2022 FBFI NYC Regional Fellowship

September 13, 2022 9:00 am – 12:30 Followed by Luncheon Bethel Baptist Fellowship 2304 Voorhies Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 Host: Pastor Jim Bickel We are thrilled to announce our 2022 FBFI NYC Regional Fellowship with fellow NYC area pastors & wives and the folks of our churches on Tuesday, September 13th. All are invited! This…

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Antagonism to Religion on Display in NYC

Matt Recker The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2012 decision that city officials could not enforce a ban against churches from renting from schools. The 2012 decision allowed churches to rent schools until this new ruling was handed down on Thursday, April 2, 2014. This back and forth legal battle once again…

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A Jewish Lawyer Meets the Messiah

Craig Hartman I was born in Manhattan and spent my childhood growing up in the Bronx and Queens. As I grew older I became more and more antagonistic toward religion because of the blatant hypocrisy I saw in religious people. This hypocrisy was not limited to the rabbis, but was prevalent among “Christians” as well.…

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Sandy! The Aftermath and Pray for Us!

Matt Recker We have all seen the recent images. Breezy Point in flames. The powerless and huge NYU Hospital being evacuated. Unfathomable flooding in tunnels and subways. There has certainly been death and devastation. Some of our Heritage Baptist Church members are in the midst of it all. Leon and Lintia Lyons, faithful members for…

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