North Long Beach Brethren Church. There is a real friendliness. Christians are afforded the op portunity of fellowship with the others who love the Lord. On several occasions, such as the annual picnic and family night dinners, the entire church is invited; other times just single classes meet. This helps the people to get to know one another and promotes a true family spirit. The missions program receives constant atten tion. Twenty percent of the total annual budget goes to missions outreach, the church being respon sible for partial and full support of ten adults and ten children on the mission fields. An additional ten, laboring for Campus Crusade, are receiving partial support. While an extensive missions con ference is planned for the near future, most of the missionary thrust is directed through consistent reference to the individuals support. An effort is made to involve the church in a definite intimate interest in each individual on the mission field. As one examines the operation of the North Long Beach Brethren Church, with its member ship about 1400, one is impressed with the obvious enthusiasm about the community responsibility of this congregation. While the phenomenal growth of the last twenty years has made it into a huge church, still the family spirit has been maintained and is very real. There is a marked emphasis of reaching the entire family for Christ. As families come into the church, they are made a part of the larger family of the church itself. George and Mabel Peek believe that a church results from team
effort all along the line. They recognize no “big people” but all as equals around the cross of Christ. Everyone participates as much as possible. Family spirit like this does not occur automatically; it has to be worked at all the time and the pastor and his faithful wife are “everlastingly at it.” Dr. Peek makes no apologies for the areas he emphasizes—the family conception, missions, Bi ble exposition, soul winning, Sunday school and youth work. He is convinced that if he is involved deeply in these things, his people will follow. And they do! “Like pastor, like people” is a fact of life. The ties with Biola are close. The church broad casts over KBBI FM 107.5 each Sunday evening; conferences include BIOLA’s Torrey Memorial Bi ble Conference. Dr. George Peek with a Th.B. in Bible, has received a D.D. from Talbot Theological Seminary; he has also served on the Biola Board of Directors for ten years. Rev. Jerry Ahern, Min ister of Visitation, formerly an electronic chief in the Navy, also attended Biola; Rev. Roscoe Wil liams, Christian Education director, is a graduate of Talbot Theological Seminary. Minister of music is Mr. Ron Soderwall and there are in all seven full-time and five part-time paid staff members. This brief sketch gives ample evidence that the blessing of God has rested upon North Long Beach Brethren Church in a remarkable way. All unite in declaring, “To God be the glory; great things He hath done.” The church, in faith, expects even a greater work ahead if Christ tarries.
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