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MAKING GOD OUR SOURCE GIVES US A SUPPLY OF GRACE THAT NEVER RUNS OUT.

CONTENTS WORLD CHANGERS CHURCH

We are World Changers Letter from Creflo Dollar Financial Report for 2015 Lives Changed Statistics 30 Years of Ministry Annual Food & Clothing Statistics Our Reach Our Passion

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International Events Changing Your World Broadcast Testimonies Partner & Friend Testimonies

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CREFLO DOLLAR GLOBAL MISSIONS

2015 Global Outreach We Are a Global Ministry

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Our Four Causes What Happened in 2015 Summary

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Cold Nights (Toronto) Kenya Update Thailand & Australia Empowerment Because We Care India Empowerment

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A Final Word from Our Pastor Thank You

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FELLOWSHIP CHURCHES

Current Locations WCC-NY Events

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International Offices Overview International Overall Statistics 2020 Vision Partnership - The Impact

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REJOICING IN GRACE, GROUNDED IN PRAYER, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Are you unsure of what the future holds? Do you find it hard to trust in the unknown and the unseen? You are not alone; this is something that all of us deal with at some time or another. Although it may seem difficult to trust God, you can decide today to entrust every aspect of your life to Him. When you turn the controls of your life over to your heavenly Father, He will lead you. We live in a world that is filled with facts and figures. Our daily planners are filled with things to do and goals to achieve. We are constantly faced with decisions

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that affect our lives in a positive or negative way. Many times we step out on things not knowing the ultimate outcome, but just trusting God will work it out for our good. There is a fail-safe way to live your life and make decisions that will always take you in the right direction—by developing confidence in God and His Word. Just as in any other relationship, your confidence and trust in God comes only when you spend time with Him every day. By fellowshipping with the Father through prayer and reading His Word, your confidence in Him will grow. Proverbs 3:5–7 says, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.” God knows your heart. Whatever your circumstances, don’t allow yourself to become discouraged. Your heavenly Father knows how to take you to your destiny. “For

this is God, our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death” (Psalm 48:14). Even though you may not know the specifics, you can still have confidence every moment simply because you trust God to lead you. He will do more than you can ask or think.

“When you know that God loves you, you will be firmly established on the truth that He cares about you and knows how to direct your life.” These are principles that have guided the work of this ministry for three decades, and we will grow into the future seeking His will and seeking out those in need. Wherever someone has a need I know God is calling us there. It’s a simple approach to ministry. Sincerely, Creflo Dollar


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FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2015 THROUGH YOUR CONTINUED DEVOTED SUPPORT, THE GRACE AND WISDOM OF GOD SHALL FOREVER REIGN OVER THIS MINISTRY. INCOME

EXPENSES

+4% 35% increase in church donations

used for outreach programs

-7% 44% decrease in outreach donations

“The Ministry works hard to ensure that the Gospel is spread throughout the world by spending $3 million a year for television broadcasts to international countries such as Africa, Iceland, Europe, New Zealand, Brazil, and India.”

used for church administration

11%

used for general administration

10%

used for support services

OUTREACHES

$92,647 spent by sending Mission teams to Thailand, Haiti, Kenya, and South Africa

$40,000

donated to financially support local charities in various cities

$30,000

spent for our Thanksgiving Feeding the Families Outreach event

$35,000

to provide financial assistance to many individuals in the community


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35,497 partnership outbound calls to partners/friends

62,000 1,000+ 10,651 current partners

CDMA members and nonmembers ministered to and encouraged

call volume on our Broadcast Network

2,246 21,235

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food request families served

food distribution to partner agencies (lbs)

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668,654 incoming donated and purchased food supply (lbs)


baptism of the holy spirit

500 prayed for

new members graduates

80 water baptisms

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BUT IN YOUR HEARTS SET APART CHRIST AS LORD. ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO GIVE AN ANSWER TO EVERYONE WHO ASKS YOU TO GIVE THE REASON FOR THE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE. BUT DO THIS WITH GENTLENESS AND RESPECT.


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NEW WEB VISITS DAILY 48% UP IN THE PAST DECADE

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ONLINE PAGES FOR THE MINISTRY

1,573 ONLINE VIDEOS

VOLUNTEERS SERVED ON INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PROJECTS

2015 WCCI ANNUAL FOOD & CLOTHING STATISTICS

668,654 lbs of food distributed to over 29,000 people

3,249 people, spread over 1,152 families, were provided with clothing.


