News & Events

Interim Pastor Started With Us March 28th

We are thankful that Dr. Brooke Solberg has agreed to be our interim pastor. Dr. Solberg lives in Allentown with his wife,  Ruth, of 42 years.  He has four grown children and seven grandchildren.  Born and raised in Brooklyn, he has been a full-time pastor at a couple of churches in the Allentown area over his career.  More recently he has been working with the Evangelical Free Church of America serving as an interim pastor for churches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and even the mid-west! His passion is people and preaching and he has a pastor's heart that seeks to encourage and motivate others.  He also has avid interests in basketball, tennis and jogging.  We will be finding out much more as a church about Dr. Solberg in the coming months as he started his ministry with us on Sunday, March 28 (Palm Sunday).

Next Sunday’s Sermon

Next Sunday is Pentecost Sunday and in keeping with our theme “Living Like a Believer” the sermon title will be “About Being One.” When the Holy Spirit fell on those assembled He created in them a sense of ONENESS. Do you sense that Holy Spirit given oneness today? Is there just one church in God’s eyes? … in yours? How do we best express Pentecost? Our scripture text will be Ephesians 4:1-6.

LADIES BOOK CLUB, Starting May 24th

Hi Ladies!  Hope you'll consider joining us for this refreshingly honest look at God's design for us as women. If you've ever struggled to reconcile scripture's vision of virtuous womanhood with a culture that marginalizes the role of the homemaker, this book is a breath of fresh air and a new look at a timeless concept of woman as the help-meet God designed her to be.  Passionate Housewives Desperate for God by Jennie Chancey and Stacy McDonald.  We'll meet Monday nights from 7-9pm, starting May 24th and running through June. Please contact Jessica Stackhouse (jessicastackhouse@hotmail.com or 610-331-7214) if you are interested in joining this short-term book club.

Elder Slate for Annual Meeting

The elders to be voted on at the Annual Meeting on June 27 are Doug Balfour, Rick Davis, Bob DiRico, Mark Forshaw, Ken Lutters and Mark Raudenbush. Bruce Lyster is completing his second term and is not eligible to serve for another year.  Tucker Lownes is completing his first term and his seminary workload precludes a second term. Ken Lutters is completing his first term and is being nominated for a second term. He will be the only one on the slate as others were nominated but are unable to serve at this time. Doug Balfour, Rick Davis, Mark Forshaw, Bob DiRico, and Mark Raudenbush are midway through their two year terms. The Constitution requires a minimum of 4 lay elders.

Annual Meeting June 27

Join us for the Annual Meeting on June 27th, following the worship service. Members, we look forward to seeing you there! Regular attendees and guests are also welcome to attend.

Upcoming Events

May 23Pentecost Sunday

May 24Ladies Book Club begins

May 30Final slate of elder nominees provided to congregation

June 13Recognition of our Graduates

June 20Father’s Day

June 27Annual Meeting and Champfleuri Team Commissioning Service

July 6-8GVF United Summer Soccer Camp, NC3, Tues-Thurs

Aug 8Baptismal Service, following the worship service

Theology @ The Tavern

Men- join us every other Wednesday night at the La Taverna Pub in Phoenixville for some good times connecting with other men and discussing issues of Theology, Philosophy, and Scripture and how they relate to our everyday lives.

Women’s Opportunities

Monday Evenings: Call the church office (610.935.7960) for more information.

Wednesday Mornings:   Please contact Anna Balfour (anna_balfour@comcast.net) for more information.  

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