Bible Center in the News
How to Proclaim the Good News in the Fastest-Shrinking and Fastest-Growing Cities in America
Christianity Today Article from June 15, 2021 By Taylor Berglund | Full Article Matt Friend is a proud native of Charleston, West Virginia. But the lead pastor of Bible Center Church will admit that the city has changed. “There’s definitely a lot less traffic now,” he...
Podcast | Forced Apart: Faith Tested
Us & Them Podcast from December 16, 2020 Charleston native Trey Kay explored how the pandemic has affected not only local ministries but also the impact it's had on the personal faith of individuals. Among those interviewed was our own Lead Pastor, Matt Friend....
Maker’s Center strengthens personal relationships
Daily Mail WV Article from September 18, 2020 By Jessica VonCrist | Full Article In 2017, our City Ministries team became burdened about how we could step in and help to provide a place where anyone in the community could learn life skills and job skills in a fun...
Faith-based innovation center provides training, encouragement for the future
Daily Mail WV Article from September 18, 2020 By Clint Thomas | Full Article Motivated by the worldwide makerspace movement, an innovation center on Charleston’s West Side is giving area residents first and second chances at professional success coupled with...
Bible Center Church to Host One-Day LEAD.WV Conference
A one-day conference, featuring local health-care, education, nonprofit and small business leaders, is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, at Bible Center Church in South Charleston. Speakers will discuss various...
Metro News: How to Stop/Slow the Spread of COVID-19
Matt Friend on the church doing their part to stop/slow community spread. .@PastorMattBCC of the Bible Center Church in Charleston talks with @HoppyKercheval about how their church is doing their part to stop/slow community spread. WATCH: https://t.co/wkudfIRZCB...
Governor’s Press Briefing on COVID-19
Lead Pastor Matt Friend and Executive Director of City Ministries Michelle Thompson provided insight and encouragement for all who are serving the needs of others and challenged us all to listen to the needs around us. Check out the Facebook Live video here. (Begins...
Congregations finding success in online ministry during pandemic
WCHS Story on May 14, 2020 By Gil McClanahan HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — During the coronavirus pandemic, churches have had to resort to alternate ways of hosting services—some of which have been very successful. One method has been online church, and while...
Thank you, drive-thru: Testing event assisting daycare workers as state gears up for reopening
WOWK Story on May 1, 2020 By Mackenzie Koch “It’s encouraging that we’re able to get out in the community and it’s encouraging that we’re seeing positive cases go down. We’re still seeing some new positives so we’re not ready to go back to normal quite yet.” said Dr....
Justice says gatherings of 25 people guideline doesn’t apply to churches
WV Metro News Article & Talkline Interview from April 30, 2020 By Jeff Jenkins ...Leaders at one of the state’s largest churches have decided to not have public services for several more weeks. Bible Center in Charleston is offering services online and on local...
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