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OUR REACH

290+ Families that received help from our clothing distributions and community meal outreaches along with services provided to the homeless through each of our World Changers Fellowship Church locations

1,100+ Requests for prayer we received from phone calls, letters, and in-person visits each month that were handled by our experienced ministry team and volunteers at each CDM event


The number of events (not including worship services) this ministry held around the world for men, women, youth and children on the web and in person

2,000+ People who received Christ at one of our one-on-one ministry events including the monthly outreach to Atlanta area clubs through Prestige – our ministry to at-risk women in the sex industry

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OUR PASSION

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“Television is more than a communication medium; what we want to do is tell-avision; not only the vision of our ministry, but the vision of God’s purpose to love every person on the face of the earth,” - Creflo Dollar.

Long before the Internet connected people around the world, Creflo and Taffi Dollar took up the charge to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ in every corner of the globe without compromise. In 1990, they discovered television was the most effective way to reach people on a global scale.

For more than a decade, they have accomplished this through the Changing Your World television and radio broadcasts. The ministry’s Media staff have received Emmy, Aurora, and Telly award recognition for its work. The program reaches nearly one billion homes on six continents and airs on more than 100 stations.


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Boston, MA, USA

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Charlotte, NC, USA

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Cleveland, OH, USA

Columbia, SC, USA

Dallas, TX, USA

Detroit, MI, USA

Gold Coast, AUS

Houston, TX, USA

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Kansas, MO, USA

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Macon, GA, USA

Marietta, GA, USA

Memphis, TN, USA

Norcross, GA, USA

Oakland, CA, USA

Orlando, FL, USA

Phoenix, AZ, USA

Tallahassee, FL, USA

Toronto, ON, CAN

Queens, NY, USA

Villa Rica, GA, USA

Washington, DC, USA

Raleigh, NC, USA

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EACH TIME HE SAID, “MY GRACE IS ALL YOU NEED. MY POWER WORKS BEST IN WEAKNESS.” SO NOW I AM GLAD TO BOAST ABOUT MY WEAKNESSES, SO THAT THE POWER OF CHRIST CAN WORK THROUGH ME.

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30 AUG ‘15 Back to School Event

• 698 backpacks were distributed for grades 1-12 for the Bronx community, WCC-NY Youth ministry and WCC-NY Teen ministry • 104 people received prayers • 94 people received referrals for social services • We partnered with an agency to provide haircuts

13 SEPT ‘15 Family Day Event

In an effort to bring the community together, AOC hosted a Family Day. We had face painting, food, games and a fun filled day for the adults and children • 16 people received salvation and prayer

22 NOV ‘15 Because We Care Thanksgiving Feeding Families

A woman came in with a walking cane and received her healing while she was at the event. After she received prayer, she left the church without her cane and the only reason she returned was because the cane is a custom-made gift! • 50 volunteers • 120 people received salvation • 485 people received prayer • 55 people received referrals • 500 turkeys and boxes of groceries • 500 families were impacted

20 DEC ‘15 Because We Care Toy Giveaway

• Toys, clothing and school supplies were distributed • 219 people received referrals • 350 toys were distributed to children


WE ARE AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST 2 CORINTHIANS 5:20


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THE CHANGING YOUR WORLD BROADCAST TESTIMONIES I would like to speak on behalf of myself and other inmates at the California Correctional Institute in Tehachapi, CA. We would like to ask you to continue to run your television program in our area. Dr. Dollar’s teachings have given many of us more clarity about God’s Word. We would be sad to see the program taken off the air in our area. If it does, we know that God will make another way for us to hear Dr. Dollar. Thank you for doing God’s work, and may God continue to bless everyone at Creflo Dollar Ministries. G. , Tehachapi, CA

On March 31 of last year, I lost my wife, the love of my life. She went home to be with the Lord while she was praying that Saturday. The feelings of pain and the sense of loss were so overwhelming it drove me into 42 days of fasting and prayer. During this time,


