Ripley Campus
Many may be wondering what the phrase multi-site church means. Its being one church in multiple locations. This is possible today as in no other time because of the advances of technology and the Internet. It’s taking what the Lord has blessed the Maranatha Fellowship with and offering the same “DNA” at other locations.
By the leading of the Holy Spirit and the connections that God has orchestrated, the Maranatha Fellowship has started its first multi-site location in the city of Ripley WV at 203 Strait Street.
Before the first service ever occurred a lot of prayer and preparation took place by Senior Pastor James Wright, the staff at the St Albans campus and a host of volunteers in Ripley ant the surrounding areas. Seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit, on what, when, where, and how this site was to be brought “on-line” was key to the success and the continued success of MFC’s first multi-site campus.
In May we had a cleanup day and we were blown away by the response we received with the number of people that came out to help. We started with one Friday night a month beginning in May. In August we started having regular Sunday morning services and in September we started having regular Wednesday night services.
We are excited about the ministry here, how souls have been saved and lives our being changed for the glory of God. Praise the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Great are the challenges but our God is greater.
Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me”.
Philippians 1:6 says, “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Praise the Lord!
Come and Join Us
Address
203 Straight Street
Ripley, WV 25271
Worship Service Times
Sunday: 10:45am
Wednesday: 7:00pm
Campus Pastor
Randy Stanley
Randy A. Stanley was born in United, West Virginia, February 11, 1955 and married his high school sweetheart Sue in March 1974. They have one child Amy and two grandchildren. Randy and Sue were saved as teenagers and were first called into ministry in music and singing traveling with several different local groups. Since then Randy answered God’s call on his life to preach and has held various revivals and positions in church ministry and has served on several boards all by the grace of God. Randy worked for the State of WV in the information technology field and retired in March of 2010, and is a graduate of the Maranatha Bible Institute. Sue has held various positions in church ministry with music and children’s ministries and is retired from Verizon and will be graduating from Maranatha Bible Institute in 2010. Randy and Sue have been attending Maranatha since 2000.
Our Vision Statement
To connect people to Jesus and the MFC; To launch people into the ministry God’s called them to; To equip believers with the tools necessary to grow; For each believer to impact their city, county, state and the world with Jesus; And to celebrate Christ in every area of life.
Our Purpose Statement
To present the Good News in a contemporary, creative, credible, and caring way, in an environment of worship that nurtures faith in Christ, growth in believers, and a community that serves.
Our Mission Statement
To love and impact the Kanawha Valley and the Tri-State area with the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.