Worthington, Ohio

Love without truth is deception.

At Bible Believers Fellowship, we stand firm in our faith.

We will not compromise Biblical truth in order to "get along".

But we desire fellowship with those who will stand WITH us.

And we love you.  Enough that we will tell you the truth.

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Bible Believers Fellowship is a New Testament local church.  The Church of Jesus Christ is made up of individual believers in the Gospel of Christ who meet locally for Biblical ministry and fellowship.

Local churches are under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the Authority of the King James Bible (for English-speaking people).  The state has NO authority over the local church, even as the Bible admonishes and commands local churches to obey the God-ordained government (Romans 13:1-5) so long as such obedience does not require our disobedience to God (Acts 5:29).

The U.S. government has historically recognized each local church as exempt from taxation and has never required churches to gain government endorsement or recognition as such.  This is a core purpose behind the first amendment barring the state from assuming the role of establishing state-controlled churches with these words:

" Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;..."

For these reasons, BBF has never applied for and is not listed as a 501(c)3 organization.  It is NOT required by federal law and, we believe, it is NOT a Biblical or Constitutionally-required practice for churches of Jesus Christ to do so.

For more information, Click on the image to the right of this post in order to see the full image of the Christian Law Association's material answering the question, "Are Churches Legally Required To Obtain 501(c)3 status?"

Also click on the links below:

IRS Statement that churches are NOT required to file for 501(c)3 status or state recognition or approval:

https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/churches-integrated-auxiliaries-and-conventions-or-associations-of-churches

American Center For Law and Justice: https://aclj.org/free-speech/how-the-johnson-amendment-threatens-churches-freedoms

Renew America:

https://www.renewamerica.com/columns/washington/160407