I cried a lot and rarely left the house. I begged God to take me home. It was during that time of brokenness that I began to understand the true grace of God. I couldn’t put it into words until I saw you teaching on Grace, and your discussions with other men of God on TBN. I’ve been saved for 40 years, and I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t committed 100 percent to God’s service. Now I know I’ve been mixing grace with the Law. Thank you, Creflo B.B., Jackson, Florida

Thank you for teaching us the Word of God. You taught me how to stand in faith when Hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey. My family and I were without electricity for more than 9 days. During that time, I was scheduled to have knee replacement surgery. I studied the Word with you daily via TBN, and I began to make my

faith confessions. When I was told I didn’t need surgery for the arthritis I said under my breath, “By Jesus stripes I am healed!” I thank God for the doctors’ ability to diagnose and to treat, but God is the healer. While our home was freezing cold, I continued to confess that by His stripes I am healed, and I woke up one day with no pain in either of my knees! If you had not been teaching us how to stand in faith, I would probably be recovering from knee surgery now. But because I read God’s Word, you explained God’s Word, and I believed God’s Word, I received my healing. I know that every good thing is what He wants for me. I believe in Him. A., New York, New York

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Dear Brother in Christ, I am taking the time to say thank you for all your prayers during my time of trial. Nineteen months ago I was given a really bad report by my doctor. He told me I had stage 4 breast cancer, and I couldn’t undergo surgery. There was no cure. I vowed then that I was going to beat that sickness. I told everyone that I was going to win this fight. I sought God and trusted every word He has spoken. Today all of my doctors are probably still scratching their heads in disbelief. My last PET scan in December 2012 showed no sign of cancer. Recently, I had a lumpectomy, and discovered the cancer is all gone! Thanks be to God for all of eternity! Thank you Jesus for your healing power! Thanks to you Brother Dollar, and your prayer team for praying for me. S.M. , Palm Beach, Florida

Dear Brother Dollar, I live in a small Montana city by the name of Geraldine. I became a Christian approximately 10 years ago. Your television broadcast comes on here at

5:30 a.m., and those programs have blessed me so much. Your messages always speak to me. The people here in Geraldine have been watching my every move. Instead of seeing my pickup in front of the local bar, they see it in front of our church. Keep up the good work, and may God keep His blessing coming your way. Your partner in Christ, B.C., Geraldine, Montana

Dear Brother Dollar, I love how you teach God’s Word. You have helped to bring joy and the love of God into my life and for this I am so grateful. God has blessed me with good health and a sound mind—all because of how you teach God’s Word. I watch every day, and I ask that you please keep teaching. Thank you. P .C.

Dear Brother Dollar, Every morning, I watch your broadcast. I love and appreciate your teachings. I am 64 years old, and I’ve been in church all

my life. However, since watching your broadcast, I am hearing things I’ve never heard or seen before in the Bible. Thank you very much Dr. Dollar for your obedience to God. E.V. , Memphis, Tennessee

Dear Brother Creflo, Your faithful teaching of God’s Word to His people has been such a blessing to me! You have had a profound impact on our lives that has changed us forever! We no longer have lack in ANY area of our lives! Praise Jesus! It all started with your July 17, 2011 message, “How the Kingdom of God Operates,” from which God then called us to go on a 30-day fast (which started on February 22, 2012) from all worldly influences. Well, we decided to fast for an entire year, and we have gotten more Word in our lives this past year than we could have ever imagined! In addition, God has blessed us with a brand new baby boy! With Love and Blessings, R. G.


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THANK YOU PARTNERS FOR HELPING US TO REACH THE WORLD

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North America WCCI International

6 Continents 249 Countries 6 Languages

Outreach 103 2.7 17.1

• Million Homes in US (weekly)

• Billion Homes Internationally (weekly) • Million Social Media Users

bal Outreach Europe CDM Europe

India CDM India

Africa CDM South Africa

Australia CDM Asia-Pacific

Distribution • Distributed 375,000 Pounds of Food • Provided Clothing to over 15,000 Families

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WE ARE A GLOBAL INFLUENCE Products and resources offered on six continents in more than six languages through our network of domestic and international offices serving North and South America, Africa, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region

Ministry representatives on global mission trips in 2015

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REGIONAL TRANSFORMATION Community leaders, goverment officials, law enforcement and educators in the Atlanta and New York areas that work with our ministry

LOCAL INVESTMENT People within 100 miles of our broadcast location that have visited or are currently members of one of our fellowship churches


Relief and missions dollars from Atlanta area friends and partners

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OUR FOUR CAUSES

Creflo Dollar Global Missions’ Hope in Disaster Program is dedicated to serving the needs of international and domestic communities devastated by natural disasters.

