About The Berean Fellowship

The Berean Church Fellowship is poised in the early years of the 21st century to have a global impact on the advancement of the gospel. The Fellowship is committed to a vision of “Planting Churches, Making Disciples, and Reaching the World.”

We are diligent to accomplish this vision by working to establish and nurture a fellowship of interdependent churches and related ministries in strategic areas.

To this end, the Berean Fellowship is pursuing strategic church planting opportunities in the United States and internationally. Our churches in the United States are a unified base that strengthens our international outreach. The Fellowship is also engaged in several strategic partnerships that allow us to maximize our churches’ resources for the cause of Christ.

Philosophy

The Berean Fellowship was built upon a solid biblical foundation and has always placed special emphasis on the authority of Scripture, the supremacy of Jesus Christ, and the importance of advancing the gospel through personal relationships, church planting, and world missions.

Click here to see a copy of the Berean Church Council Constitution. You may also view a copy of the Local Berean Church Constitution and our Articles of Faith.

Berean churches are organized in Districts. Berean pastors meet regularly as districts for fellowship, encouragement, and prayer

Brief History

On Sunday, August 21, 1932, thirteen people gathered in a North Platte, Nebraska, home. They came not to start a movement that would have a worldwide impact but to pray together and hear teaching from the Bible. God caused the group to grow as many people in the community placed their faith in Jesus Christ.

Initially known as the “Church of the Open Bible,” in 1935 the fledgling congregation found a more fitting name as “The Berean Fundamental Church.” Though the word “fundamental” has since lost favor in our culture, to those founding families it had a wonderfully simple depth of meaning: their church was based on the “fundamentals” of the Christian faith.

The name comes from the Bible. In the Acts of the Apostles is the historical account of a group of people from the ancient Roman city of Berea. According to the Bible, “these (Bereans) were more noble-minded than those of Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11). 

From this simple beginning God sparked a movement that, within a few years, would grow from town to town across Nebraska and into surrounding states. Today, the Berean Fellowship comprises 60 churches in 8 states across the Midwest, Northern California and Southern Oregon, as well as Canada. Click here to see a map of our churches.