About Becker Evangelical Free Church
IN THE BEGINNING... In 1995, five families who moved to Becker from other communities met together and asked God if they should plant a new Evangelical Free Church. Once convinced that God was giving them the green light, they decided to jump through the hurdles and in September of 1996, BEFC was birthed. They began holding weekly church services at the Becker Elementary School. For the first year this fledgling group was without a pastor but managed to find speakers for 52 Sundays. Exactly one year after holding the first public service pastor Dave Van Wingerden and his wife Cherie came on board as full time Sr. pastor. Quickly the church began to expand and in March of 1998 the membership ratified their constitution and became an official member of the North Central District of the Evangelical Free Church of America. Sept. 2006 marked the 10th anniversary of the church.
November of 2007, BEFC purchased 21 acres of land which includes a beautiful home which was converted to offices. A Design Build Team has been retained to help us design a building to one day soon be built on this property. |
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OUR FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS - We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the Divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life. - We believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. - We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true Man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the Cross as a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the Dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, he is now our High Priest and Advocate. - We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and during this age to convict men of sin, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell, fill, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service. - We believe that man was created in the image of God, but fell into sin and is, therefore, lost and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained. - We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the onlyground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and that only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become the children of God. - We believe that the true church is composed of all such persons,
who through saving faith in Jesus Christ, have been regenerated by
the Holy Spirit and are united in the body of Christ of which he is
the Head. - We believe that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church, and that every local church has the right, under Christ, to decide and govern its own affairs. - We believe in the personal and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this “blessed hope” has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer. - We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment. - We believe that the Lord’s Supper and water Baptism are ordinances to be observed by the church during this present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as a means of salvation. |
OUR
VISION – “Just Give Me Jesus!” 1. Worship: Our vision is to mature, to grow up
our heart for worship. “The Lord is pleased only with those
who worship him and trust his love.” Psalm 147:11 |
“Our challenge is to stay up with the time, to serve our congregation, yet in no way alter the truths of His Word. Styles and methods change and must be kept up to date. But truth? It is timeless. Not subject to change...We are to be willing to leave the familiar without disturbing the essentials. To minister effectively the church must wake up to what changes...and what doesn’t...the church that sits around frowning at the future, doing little more than polishing yesterday’s apples, will become a church lacking in relevance and excitement. At the same time, the church that softens its stand theologically and alters Scripture to fit the future’s style, will lose its power.” -Charles Swindoll, THE BRIDE We do not make change for change sake, but we are willing to change our forms to communicate to those seeking to know more about Jesus and the eternal Kingdom of God.
We like to think of BEFC as Fields of Grace! |
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