Mid-Ohio Valley Reformed Fellowship

Our Mission

to serve the glory of God in Jesus Christ in all things by establishing an historic Reformed community in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

worship Jesus Christ in Spirit and in Truth in local settings (John 4:23-24).
proclaim the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:29) in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
prepare worshipers for Christian service (2 Timothy 2:21-26) in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
promote the appreciation of Christian history and historic Protestant theology in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
call all people to repentance and faithfulness (Matthew 4:17, Mark 6:12, Luke 13:2-5, Acts 2:38, Acts 17:30, Acts 26:19-20, Revelation 2:3-5).

Participate in weekly worship, Bible study and fellowship events.
Study reforming historic Protestant worship.
Learn and teach that Christian worship is a lifestyle (attitude, perspective, etc.) and effects everything.

Teach personal ethical reform based upon Christian principles.
Teach ethics, morality & manners to area children and adults as a family ministry outreach.
Teach business reform based upon Christian principles.
Teach biblical ethics, morality & biblically oriented customer service principles to local businesses.

Become servant minded rather than self-centered (Romans 15:8, 1 Corinthians 9:19).
Bible studies on Christian service.
Identify specific local opportunities for service.
Find ways to be of service locally to Jesus Christ through Covenant and beyond Covenant.
Strengthen families by teaching the biblical family model of life.
Learn/teach about the biblical family model.
Identify other families similarly interested.
Teach and become a center for teaching biblical Creation.
Reestablish the ministry of the Ohio Valley Creation Education Association (OVCEA).
Develop a ministry of reconciliation, i.e., PeaceMakers.org (Jim).
Be a church that produces faithful Christian leaders. Only faithful Christians can produce faithful leaders — elders, pastors and missionaries. Churches that are not producing faithful pastors and missionaries must reevaluate their own ministries because body growth requires leadership growth and continuous empowerment of new leaders.
Understand that we are a missionary church on a mission field.
Define and promote mission and evangelism as a gospel overflow that reaches our nearest neighbors.
Raise support for local mission work.
Host local mission conferences.

Develop and use a marketing paradigm that is Christ centered, not church centered.
Newspapers, Internet, radio, direct mail.
Use creative, interesting, promotional products to create awareness and funds for ministry.
Become a Reformed literature distribution center.
Become knowledgeable about reforming historic Protestant literature.
Host reforming historic Protestant conferences in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
Establish relationships with other Christian institutions interested in historic Protestant American missions.
Host teaching events for elders and deacons.
Create a church lending library.
Create a church book sales library.

Provide weekly articles in local newspapers that encourage people to think about their faith with neighborhood discussion groups.
Create various study groups in neighborhoods.
Create various vehicles for discussion and interaction with others in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

We are looking for a new meeting place. Call for more information.