Immanuel Bible Church

Immanuel Bible Church is a non-denominational Bible church located in Springfield, Virginia, approixmately 2 miles inside of the Capital Beltway and 10 miles outside of Washington, DC.

History

Founded in 1964 as a Baptist church, Immanuel's congregation met at Lee High School until they were able to obtain their own building. In 1984, the church left the General Association of Regular Baptists and became non-denominational. Currently, IBC has a congregation of over 3,500, making the church one of the largest in northern Virginia.

Church planting and partnership

In 2004, Immanuel Bible Church assisted in the establishment of Gateway Bible Church[http://www.gatewaybiblechurch.net] in Gainesville, Virginia and began a partnership with Grace Bible Church in Lorton, Virginia.

Ministries

The ministries and programs Immanuel Bible Church currently has available are Adult Education
Care & Counseling Ministry
Children's Ministry
Citizenship Ministry
Community Outreach
Discipleship & Family
English as a Second Language
Hispanos en Cristo
Immanuel Christian Bookstore
Immanuel Christian School
Immanuel's Hope Ministry
Immanuel Student Ministries
Immanuel Tech Support
Men's Ministry
Music & Worship
Precepts
Shuttle Ministry (due to parking limitations)
Stewardship
VeNture-Young Adults Ministry
Women's Ministry
World Missions

Pastoral staff

Dr. Ron Jones - Senior Pastor
Rev. Steve Holley - Executive Pastor
Tom Joyce - Pastor of Discipleship and Family
Bob Hartman - Pastor of Adult Education
Dr. Jack Merenda - Pastor of Care and Counseling
Bob Welch - Pastor of Music and Worship
Clint Shondelmeyer - Pastor of Music and Worship, Instrumental
Dr. Danny Leavins - Pastor of Young Adults
Ralph Weitz - Pastor of Stewardship
Michael Connor - Pastor of World Missions
Timothy Pinkard - Student Ministries Pastor
Juan Ancalle - Pastor of Hispanic Ministries