Personal Testimony of Pastor David Farnholtz

I grew up in a Methodist church which did not preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, yet I was drawn to God throughout the years and was president of the youth group. I did C+ work in high school but went on to a 2 year school. At the middle of the first semester I had 5 F’s going. I dropped one subject and said “God if you are real, I need help.” As I studied, parts of the pages would seem to stand out to me and the next day that was the information that would be on the tests. I finished the full 2 years with straight A’s (4.0). I walked and talked with God daily. I became a binge drinker at school and was at a party when Billy Graham came on tv and was giving a altar call. I went home and knelt at the bed and asked Jesus Christ to come into my life as my personal Lord and Savior. I was instantly delivered from alcohol. I grew in the Word of God (Bible), was water baptized as a believer, and served the Lord in a Baptist Church in Lincoln Nebraska. I graduated from the University of Nebraska with a BS in Electrical Engineering and moved to Allentown, Pa.. We served at Macungie Baptist Church while I worked as an electrical engineer. I realized that I had a call on my life to become a pastor. I completed the Ministerial Studies program of Berean School of the Bible. The elders mentored me in all of the activities and responsibilities of a pastor of a small church. I spoke often during the transition time between pastors at the church. My late wife Sharyn and I received the Baptism Of The Holy Spirit during the “Charismatic Renewal and Macungie Baptist went Full Gospel. Later I was ordained and sent out to establish Agape New Testament Fellowship with one family in the basement of a home. God gave us our name one word of a time. We have tried to always minister in love, preach the whole Bible but emphasize the new covenant in Jesus Christ, and stress the importance of fellowship and helping one another throughout the week. We have experienced 32 years of God’s miracles and give God all the glory for what He has done!! We received refreshing and training through various conferences including the Fire Storm series in Harrisburg and your Healing School in Bethlehem; the Toronto Blessing; and the Lakeland Revival.