Gospel CAN

Gospel CAN Formerly known as historic Manor Ref. Pres.

Church (PCA), we're convinced that the Gospel CAN heal our relationships, transform our hearts, & enrich our world--in/from Wilmington Manor/New Castle, DE...the ministry of Gospel Church for All Nations!

Some Fri thru Sunday highlights this Labor Day weekend: Fri evening we celebrated Elder Bruce Bendler’s 75th birthday (...
09/06/2026

Some Fri thru Sunday highlights this Labor Day weekend: Fri evening we celebrated Elder Bruce Bendler’s 75th birthday (organized by wife Beth); Sat AM our Men’s Bible studies in Life of David continued; Sun AM God met us in our Communion services; and Sun afternoon our Fellowship/Evangelism task force met with furloughing MTW missionary Andrew Nairn!

Dear Friend,As I write, we're on the eve of our fourth day without electricity following the early-week lightning strike...
09/05/2026

Dear Friend,

As I write, we're on the eve of our fourth day without electricity following the early-week lightning strikes. Have Pam & I delighted in the darkness? Has it been easy to go about our modern responsibilities without air-conditioning, refrigeration, and fully-charged devices? No and no. But it's a far cry from the suffering experienced by grieving families in Nepal this past week due to much worse natural disasters which our missionary (John Chiang) will report eight days hence...in-person! (9/12 lunch). God has used our temporary darkness to remind me of Keith Green's song "Asleep in the Light". Too often--when I've had all the modern conveniences--I sleep "in the light" without actively caring for those in need around me!

This coming Sabbath (Communion Sunday) we'll be in the fourth chapter of Peter's First Epistle. Through God's glorious Gospel, the apostle is being transformed from a coward who had always put his own well-being first, to a servant-leader armed with the same attitude of Christ who tells His followers: "Serve one another as good stewards of God's manifold grace" (1 Peter 4:10).

Christ demonstrated this kind of service in the Upper Room before going to the Cross...How? By washing His disciples' feet--while on His knees. When He came to Peter, do you remember Pete's reaction? "You shall never wash my feet"! (John 13:8). But then the Lord, on His knees (interceding that Satan would NOT sift Peter "like wheat"), replied to him: "If I don't wash you, you have no share with Me".

As we come to His Table this Sunday, will we let the Lord minister TO us, so that He can then minister THROUGH us? Or are you delighting in darkness? Worse yet, are you "asleep in the light"? May we let His Holy Spirit awaken us so that we can "serve one another as good stewards of God's manifold grace"!

You can join us via livestream by visiting
www.zoom.us/j/349686636. Passcode is 2020.

PS--Just as I was finishing this (by candlelight!), our electricity came back on. Praise God for His mercy. Pray now that I don't take the Light of the world for granted!

Prayerfully in Christ, the Living Word!

Pastor Doug Perkins
[email protected]

You're invited! Come on out and join Gospel CAN for our annual Fall Festival BBQ and Picnic at Lums Pond State Park! Sig...
09/02/2026

You're invited! Come on out and join Gospel CAN for our annual Fall Festival BBQ and Picnic at Lums Pond State Park! Sign up to let us know you're coming, if you're bringing any friends or family, and the dish or drink you're bringing to share! Once you're signed up, send us an email at [email protected] so we can let you know which pavilion we'll be in!

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Saturday we had the ‘coronation’ service for Winnie (our newest sister in Christ), followed by Sunday’s guest-preaching ...
08/31/2026

Saturday we had the ‘coronation’ service for Winnie (our newest sister in Christ), followed by Sunday’s guest-preaching from Rev. Maranatha Chung (our missionary/pastor in multiethnic NE Philly)!... who stayed for our weekly community meal!

Dear Friend, Thank the Lord that the three-day and two-night church retreat ended successfully. Thank God for bringing P...
08/29/2026

Dear Friend,

Thank the Lord that the three-day and two-night church retreat ended successfully. Thank God for bringing Pastor Zhang Linzhi and Director Paul Yu among us to inspire us with God’s words. Brothers and sisters also have in-depth association and fellowship with each other through various activities such as messages, topics, group discussions, etc. Thank you to worship, registration, group leaders, general affairs, kitchen, kindergarten teachers and other staff for their hard work, as well as brothers and sisters for their selfless contributions-prayer, time, food, money, The concerted service and sacrifice have enabled us to be satisfied physically, mentally and spiritually in the retreat. God has met the financial expenditure needs of the retreat according to His faithful supply. May all glory be to God!

感谢主，为期三天两夜的教会退修会顺利结束, 感谢神将张麟至牧师和Paul Yu主任带到我们当中, 以神的话语激励我们, 弟兄姐妹也通过信息、专题、小组讨论等各样活动中，彼此有深入的联谊和团契, 感谢敬拜、注册、小组长、总务、厨房、幼儿老师等同工们辛苦的付出, 还有弟兄姐妹无私的奉献- 祷告、时间、 食物、金钱, 同心的服事和摆上，使我们在退修会中，身心灵都得到了饱足, 神按其信实的供应,满足退修会财务支出需求, 愿一切荣耀归于神！

Jesus and the J-Curve

Worship on the Sabbath is approaching, and so is our looking again unto Jesus. His apostles Paul (Phil 2:6-11) and Peter (1 Peter 3:18-22) agree: Because of Christ's "J-Curve" [see below diagram from Paul Miller of 'seeJesus' Ministries] illustrating His life, death, resurrection, and ascension, we redeemed sinners can really look forward--not only to autumn, but to Eternity!

