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John Robert Stevens (August 7, 1919 – June 4, 1983) was an American pastor and cult leader who founded The Living Word Fellowship in the 1950s and was the leader of the organization until his death. [1] Stevens was born in Story County, Iowa.
At its peak in the 1970s, the fellowship had about 100 member congregations. Its oversight was centered at Shiloh, a farm and retreat site near Kalona, Iowa. Membership declined after founder Stevens's death in 1983 [3] and the fellowship continued to close churches throughout the 1990s. As of early 2018, it comprised around ten primary churches.
Harvest Christian Fellowship was founded in 1973 by Greg Laurie, who has been the senior pastor since that time. [1]In 2009, it opened a new building, with a 5,000-seat auditorium, a gymnasium, and a High School.
The Right Hand of Christian Fellowship is a practice performed by many denominations of Christianity as an extension of brotherhood into the church. When celebrating the sacrament of Holy Communion, members of the Moravian Church give one another the Right Hand of Fellowship by shaking hands with other members of their congregation. [4]
Inter-School Christian Fellowship (ISCF) or Inter-Scholastic Christian Fellowship is a Christian youth ministry that works with students within high schools.ISCF groups are often supported by external evangelical Christian organisations and churches – examples including the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, the Scripture Union, and local churches.
Christ Fellowship started in 1984 as a small Bible study with 40 people in Dr. Tom and Donna Mullins' living room and has grown to be one of the largest churches in America. [3] [4] [5] Tom resigned from his job as athletic director at the Palm Beach State College in March 1985 to pursue ministry full-time. [6]
The Christian Performing Artists' Fellowship (CPAF) is a non-profit, trans-denominational Christian ministry, dedicated to the classical performing arts world. CPAF is based in Winona Lake , Indiana, home of evangelist Billy Sunday , Youth for Christ and was the location of many early Billy Graham crusades.
Nurses Christian Fellowship (NCF) is unique among the ministries of InterVarsity; it is a professional organization as well as a student ministry. In addition to campus ministry, NCF offers continuing education courses and the professional publication, Journal of Christian Nursing , to practicing nurses.