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Our Mission
To help each other take our next steps towards Jesus.
HOW IT ALL STARTED
WHERE WE’RE HEADED
Our Story
In the year 1887, in New York City, Dr. A. B. Simpson, a dignified Presbyterian minister, together with men and women affiliated with several denominations with a single spiritual aim, organized the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Locally, the first known association with the movement was made through Mrs. Edward Sturtevant, a Corning-ite who underwent surgery in New York City. While there, she made the acquaintance of Dr. Simpson, through whom she learned of the healing powers of the Lord. That facet of the Gospel—Christ for the body—had been so real to Mrs. Sturtevant that she returned home spreading the message among her friends and neighbors.
On December 3, 1907, a decision was made to incorporate fifty people who became charter members of the People’s Gospel Tabernacle of the Christian Missionary Alliance. The site of this historic meeting for the Corning congregation was the home of Elias D. Bostwick.
In 1967, having outgrown the first church, the Erwin Valley C&MA was constructed on Beartown Road. At dawn on June 23, 1972, Hurricane Agnes spewed an unprecedented deluge of water on the Corning area, damaging the church, parsonage, furnishings, etc. The church and parsonage were restored with the help of Government agencies and many Alliance volunteers.
EXPANDING THE VISION
In 1983, the church's name was changed to the Beartown Road Alliance Church (BRAC) to help people locate the church on a map.
In 1998, the gym was constructed.
In 2018, the REACH project was completed by connecting our church building to the gym and adding Kid’s Ministry classrooms.
In 2020, we celebrated the burning of our mortgage!
Now, we are praying for the Lord to show us how we can best help each other take our next steps towards Jesus.
Our Story
HOW IT ALL STARTED
In the year 1887, in New York City, Dr. A. B. Simpson, a dignified Presbyterian minister, together with men and women affiliated with several denominations with a single spiritual aim, organized the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Locally, the first known association with the movement was made through Mrs. Edward Sturtevant, a Corning-ite who underwent surgery in New York City. While there, she made the acquaintance of Dr. Simpson, through whom she learned of the healing powers of the Lord. That facet of the Gospel—Christ for the body—had been so real to Mrs. Sturtevant that she returned home spreading the message among her friends and neighbors.
EXPANDING THE VISION
On December 3, 1907, a decision was made to incorporate fifty people who became charter members of the People’s Gospel Tabernacle of the Christian Missionary Alliance. The site of this historic meeting for the Corning congregation was the home of Elias D. Bostwick.
In 1967, having outgrown the first church, the Erwin Valley C&MA was constructed on Beartown Road. At dawn on June 23, 1972, Hurricane Agnes spewed an unprecedented deluge of water on the Corning area, damaging the church, parsonage, furnishings, etc. The church and parsonage were restored with the help of Government agencies and many Alliance volunteers.
WHERE WE’RE HEADED
In 1983, the church's name was changed to the Beartown Road Alliance Church (BRAC) to help people locate the church on a map.
In 1998, the gym was constructed.
In 2018, the REACH project was completed by connecting our church building to the gym and adding Kid’s Ministry classrooms.
In 2020, we celebrated the burning of our mortgage!
Now, we are praying for the Lord to show us how we can best help each other take our next steps towards Jesus.