When did the Berean Bible Society actually have its beginning? Interestingly, it began in a two-room school house in Preakness (now Wayne), New Jersey. Here a group of believers began to see the importance of understanding the "the mystery" revealed to Paul, and the urgency of proclaiming the unadulterated "gospel of the grace of God". It was Pastor C. R. Stam's first pastorate: the Preakness Community Church.

(from: Berean Bible Society http://bereanbiblesociety.org)


Author's BooksThe moderate group of ultradispensationalists, believe the church began in Acts 9 or Acts 13 . J.C. O'Hair, Cornelius R. Stam, and Charles F. Baker, author of "A Dispensational Theology" teach this view. Grace Bible College of Grand Rapids is the ultradispensational school leading to ministries with Grace Gospel Fellowship and Worldwide Grace Testimony. Stam taught that the church began with the conversion of Paul in Acts 9 . Therefore, the "Body Church" could only begin when Paul's ministry began, because Paul was the minister to the Gentiles.

(from: BibleTeacher.org)