Creflo Dollar Global Missions’ Care for Kids Program is committed to addressing the physical, educational, emotional and spiritual needs of the most vulnerable children around the world.

Creflo Dollar Global Missions’ Love Thy Neighbor Program is dedicated to doing grace-based good work for our neighbours around the world.

Creflo Dollar Global Missions’ Project Virtue Program is committed to restoring the dreams and renewing the spirit of hurt, abandoned and abused women of the world.


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TAKE A BRIEF LOOK AT 2015 God has been good! Through His grace we were able to accomplish beyond what we thought was possible.


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Second Quarter Missions: National Community Day Outreach Canada Empowerment Campaign Nepal Disaster Relief Thailand & Australia Empowerment Campaign Hands of Grace Feeding Families

Missions: Botlokwa Primary Mission Outreach Nigeria Relief (Hope in Disaster) Cold Nights on the Streets of Toronto Fuller Home Development Kenya Update Program: Charity Clothing Launch Program

Program: Green Initiative Campaign

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Missions: Kenya Empowerment Campaign Because We Care Thanksgiving Feeding Families Christmas Toy Drive

Missions: Haiti Empowerment South Africa Empowerment Because We Care (Back 2 School) India Empowerment Campaign Care For Kids - Colour Run

Program: Green Initiative Bag Campaign Green Initiative T-shirt Campaign

Program: Experience Your Call ‘Cause Education


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Cold Nights on the Streets of Toronto

Cold Nights on the Streets of Toronto With temperatures reaching all time lows at -10 degrees in Toronto, Creflo Dollar Global Missions Canada is taking their local streets by storm. In the midst of the fierce winds, snow and rain they are spreading the love of God to the stranger in practical and effective ways. CDM Canada has deployed a team during late evenings over the course of the past few days. At the coldest peaks of the day they drive around in the snow-filled, and what appears to be, deserted streets searching for those in need of apparel to keep warm and survive the brutally cold nights. Along with handing out items like blankets and hats to those without shelter, they take the opportunity to share the Gospel of grace at a time when it is needed most. CDGM Canada has distributed numerous blankets and hats over several days to the homeless. As the days pass, the reach and number of those being helped are steadily rising.

PROVIDING HATS

SPREADING THE GOSPEL OF GRACE

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Kenya Update

Kenya Update: Our Global Missions team hit water in Iltilal, Kenya Our Global Missions team hit water in Iltilal, Kenya where we were digging

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and building a water well! We have built several churches that are used as schools for the children, and given them greenhouses for creating an

BUILT MULTIPLE CHURCHES

economy. So far there have been several harvests from the greenhouses. Total Transformation has taken place at this location.

HARVESTED WATER

SPREAD THE WORD OF GOD’S GRACE AND LOVE

BUILT GREENHOUSES AND GREW IN ECONOMY

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Thailand & Australia Empowerment Campaign

Thailand & Australia Empowerment OUR CAUSE IS EDUCATION CREFLO DOLLAR GLOBAL MISSIONS

CDGM in association with Effective Aid International, launched its annual campaign and embarked on another empowering missions trip to Thailand in

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June 2015. Since parts of the country have been ravaged by ongoing war, there is little to no infrastructure available to the returning and displaced people. Our mission in

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Thailand was multifaceted: improving education, offering medical aid, and providing food & supplies.

3 POTS OF CHICKEN

100 HYGIENE KITS

7 LOAFS OF BREAD / 150 FOOD PARCELS

LED TELEVISION - TEACHER’S TRAINIING COLLEGE

80 WATER BOTTLES

8 LAPTOPS - TEACHER’S TRAINIING COLLEGE

50 PEOPLE RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE


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Because We Care: Changing the Lives of Children Taffi and I are so thankful for each of our partners, friends, and volunteers who came together to make today’s event a success. It’s because of #peoplelikeyou that we are able to impact so many people in our communities and around the world.

I WANT TO BE A PART OF A CHURCH WHO HELPS THEIR COMMUNITY HIS WAY.”

