Conference Dates
Labor Day Weekend: September 4 - 7, 2015
Location
Theme:EvangeLife: Ambassadors for Christ
This year's conference theme is on evangelism. What does the bible say about sharing the good news and how do we share Christ to our friends, our families and to others who are in need? Pastor Charles Vedral from Father's Heart Ministries, will share God's Word and provide resources and practical examples on how to tell others about Christ. You can bring back these valuable insights and resources to your church and your community so that God can use you to spread His Word to others! Come and join us for a great time of learning, fellowship and hearing the Word of God. Theme Verse2 Corinthians 5:17-20 (NIV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. Speaker
Pastor Charles J. Vedral
Founder & President of The Father’s Heart Ministries Senior Pastor of The Father’s Heart Church Charles (Chuck) was born and raised in New York City. After graduating from Elim Bible Institute in 1966 and he assumed the pastorate of his home church, The Father’s Heart Church (known then as Evangelical Christian Church) at 545 East 11th Street in 1967. He was ordained as a minister of the Gospel in 1969. He continued as the pastor for 22 years. In the process he earned a B.A. in History at the City University. During his tenure of 22 years he established literacy, job training and care-giving programs to meet the practical needs of the congregation. For the next eight years Chuck pastored the Queens Tabernacle while maintaining oversight of The Father’s Heart Church and establishing relationships with pastors and ministries throughout the city. Chuck and Carol founded and incorporated The Father’s Heart Ministries, a 501(c)3 non-profit, in January 1997. The Father’s Heart Ministries was established to demonstrate God’s love and mercy through practical expressions of compassion. Their vision and commitment is to see the cycle of poverty and dependency broken. Their goal is to restore dignity and hope for the future by addressing the immediate hunger need as well as providing literacy, job training, social service referrals, free legal advice, medical and dental screenings and offering prayer. |
REGISTRATIONSchedulePlease visit the conference schedule page for details.
Workshops
CommitteeCo-Chairs
Garry Seid (New York Chinese Baptist Church) Hei Ngan (Grace Faith Church) Program Ivan Pan (Grace Christian Church) Joanna Chen (Grace Christian Church) John Bolan (The Sycomore) Stephen Kwong (New Life Now Church) Worship Kevin Ong (Grace Faith Church) Social Andrew Chin (Grace Faith Church) David Ng (Grace Faith Church) Registration Christopher Chu (Chinese Evangelical Mission Church Queens) Treasurer Diana Wong (Chinese Evangelical Mission Church Queens) Transportation Phil Chau (Chinese Evangelical Mission Church) Meggie Ng (Chinese Evangelical Mission Church) Website/Promotion: Elaine Li (Oversea Chinese Mission) TestimoniesECBC is a great retreat to meet other believers in Christ and to meet God in a tranquil, beautiful setting. It is a place to have your soul be restored. The fellowship is always sweet and authentic. People should go to ECBC because there are a lot of God stories that are waiting to be heard. |