McLean Bible Church
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McLean Bible Church is a non-denominational, evangelical Christian megachurch located in McLean, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The head pastor is Lon Solomon, a Jewish convert to Christianity, who joined the church as its fourth pastor in 1980. Solomon leads McLean Bible's four main worship services, and can also be heard on secular radio stations in the Washington area with his 60-second "Not a Sermon, Just a Thought" messages designed to reach out to an unchurched audience. Solomon also serves on the board of directors of Jews for Jesus and was appointed by President George W. Bush to the President's Committee for Intellectual Disabilities.
The church's motto is "Impacting Secular Washington for Christ." Founded in 1961 by five families, the church now boasts over 10,000 members and meets at the renovated former headquarters of the National Wildlife Federation. Its membership ranks include many prominent members of the conservative establishment in Washington, including former prosecutor Ken Starr[1], Senators James Inhofe and John Thune, former Senators Dan Coats and Don Nickles[2], author Joel C. Rosenberg, former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, and many business leaders.
[edit] Ministries
Included in the ministry of McLean Bible Church are:
- Frontline, a targeted ministry for young adults that has grown to over 2,500 weekly participants in less than ten years from its inception;
- THE HOUSE, a ministry to teenagers in SE Washington, DC that provides after-school, weekend, and summer programs focused around spiritual growth, character formation, and skills training;
- DAYBREAK, an afternoon and early evening ministry to elementary school children in the Lincoln Heights projects of Washington, D.C.;
- ACCESS, the largest church ministry to children with special needs and their families in the United States; and
- The Gathering, a ministry for college students that holds weekly services on 5 college campuses presently or within the next year throughout the Washington metro area (American University, George Mason University, George Washington University, and University of Maryland) as well as small groups, social activities, and service projects.
[edit] External links
- http://www.mcleanbible.org/ - church website
- http://www.frontlinedc.com/ - young adult ministry
- http://www.rockdc.com/ - youth ministry
- http://www.jillshouse.org/ - ministry for children with disabilities
- http://www.mcleanbible.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=1104 - the church's online quiz regarding the "Ultimate Question"
