BrigePoint Church in Tarentum had their Grand Opening service on Sunday. They had a great service with 132 in attendance. This is another church plant through Allison Park. Congratulations to Pastor Greg & Francie Krowitz!Tarentum Church goes another Round in GymBy Michael AubeleVALLEY NEWS...

Ron Johnson will be with us this Tuesday (18'th) for our Catalyst meeting. It starts at 12 noon and goes to about 2pm. He is teaching on Leadership. Ron Pastored about 3000 until his resignation about a month ago. He's planted numerous churches here at...

Okay, it's just too quiet out there. So here's my little contribution for the month.We are celebrating 1 year anniversary of yet another attempt to reach people and bring them in. This has got to be the most odd idea ever, but it might also...

When energy goes from constructive to deconstructive, it is time to step back. I commend the originators of the FutureAG website for having the courage to unplug the site for a while. Because of this move they are taking, I believe that there will be...

Our congregation is still teaching Crown Financial material, but others are using Dave Ramsey's stuff.Here's a great article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about one of our Catalyst leaders, Bill Ellis, and his congregation's classes on financial management.Has anyone used both Crown and Ramsey? What are...

I have to admit that I do not get all that inspired about thinking in terms of church governance. But I have learned the hard way that if you don't pay attention to the values of healthy church function, you often reap a whirlwind of...

This item was published last Friday by the AG-News service.An excerpt: Pastor Chuck Kish is looking forward to the day when members of his church will be bar regulars. Beginning February 1, chaplains commissioned by Bethel Assembly in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will minister to patrons at...

Many of you have probably heard on the news that Omar Osama bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, wants to begin a campaign for peace.Yeah, right. We, in the Penn-Del District, know that this is just Doug Sayers, our District Youth Director, in dreadlocks...