Sword & Trowel Revival Fellowship

About Our Church

 

Thank you for visiting the Sword & Trowel Revival Fellowship!  We are delighted you have decided to check out our website, and we would like to invite you to learn more about our church! 

We are an Evangelical, Bible Believing, Independent, Baptist Church dedicated to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a world that is lost and dying without Him.  If you would like to get to know more about who we are, and what we believe, we invite you to check out our Statement of Faith (Articles of Faith), which you may do by clicking on the link at the top

of this page (or by clicking         ).

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Our church was started both during, and in a response to, the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Spring of 2020.  As government lock-downs and "executive orders" all across the nation banned the gathering of God's people to be able to meet for worship and to fellowship with one another, many churches were forced to close their doors, and many more people "fell away" from their faith - for, as the Bible says in Ezekiel 34:5, "And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd".   

 

It was at this time that the LORD laid on the heart of Pastor Scott Spencer to form a church with an internet focused ministry and online Christian fellowship.  A church that could not be shut down by governmental restrictions on public worship.  A church where "social distancing" requirements would have no place.  A church where people could still hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and listen to the Word of God preached - despite all the Coronavirus regulations that had been put into effect.  A church where people would be able join and participate in where no Covid-19 rules would apply.  A church where even those people unfortunate enough to have been diagnosed with Coronavirus (or were under "quarantine" if they were in fear of being exposed) could still be able to worship - despite being quarantined or unable to leave their house.

 

As state and local governments' Coronavirus mandates and restrictions on corporate worship started to lift, our church expanded it's local ministry by opening our doors to the public.  We currently hold our worship services in the home of our Pastor and his family, while we are in the process of renovating one of the out-buildings on our land into a suitable structure in which to house public worship and become our church home.  Once completed, our goal is that people who visit the Sword & Trowel Revival Fellowship will be able to "step back in time", and get a chance to get away from the modern world in which we live, and get back to the old-fashioned Christian teaching and worship that spawned the Great Awakenings and early Revivals in our country; as it did in the days of D.L. Moody, Billy Sunday, and Charles Finney.

 

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​If you are in the Bath, NY area, and are looking for a new and growing church - one whose focus is on "Old-Time" preaching centered around evangelism and revival - with an "old fashioned, small country church, kinda' feel", and a heart and mind focused on seeking the LORD, and His will for our lives - then we would like to cordially invite you to join us for our  worship service!  Please contact us for information regarding sermon times, directions to our church, or with any other questions you may have!  We would be happy to hear from you!

 

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Our message is simple:

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Evangelize:

Our main goal, first and foremost, is to fulfill the great commission of Mark 16:15: "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature". 

We accomplish this two-fold:  First - Through the efforts of our members (our "local assembly") reaching those around them within their spheres of influence - by sharing the Gospel with them, inviting them to church, and through other visitation or local ministry programs.  Secondly - Through the use of our church's internet web-page, other social media sharing websites (i.e. YouTube), and various social media platforms. 

The internet provides us a unique opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others in the world in a way never before available.  Someone who is unable to attend our church services (for whatever reason) can now have an opportunity to be able to do so simply by joining us online.  Additionally, the internet literally provides access for us to be able to share the Gospel message with people from all walks of life, and from all over the world - who (without the internet) we would never be able to reach - many of these people, perhaps, for the very first time.  In fact, some of our online followers are from countries where Christianity is outlawed - and their only means of participating in church is through our online services.

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Revive:

The late evangelist Jack Parchman used to have the slogan, "Revival, Our One Need Today" -  and for Born Again children of God, that is perhaps the most important thing they need if they have been saved for any length of time - to "Revive"

(or "bring back alive") the faith and walk a believer once had when they were newly saved. 

Many Christians today are so beaten down with the worries, cares, and pleasures of this world, that they have almost completely fallen out of fellowship with God - and the faith and trust they once placed in Him is all but gone.  Our goal is to "revive" the Spirit in the hearts of the believers who have been beaten down; and to rekindle that "fire" for the things of God that once burned deep in their soul.

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Equip:

We believe that we are living in the very closing end of the last days - and that the Lord's return is literally imminent.  As such, we believe that it is the duty of all Christians, everywhere, to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with everyone they come in contact with - and to live their lives in such a way that when they share the Gospel with others, that people will listen.  Our goal is to give people the "firm foundation" they need to be able to do that; to help them grow in knowledge and faith - and encourage and strengthen them on their journey.

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Minister:

Our internet website offers several ways to be able to minister to those who would like to join our fellowship - from daily devotionals, and access to the Holy Bible online - to ways you can contact us with prayer requests, and fellowship with other members.  We even have an online Christian home school co-op, where we endeavor to provide assistance and encouragement for those members who wish to provide a quality (Christian-based) education for their children at home - rather then subject them to the ideology of the liberal, socialist minded, public school system.

 

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​We would like to cordially invite you to join us (either in person or online) for one of our worship services!

If you would like to check us out online - you can do so simply by following the links on our website (under the "ministries" tab at the top of this page).  You can also access some of our archived messages here on our website that have been saved in audio format.  Perhaps, if you are looking for a church where you would like to become "part of the family" - and you have been unable to find a church home up until now - maybe you would consider joining

the Sword & Trowel Revival Fellowship!

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