Maranatha Bible Missionary Conference, Vacation & Retreat Center

Charles Price - Week Six
2024-07-27 - 2024-08-03 | Maranatha, 4759 Lake Harbor Road, Norton Shores, MI, 49441, United States
Charles Price is Minister at Large with The Peoples Church, Toronto, Canada, where he was Lead Pastor from 2001 to 2016. The weekly congregation doubled to over 4000 attending each Sunday during his time there. Originally from England, he grew up in Herefordshire and for many years he was involved in the ministry of Capernwray Hall, a bible school, conference grounds and evangelistic center in North Lancashire. Whilst at The Peoples Church he had an hour-long television programme, Living Truth, broadcast coast to coast in Canada each week, as well as in more than 70 other countries, in a variety of languages. He also had a daily 30 minute radio program broadcast in Canada and several other countries. He has preached in over 100 countries on every continent and is the author of 8 books, some of which have been translated into a variety of languages. Charles is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, cited as being for services to humanitarian need, having raised several millions of dollars through his television programme for global mission projects in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and India. He is married to Hilary and they have two daughters, one son, two sons-in-law, one daughter-in-law, six grandchildren, and their family is scattered in several parts of the world. A website and App of video, audio and transcripts of sermons, plus daily devotionals is available at www.charlespriceministry.org

Mission of the week:

Reach Beyond, serving as the voice and hands of Jesus, we declare and demonstrate Jesus Christ through media, healthcare and community development.

Brady Nemmers - Week Six
2024-07-27 - 2024-08-03
Since 2013, Brady has served as the lead teaching pastor of Keystone Community Church in Ada, Michigan. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and hold a Master of Divinity degree from Western Theological Seminary He is passionate about communicating the story of God in a way that is relevant, engaging and applicable. He and his wife, Sarah Anne, share a love for the land of the Bible and are honored to lead study trips to Israel. They live in Ada with their four boys (Carter, Parker, Colton and Wilson), two dogs, three cats and four chickens.

Mission of the week:

Reach Beyond, serving as the voice and hands of Jesus, we declare and demonstrate Jesus Christ through media, healthcare and community development.

Steve DeWitt - Week Seven
2024-08-03 - 2024-08-10
Steve has served as senior pastor of Bethel Church in NW Indiana/Chicagoland since 1997. His ministry passions include expository preaching, the doctrines of grace, helping the church engage its culture, and the beauty of God. He often speaks in contexts outside of Bethel, is a council member of The Gospel Coalition, and enjoys traveling as a part of Bethel’s global mission efforts. He also serves on the board of Global Action, an international missions organization providing theological training for church leaders worldwide.
In addition to weekends at Bethel, Steve’s teaching ministry can be heard through Bethel’s media ministry, The Journey. This teaching ministry airs weekdays and weekends on stations across the country. Steve is the author of Eyes Wide Open (2012), Enjoying God in Everything (2022), and Loneliness: Don’t Hate it or Waste it. Redeem it (2024).
A Cornerstone University and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary graduate, Steve’s interests include reading, travel, sports of all kinds, and rooting for University of Iowa sports. You are likely to run into him at a golf course near you.
After serving as a single pastor for many years, Steve married Jennifer in August of 2012. You can read their story in this article featured by The Gospel Coalition. They rejoiced at the birth of their daughters Kiralee in 2013 and Madeline in 2015.

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George Murray - Week Seven
2024-08-03 - 2024-08-10
George Murray is a missionary at heart. He and his wife, Annette, along with their four children, were engaged in pioneer evangelism and church planting for 13 years in the spiritually needy country of Italy. For the next 17 years, he directed two missionary organizations: Bible Christian Union (330 missionaries in 14 countries of Europe) and The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM, with 1,100 missionaries in 42 countries worldwide). Following his leadership and experience in the field of missions, he assumed the leadership of Columbia International University (CIU) in Columbia, South Carolina, first as CIU’s President (2000 – 2007), and then as CIU’s Chancellor (2007-2017). Columbia International University specializes in training people for Great Commission service around the world. George has traveled and ministered all across the United States of America and in 83 other countries. He has been happily married to Annette since 1969, and their four children (all married) have blessed them with nine grandchildren (8 boys and 1 girl). George is a graduate of CIU (B.A., 1967; M.A., 1981) and Trinity International University (D.Miss, 1995). Annette is a graduate of CIU (B.A., 1969) and Biblical Theological Seminary (M.A. in Theology/Counseling, 1995). George loves good music (all genres), reading, hiking, fishing, and playing tennis.

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