If you're local, you have Saturday opportunity--10 AM at our Gospel CAN facility--to witness this "J-Curve" reality in our memorial service for 46YO Chunyan 'Winnie' Wang, who went to Heaven earlier this month 4 days after being converted to Christ and 3 days after being baptized.

This "J-Curve" reality will continue on Sunday as Gospel CAN missionary to multiethnic Philadelphia--Rev. Maranatha Chung (Northeast Community PCA Church)--will actually at pur 11 AM service exposit 1 Peter 3:18-22 while holding forth the Word of Life in our broken world... "For Christ suffered for our sins, the Righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh...(But now after) the resurrection of Jesus Christ, He has ascended into Heaven and is at the right hand of God--with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him"
Join me for more 'fellowship of His Gospel'--in the Fellowship Hall--following either the Saturday memorial service or the Sunday worship service. And please keep Winnie's family in your prayers well after this weekend... as God so leads, okay?

You can join us via livestream by visiting
www.zoom.us/j/349686636. Passcode is 2020.

Prayerfully in Christ, the Living Word!
Pastor Doug Perkins
[email protected]

Our annual retreat concluded in PA to begin the new week—and to advance into our commencing autumn soon! Thank you to a...
08/24/2026

Our annual retreat concluded in PA to begin the new week—and to advance into our commencing autumn soon! Thank you to all the musicians among us!

Please take note: Our Sunday Service on August 23rd takes place in Paradise, Pennsylvania at 9:00 AM!
08/22/2026

Please take note: Our Sunday Service on August 23rd takes place in Paradise, Pennsylvania at 9:00 AM!

08/17/2026

The same Peter who writes ‘Seek peace & pursue it’, quoting Ps. 34, earlier asked Jesus ‘How often should I forgive—7 times?’ Remember the Redeemer’s answer? ‘7 x 70’…!

Gospel CAN Sermon

Friday evening: Wen & Tony led us in bilingual musical worship. Saturday morning: Our bi-weekly men’s fellowship shar...
08/17/2026

Friday evening: Wen & Tony led us in bilingual musical worship. Saturday morning: Our bi-weekly men’s fellowship sharpened each other spiritually via 1 Samuel 18. And on Sunday: our all-men’s praise team introduced us to this new song…before Pastor Doug preached on more of 1 Peter 3!

Dear Friend,Have you ever heard of Corrie ten Boom? Whether you have or not, you should know who Corrie Pennell is: one...
08/15/2026

Dear Friend,

Have you ever heard of Corrie ten Boom? Whether you have or not, you should know who Corrie Pennell is: one of the Gospel CAN missionaries to Taiwan--where some of our church members visited her recently! Corrie's parents (downstate Delaware) named her after Corrie ten Boom when she was born here...because THAT Corrie's life was totally gripped by Christ and His Gospel.

"The Hiding Place" (book and movie) dramatically recounts the Dutch ten Boom family's story. For protecting Jews headed into the N**i Holocaust, Corrie's dad and sister Betsie both died in separate concentration camps. Since Corrie, in God's providence, was released via clerical error, she spent 3+ decades traveling the world to give her family's Christian testimony. Famously, post-WW2, she encountered one of the cruel SS guards who helped cause Betsie's death. He now professed faith in Christ, so extended his hand and asked Corrie to forgive him. She froze--unable to offer her own hand--until she silently prayed, "Jesus, I cannot forgive him. Give me YOUR forgiveness".

Then she took his hand, and experienced a Spirit-empowered love that "wasn't my own". She went on to bless him in his newfound Christian faith--leading to an exhilarating peace for him and for her! Yesterday, Corrie ten Boom was living out the Gospel in Europe. Today, Corrie Pennell is living out the Gospel in Asia. In North America now, are you being gripped by the Gospel of Christ? We believe the Gospel CAN transform our hearts; the Gospel CAN heal our relationships; and the Gospel CAN enrich our world.
Reply here if you want to inquire about the Gospel in your life right now and/or if you want Corrie Pennell's prayer-letter updates.

Meanwhile, I'll see you this Sabbath on the livestream, or on-site, as I hold forth the Word of life from 1 Peter 3 which the ministry of BOTH Corrie's exemplify: Blessing, instead of cursing, our enemies (verses 9 thru 17) is possible...only because Christ first blessed us while we were still His enemies!

For online viewing, you can join us by visiting www.zoom.us/j/349686636. Passcode is 2020.

Prayerfully in Christ, the Living Word!

Pastor Doug Perkins
[email protected]

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