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BACKPACKS DISTRIBUTED

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RECEIVED SPECIAL SERVICES

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India Empowerment Campaign

India Empowerment: God’s Grace Provides Our US based missions team deployed to India for the first time! This team joined our CDM-India Missions Team in ministering to the medical, educational and spiritual needs of children and widows, demonstrating the love and grace of Jesus Christ. In India, we focused in on 2 of our CDGM causes; Care for Kids and Project Virtue. The mission for India is ensuring that women and children who are abused and in need are cared for through ministering the Gospel of grace in various ways to change their mindsets; they will be empowered to change. Through the support of shelters, schools, and Bible studies, we will assist our partners on the ground to enable children to grow up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and women to experience freedom and empowerment like never before. Going forward, all missions trips will assist in achieving this goal.

EMPOWERMENT FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN

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A FINAL WORD FROM OUR PASTOR C R E F L O

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Dear Partners and Friends, From the beginning this ministry has been actively involved in meeting the needs of many around the world. Global outreach has always been of high priority and a vital part of our plan to share God’s love. Over the past 29 years it has been an honor to give an abundance of money and resources to existing charities and ministries, and provide food, shelter, medical aid and clean water directly to those in need. With your support, we believe we can make a bigger mark and reach many more


lives in need. When you partner with Creflo Dollar Ministries and sow a seed, it becomes a seed that is twice sown. In the last four years, over $1.5 million went to our Missions’ endeavors to feed, clothe, and nurture orphans, provide for widows and thousands of others in desperate need of resources. Whether they were povertystricken due to natural disaster, economic conditions or illness we helped meet practical needs by supplying resources to people all over the world.

seed of $20 a month can make a difference in some one’s life.

How much would you give to change the world and reach a billion souls? God can bless the inside walls of the Church when we’re willing to go outside those walls. He needs people willing to “go ye” into all the world and share this glorious Gospel of grace! When you do, you no longer have to go door-to-door knocking to win souls—now you can get in the house by standing with our television outreach! Your

that you have and change the world. It’s time for partners and friends to put our crumbs in the basket and change lives globally! In His hands, Jesus can multiply that precious seed and make it do what it needs to do! You can help bring God’s grace to free people from shame and guilt. Get a vision of grace being preached on every continent! With your help I believe we can do it.

You may think, what can such a small donation do for somebody? Just like Jesus used the crumbs from a little boy’s lunch to feed the multitude, He can take the little

He needs people willing to “go ye” into all the world and share this glorious Gospel of grace!

THANK YOU F O R PA R N T E R I N G F I N A N C I A L LY W I T H U S

Financial Report for 2015 Through your continued devoted support, the Grace and Wisdom of God shall forever reign over this Ministry. Income The overall income for the Ministry stayed in line with last year’s donations. There was an increase in church donations of 4% and outreach donations decreased by 7%.

“Through your continued devoted support, the Grace and Wisdom of God shall forever reign over this Ministry.” Expenses Expenses are grouped by functional areas. Our areas are Church Administration, Outreach, Support Services and General Administrative.

In 2015, 35% of our expenses were used for Outreach programs, 44% was used for Church Administration, 11% was used for General Administrative and 10% was for Support Services. The Ministry’s expenses increased by 1% compared to 2014. Fellowship Church In 2015, we opened four new Fellowship Churches in Oakland, Tallahassee, Phoenix, and Orlando. Also, we opened two international Fellowship Churches in Canada and Australia. 2015 Funds for Missions, Outreach and Benevolence In 2015, we spent $92,647 by sending Mission teams to Thailand, Haiti, Kenya, and South Africa. The Ministry works hard to ensure that the gospel is spread throughout the world by spending $3 million dollars a year for television broadcasts to international countries such as

Africa, Iceland, Europe, New Zealand, Brazil and India. We continue to financially support local charities in various cities. In 2015, we donated $40,000. We also, spent $30,000 for our Thanksgiving Feeding the Families Outreach Event. In 2015, we provided financial assistance to many individuals in the community in the amount of $35,000. Accountability Annually our financial records are independently audited by a CPA Firm in our region.


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OUR VISION As we proclaim Jesus, the Christ, as the Head of the Church and the manifested Word of God, our goal is to teach the Word of God with simplicity and understanding so that it may be applied to our everyday lives in a practical and effective manner; thereby being transformed into World Changers!


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