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Butch Bowersox, Pastor
Butch is the founder of New Beginnings. After coming
to Frostburg in July of 1999, he discovered the need of a non-traditional
church in the area that would reach out to individuals who did not know
Jesus or those who knew Jesus but were not being ministered to by
traditional churches. In March of 2001, Butch and his wife, Connie, took a
step of faith and opened the doors of New Beginnings. God has been faithful
to bless that step of faith ever since!
Butch was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania in 1965 (you do the math) and
moved to Florida in 1978. After turning away from God in his late teens and
early twenties, he recommitted his life to Christ in November of 1989. In
1991, he met and married his wife, Connie, and he was active in his local
church in Lehigh, FL as part-time Associate Pastor. In 1995, while still
working as a computer programmer, Butch sensed God calling him to full-time
pastoral ministry and in June of 1996, the family sold their home and moved
to Colorado Springs, Colorado to attend Nazarene Bible College.
In May of 1999, Butch graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical
Studies and moved to Frostburg, MD, to pastor the Frostburg Church of the
Nazarene. Butch planted the New Beginnings church in March of 2001 and in
January of 2003, he sensed God calling him to break away from the Church of
the Nazarene (click here to read why) to become an
independent, non-denominational church. It was then New Beginnings became
New Beginnings Community Church.
After several more years of ministry, particularly in early 2008, Butch
sensed God stirring things up in his life once again. Over the next
several months, God began to lead Butch to yet another change within the
body of NBCC. This time it was to transition from the more
"institutional" form of church to what many have labeled "organic" church.
(click
here to read more about this)
Butch serves as the current pastor of our church and has a great desire to
help other organic churches form and
give guidance and oversight to them as they begin their journey as a
community of faith.
Butch and Connie have two children: Kristen (born in 1995) and Bradley (born
in 1998). Butch enjoys many sports... but right now, he's back to playing
softball more than golf--as long as he doesn't hurt himself doing so!
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