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| 1951 - 1986 |
Established in 1951, for the first 35 years
Transport For Christ (TFC) was primarily a mobile ministry, with chapels
moving from truckstop to truckstop. In 1986, with only two of six Mobile
Chapels in operation, between 100 to 120 truckers were coming to Jesus Christ
each year.
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| 1986 |
TFC placed the first permanent chapel at a
truckstop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the request of the truckstop owner.
That year, 150 drivers trusted Christ through the ministry of that one chapel.
Operational costs were dramatically reduced and many local people became
involved in the ministry as volunteers. From this point on, all new TFC
Mobile Chapels were placed permanently at truckstops across the country.
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| 1990 |
TFC became a member of the Evangelical Council
for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
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| 1994 |
TFC opened four new Mobile Chapels in North
America. TFC also established a Mobile Chapel in Moscow, Russia, under the
leadership of two Russian chaplains. The Moscow Mobile Chapel ministers
to the truckers on the Ring Road around Moscow. During the first eighteen
months, more than 1,000 drivers visited the chapel and watched the Jesus
film.
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| 1995 - 1998 |
TFC placed six new Mobile Chapels in the
United States:
- Council Bluffs, Iowa (1995)
- Nashville, Tennessee (1996)
- Toledo, Ohio (1997)
- Omaha, Nebraska (1997)
- Cordele, Georgia (1998)
- Elkton, Maryland (1998) [the second chapel in Elkton]
In addition, a second chapel was inaugurated in Moscow, Russia, this one
permanently placed at the Ring Road's largest truckstop.
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| 1999 - 2000 |
TFC placed four new Mobile Chapels globally:
- Sapp Brothers Truck Stop in Denver, Colorado
- 49'er Travel Plaza in Sacramento, California
- A third chapel was shipped to Russia in the Fall of 2000
- A new Canadian chapel was inaugurated in Chilliwack, B.C.
For current TFC information, click here.
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