仁爱團契 Love Fellowship
Who are we?
The Love Fellowship is an English Bible Study Fellowship. We meet every Friday night to sing praises to God, learn the Word of God, share and fellowship with one another.
We started with 10 regular members in year 2000, and we met alternately in the homes of our members. Due to the increase in membership in 2002, we have been meeting at church to accommodate as many as 120 members at our peak.
Our doors are always open to visitors and new members. Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
| Meeting Schedule: | |
| 7:15pm to 7:29pm | Praising |
| 7:30pm to 9:00pm | Study and Discussion |
History
The Love Fellowship was the brainchild of a group of Children Church teachers who felt the need to study the Bible and have fellowship. The idea was conceived due to the unique circumstances presented to the teachers: (1) Children Church takes place during Sunday School so the teachers are not able to attend their own Sunday School. (2) Some teachers are more comfortable speaking and listening in English.
Our first meeting was held in August, 2000. We studied the book of Romans, Faith and how it works in our daily lives, and the Names of God using the book Lord I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur.
In September 2002, God gave our fellowship a new assignment. Our group expanded to serve students who attend schools in the Tulsa Area: Oral Roberts University, University Language Institute, and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. Attendance ramped up to as many as 40 members. We praise God for the opportunity to share the Gospel by teaching English using the Contemporary English Version Bible.
In November 2002, the fellowship help established an English Bible Study group on Sunday to teach the Bible and English as a Second Language.
By the Summer of 2003, we have 60 members, most of whom are student pilots from various Chinese airlines including China Eastern, Hainan, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Shandong, and Xiamen.
During the summer of 2004, we had a welcoming party with our largest fellowship turn out of 120 participants including 86 student pilots from the various Chinese airlines, including Hainan, Xiamen, Shanghai, Air China, Zhejiang, Shangdong, and Sichuan.
By Fall of 2004, we served 150 student pilots: Hainan, Xiamen, Shanghai, Air China, Zhejiang, Shangdong, Sichuan, and Wuhan airlines.
In January 2005, we served 189 student pilots: Hainan, Xiamen, Shanghai, Air China, Zhejiang, Shangdong, Sichuan, Wuhan, and Shenzhen airlines.
In the first week of January 2006, 60 student pilots remained in Tulsa. As they complete their training, they left Tulsa in groups every week. We were very thankful to God for the opportunity to share our lives with these fine young men and women from China during their stay in Tulsa.
In February 2006, we resumed our Friday night Bible study schedule. We use the study material Believing God by Beth Moore. God sent us new members to join us. At the first meeting, we had 12 members.
In May 2006, we started studying the Book of Daniel with Beth Moore's Daniel - Lives of Integrity, Words of Prophecy. We began providing babysitting, and had 10 adult members and 5 children attend regularly.
On October 27, 2006, we began the short series When Godly People Do Ungodly Things: Arming Yourself in the Age of Seduction. Due to holidays, special programs and weather, this series of 6 lessons took a long time to complete.
In March 2007, we began the Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit series.
In June 2007, we revisited the Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith series.
In September 2007, we started the Growing in Prayer series.
On January 18, 2008, we started theTrust series.
In the Summer of 2008, we did the series Does God Want Me Well?
In the Fall of 2008, we did the Extraordinary Faith series with exchange teachers from China.
In February 2009, we started a series called Dealing with Difficult People by Max Lucado.
In the Fall of 2009, we did Searching for Hope from The Journey study series by Billy Graham.
Members of the Love Fellowship can access the Members Only page for activities information.