Case Study: The 15, 0000-Strong Harvest Christian Fellowship

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The 15,000-strong Harvest Christian Fellowship is set to merge with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) as an extension of the ongoing partnership between the two bodies, the church’s pastor and founder Rev. Greg Laurie has announced. In a statement issued last month, Rev. Laurie announced that Harvest Christian Fellowship is going to join the 15 million members of the SBC. Amid fears that the Riverside-based church could be overshadowed by the Baptists, Laurie assured that the major step toward mainstream evangelism is merely an extension of their fellowship with other evangelical congregations, The Press Enterprise relays. “This decision does not change our theology, philosophy of ministry or our history,” Rev. Laurie said in his statement