About

who we are…

We are an apostolic church that believes and teaches the five-fold ministry according to Ephesians 4:11-16 to edify and encourage believers to use their God-given gifts. We are REAL, RELEVANT, and RELATIONAL in all that we do.

We believe…

• The Bible is the infallible, inspired Word of God

• In the one triune God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)

• That repentance and faith toward Jesus produces the work of justification in the believer.

• Water baptism by immersion is commanded of every believer.

• The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a necessary and vital experience for every believer.

• God is a covenant-making and covenant-keeping God.

• The Church is the people of God.

• God to be the source of all legitimate authority and that all earthly authority is to be subjected to Him.

• God and His people are opposed by supernatural foes in the persons of Satan.

• Jesus will personally return to earth in power and glory.

• Every person will stand before God and be judged at the end of this age.

• God has provided certain ordinances and transaction which are to be a part of Church life: baptism, communion, marriage, licensing, laying on of hands.

Mission & Vision

we exist to…

• Connect people to God through the Gospel, the power and freedom of the Holy Spirit, and teaching the Word.

• Connect people to people through the local church forming real, relevant, godly relationships.

• Connect people to their God-given purpose releasing them to serve our community, region, and the nations according to the commissioning of Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:16-20

Pastor Anne Bethany

Pastor Anne Bethany received Jesus Christ as her Savior in her mid-teens. As she pursued a deeper walk with God, she was called to Bible college, where she received her bachelor’s degree in social sciences (cum laude) at Nyack College. She later graduated from Bethany Bible Training Institute with a certificate in Advanced Biblical Studies.

She is a licensed and ordained minister through Bethany Ministerial Fellowship and Mountaintop Christian Fellowship. She served as a short-term missionary in Zaire, central Africa, and Tanzania, east Africa. She worked as a full-time staff member at Gospel Rescue Mission in Tucson, Arizona, ministering to homeless women and children in long-term care addressing their alcohol and drug addiction issues.

For 21 years, she served families struggling with behavioral and parental issues in Delaware County.

She was a worship leader for over ten years in a local church. She was invited and participated with the International Worship Leaders Institute in Jerusalem, Israel.

Pastor Anne is greatly honored and blessed to serve not only our congregation here at Mountaintop but also this community. She is looking forward to getting to know you and your family.

Founding Pastors

Pastors Al and Shelly began Stamford Outreach Ministry in their home in 2009 which is now Mountaintop Christian Fellowship located in the building given to them that same year. They have been short-term missionaries since 2004 serving the Dominican Republic, Haiti and recently, Cuba. They were commissioned to the nations in 2014 and serve as apostolic leaders of Mountaintop Christian Fellowship.

Pastors Al & Shelly

Pastor Shelly Vamosy was born and raised in the Grand Gorge / Stamford, NY area spending a good share of her childhood in Brooklyn and Tarrytown, NY.

In her later 20’s, she received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. This happened at a time in her life when many uncertainties were taking place. Thinking that things would get better, she encountered many difficulties that would challenge the reason of her existence causing her to wander into the world.

In 1998, she married her longtime friend, Al Vamosy. Determined to conquer her demons, that same year, she rededicated her life fully to the Lord Jesus Christ. In 2001, Pastor Shelly began taking Bible Classes in Albany, NY through the Pinecrest Bible Training Center extension program. After a few years of classes, she decided to begin attending classes as an enrolled student at the Pinecrest campus in Salisbury Center, NY.

Traveling many miles back and forth to school while keeping her commitments to her family and ministry, Pastor Shelly received her ordination credentials through Pinecrest Ministerial Fellowship in 2004. She graduated in 2009 after eight years of study. She is currently enrolled in Christian Life School of Theology working toward her Doctorate in Biblical Theology. In 2014, Pastor Shelly was ordained through Maranatha Ministerial Fellowship International.

Pastor Al Vamosy, Jr. was born and raised in Stamford, NY. He served in the United States Military both Active duty and Reserve for 26 years.

While in his mid 40’s, in 2001 he received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Determined to defeat his addictions, he began studying the Bible on his own. In 2008, Pastor Al enrolled in formal studies through CLST, and in 2011, he received his diploma in Biblical Theology and was locally licensed through Word of Faith Christian Family Center as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In 2015, Pastor Al received his Associates in Biblical Theology. In that same year he received his ordination credentials through MMFI.

Partners

We link arms with…

word of faith christian family center

Mountaintop Christian Fellowship has its roots in this wonderful, “parent” church.

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CLST Global

We partner with WOFCFC to provide in-depth biblical training and degrees through Christian Life School of Theology Global.

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Mmfi (maranatha ministerial fellowship int’l.)

MMFI is our Apostolic Network where we connect with other ministers and ministries.

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breath of life missions

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Our History

Mountaintop Christian Fellowship was founded by Pastors Al & Shelly Vamosy in January, 2009 and is a “church plant” from Word of Faith Christian Family Center.

MCF began in the Vamosy home as “Stamford Outreach Ministry.” That same year, the former Gilchrist Memorial Church was given to Pastors All and Shelly for the new work.

REnovations begin…

With lots of work to do in the building, on-site services began in August, 2011. Renovations were ongoing from that time, and due to the lack of insulation in the building, services returned to the Vamosy’s home for the 2011-12 winter.

Creating a safe, inviting place for worship and ministry is one of MCF’s core values. So, in April 2012, final renovations began and on-site services resumed. Building renovations and overall upgrades included: padded chairs, new sound / projector system, new roof, insulation, sheetrock, lighting, two new bathrooms (one fully handicap accessible), handicap accessible ramp and door, a new front door and extended parking lot.

The journey…