REJOICE! CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES:  HISTORY - PRESENT - VISION - DECLARATION                               

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History

History (Hindsight)
Rejoice! Ministries was birthed in us by the Lord Jesus as a vision to my wife and I in January 1992, Frankfurt Germany. (Later amended to Rejoice! Christian Ministries Int'l). We started out at our dining room table with 1 person for Bible study.  The Lord showed us that this would grow quickly!  True to His word, the study grew to over 35 people plus in a short time.  While stationed in Germany with the US Air Force, it was a challenge each Monday to pick up the disciples from various locations however, it was worth it.  The longest distance to pick up was 15 miles from our home.  Many received salvation and came to know Jesus for themselves.  We witnessed the Lord do wonders on the streets of Frankfurt with drug addicts, pushers, prostitutes, and the homeless.  He also worked miracles in the Czech Republic at orphanages, in the town squares, and in local villages were an elderly woman was healed by the power of God in her sprained ankle.  The ministry funded a round trip airline ticket and lodging for a Czech citizen who is part of this ministry, to travel to the AZUSA conference held in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  He was truly blessed to see how the Lord moves since being saved just three months prior.  Pastors Alvin and Nichelle attended Victory Christian Fellowship in Hochiem-Sud under the leadership of Pastor Anthony McMillan, who is a dynamic declarer of the Word.  While in Asia, Pastors Alvin and Nichelle served and assisted Pastor James Whittaker in building Zion Christian Fellowship in Okinawa, Japan for 4 1/2 years.  Our service to the military is now complete.  In 1992, the Lord told us to relocate to Austin, Texas and while neither of us were from Austin,  we knew that it was a divine revelation from the Lord.  Through patience it took us seven years to arrive in Austin, and He is still guiding us through.  After arriving, the pastors attended Agape Christian Ministries under the leadership of the Bishop Lawrence A. Wilkerson. Currently Rejoice! Christian Ministries is under the spiritual covering of Dr. Everett Kelly of the Faith Deliverance Cathedral in New Jersey.  The vision for Rejoice! is a pastoral evangelistic church (shepherding the flock, teaching them to become evangelists and equipping them to do the work of the ministry) theme with an international vision.  It is about time that pastors shepherd, lead, and disciple their flocks.  In other words, the pastors should smell like sheep.  This will be carried out in this ministry.  Our desire is that all would be saved, filled with the Holy Spirit and discipled in Jesus name.  We trust that the Lord will grow this (His) dynamic ministry since it is all about Him!

The Present (Insight)
Things are moving fast!  Rejoice! Christian Ministries Int'l  is a Multi-Cultural church family with Sunday services in full swing.  Dynamic worship, praise, and anointed dance ministry along with the Declaration of the Word of God makes for time well spent.  The Lord told us to launch out into the deep, and cast out our nets for a draught.  We are boat shakers, we will not stay in the boat, we will walk towards Jesus.

Everyone is welcome at Rejoice! Christian Ministries for the freedom of Worship, Ministry, Evangelism, Discipling, Serving and Fellowship. Character building and accountability to each other are essential for a solid foundation. We demonstrate and express a spirit of excellence while giving HIM THE GLORY, THE HONOR AND THE PRAISE!!!

The Vision (Foresight)
Our vision as revealed by the Lord is to reach our community, city, nation and world with an unbiased Gospel which transcends prejudices, social conformities and ethnic barriers.  We shall reach out to the un-churched by using the wisdom that God gives, along with discipling the converted to make them fishers of men.  WE WILL NOT BE A TYPICAL CHURCH WERE ONE COMES JUST TO BE ENTERTAINED.  YOU WILL BE PROVOKED TO A CHANGE WITH AN OBJECTIVE WORD FOR YOUR SUBJECTIVE HEARING.  Rejoice! Christian Ministries is an inside-out church, the Gospel WILL NOT BE HIDDEN BEHIND THE WALLS!  We shall by the Lord's Spirit, expose the Gospel to the streets in the 21st century by becoming all things to all people and by demonstrating the Love and Power of God-(becoming servants).  We will do what Jesus did, and greater as He said we would in His name.  WE HAVE A RIGHT TO REJOICE!  The pastors will shepherd the flock smelling like the sheep.  Rejoice! Family Institute, (RFI), Men of Rejoice! seminars, (MORS), Women of Rejoice! seminars, (WORS), Young People with a Purpose (YPWP), D-2-D E™, Marketing-Man Ministries™ and Faith/Prayer walks, and On A Mission-(missions outreach to foreign countries) which are just a few ministries.  Jesus is a reconciler and bridge, so we speak life and not death, hope and not despair.  We are fully committed to serve each other as unto the Lord.  We are committed to teaching Biblical truths based on the Word of God with balance and accompanied by the Love and Power of God.  The Lord has also revealed that we are to be the employers instead of the employees.  When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice!

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