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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.
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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,
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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. |
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December
2000 brought the first public event for Harvest Chapel, a Christmas
music/dessert night at Catoctin Elementary School. Approximately 105 people
attended.
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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.
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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 church and one boarding school
setting for over 18 years. |
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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.
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HighLights
for 2002 |
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1.2002 The Harvest Chapel of the Christian & Missionary Alliance,
Leesburg, Virginia