Berean Memorial Church
At Berean Church, the Bible is taught in the spirit of Acts 17:11. Services follow a pattern of Sunday-by-Sunday instruction through a book of the Bible, verse by verse. This instruction is based on exegesis from the original Greek and Hebrew texts. There are no pulpit-pounding or preacher-shouting dramatics to play on the emotions of people.
Denomination: Independent
Pastor: Leon Adkins
Sunday Services: 10:45 AM and 6:30 PM
Prayer Meeting: Wed. 7:30 PM
Sunday School: No
Child Care: Yes
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Berean Church Founder
Dr. John E. Danish was born and reared in Chicago, Illinois. Following a tour of military duty in World War II as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, he completed his undergraduate work at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, earning the Bachelor of Arts degree, "cum laude." He pursued graduate studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, majoring in Greek and Systematic Theology and was graduated "with honor," receiving the Master and Doctor of Theology degrees.
Dr. Danish exercised his spiritual gift of teaching from 1951 to 2003 as the Pastor-Teacher of Berean Memorial Church of Irving, Texas. He was also the founder and President of Berean Christian Academy and the Director of the Berean Youth Clubs. He and his wife, Lenora, are the parents of three sons and a daughter.
Dr. Danish's ministry was based on the principle that the Word of God is living and active (Heb. 4:12), and that his divine calling is to explain that Word to receptive people (Mark 6:11). His objective was always to feed the flock of God's people the spiritual food of Bible doctrine truth (1 Pet. 5:2). He had no desire to be well-known, honored, or followed; he wanted this for the Lord Jesus Christ. There is, after all, only one celebrity in the body of Christ and that is the Lord Jesus (Phil. 2:9).
