonda Schafer, (plus their three boys; Nicholas (14), Nathan (11), Scott (7) and Hannah (no, not a sister; a Golden Retriever) arrived in Leesburg on July 15, 1999. Upon coming to Leesburg, the Schafers had been pastoring in churches in Florida for over fifteen years.
This was to be an unusual church plant. There were no contacts or a core group. So in November '99, the Schafers began a Bible study in their home. This small group, which usually consisted of the Schafers, and two other families, continued to meet for the next year. Growth was slow.
In August of 2000, Phil and Pam McClain (Brandon 15, Drew 10, Selina 7), a family the Schafers had known from Florida, living in Illinois, felt God’s call on their lives and moved to Leesburg to help plant this church.
December 2000 brought the first public event for Harvest Chapel, a Christmas music/dessert night at Catoctin Elementary School. Approximately 105 people attended.
Starting in January, 2001, Harvest Chapel began holding monthly “preview” services at Leesburg Elementary School. For the next seven months, these averaged about 50 in attendance at these services.
In June of 2001 another family moved to Leesburg to join the staff at Harvest Chapel. Jonathan and Julia Bollback (Danielle 15, and Jonathan 11) have served as Youth Pastor in 2 churches and in one boarding school setting for over 21 years.
The beginning of regular weekly services began on Sunday, September 9th at the Old Izaak Walton Park Building. Services are held each Sunday at 10:00 am.
