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Near the cradle of Mormonism in New York State, a Calvary Chapel fellowship has been growing and thriving, drawing people from many different backgrounds together as one body under the verse-by-verse teaching of God’s Word.
“Spiritually, it’s a very interesting mixed bag in the Rochester area,” said Pastor Geoff Brede of CC Rochester, NY. He explained that several factors in the community add up to a very liberal and lost culture.
One factor is its location: Rochester is near the city of Palmyra, where the angel Moroni allegedly visited Joseph Smith who then started the Mormon cult. Every year, Mormons gather from all over the country for an annual pageant. A liberal school of divinity in Rochester “embraces ‘God’ by whatever form or name you choose to worship him or her,” Geoff said, adding that there are also many traditional churches which teach salvation based upon works instead of faith, God’s grace, and Christ’s finished work on the cross.
You can find the complete article in the Fall 2008 issue of Calvary Chapel Magazine, which will ship soon. To subscribe click here.
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