Church History
Mountain View Ministries, formed in 1992, was originally named Thurmont Church of God. Pastors Jeff and Meredyth Shaw, began this ministry in their home, eventually moving to the square of Thurmont. As growth in membership and attendance continued, the church took residence on Woodside Avenue, remodeling a small building as a place of worship and reverence for God.
Following a flash flood in 1997, the church moved to, and remodeled, a former trucking facility at 103 Apples Church Road in Thurmont, MD. Through the grace of God, the love of many churches and their pastors and members, friends and other loving associates, and many hours of hard work from the membership itself, the church was completed and dedicated to God on September 13th, 1997. Renamed Mountain View Ministries to indicate our community mindedness and outreach programs, we remain affiliated with the Church of God of Cleveland, TN.
Discipleship, eldership, membership, leadership and ministry care classes are held throughout the year. It is our goal to build people for the glory of God and bring forth the spiritual gifts, and works and fruit of the Spirit in each individual. This church also has a strong ministry of local, national and international missions and evangelism.
Those who want to hear the Word of God preached and taught in spirit and in truth are invited to attend all services and functions of the church. We have plenty of parking and are handicapped accessible.
Questions and Answers about our Services
Why do we stand when we sing?
'"And the Levites...of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high."
2 Chronicles 20:19
Why do we clap our hands?
"O clap your hands all ye people;
shout unto God with the
voice of triumph."
Psalm 47:1
Why do we lift our hands?
"Lift up your hands
in the sanctuary and
bless the Lord."
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Psalm 134:2
Why do we have audible praise unto God?
"Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that
is within me bless His holy name."
Psalm 103:1
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"I will bless the Lord at all times:
His praise shall continually be
in my mouth."
Psalm 34:1
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Why do we sing in tongues
and also in English?
"For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my
spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray
with the spirit and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with
the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also."
Corinthians 14:14-15
Why do we worship in this manner?
"But the hour cometh, and now is,
when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father in Spirit and
in Truth, for the Father seeketh
such to worship Him.
God is a Spirit; and they that
worship Him must worship
Him in Spirit and in Truth."
John 4:23-24
Why do we sing choruses
as well as hymns?
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
in all wisdom: teaching and
admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."
Colossians 3:16
What is Prophecy?
"But the manifestation of
the Spirit is given to every man
to profit withal...
To another the working
of miracles;
to another prophecy."
1 Corinthians 12:7 & 10
Why do we have speaking with tongues and interpretation of those tongues?
"If any man speak in an
unknown tongues, let it be by two,
or at the most by three,
and that by course,
and let one interpret."
1 Corinthians 14:27
Why are musical instruments a
part of the worship service?
"Praise Him with the sound of the
trumpet; praise Him with the psaltery
and harp...with timbrel and dance;
praise Him with stringed instruments
and organs. Praise Him upon the
loud cymbals; praise Him upon
the high sounding cymbals."
Psalms 150:3-5
Why does the whole Church pray at once for specific needs?
"And when they heard that,
they lifted up their voices
to God with one accord,
and said,
Lord thou are God,
which hast made heaven
and earth..."
Acts 4:24
Why do we anoint with oil and
pray for the sick?
"Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him."
James 5:14 - 15