Pastor Care Initiative (PCI) and Clergy Development are excited to launch the grant application process before Pastor Appreciation Month, which takes place in October. PCI field representatives will be available at IPHC events throughout the United States to help pastors apply for “Now” and “Later” grants. The “Now” grants will meet any immediate needs that the pastor may have, such as medical bills, student loans, “emergency” type necessities, etc, up to $2,000. The “Later” grants will help to position the pastor for a healthy financial future, including retirement. Both types of grants must be matched. On Friday, September 5th, the application process will open, and additional information on the Now and Later grants and the online application will be available at www.phpastor.org/pci.
To learn about this program and the requirements to participate, please read this article:
https://iphc.org/gso/2024/07/24/pastor-care-initiative-caring-for-our-pastors-financially/
PCI is excited to announce the hiring of D. Chris Thompson as the PCI Program Coordinator and East Coast Field Representative.
D. Chris Thompson, PCI Program Coordinator and East Coast Field Representative
Chris Thompson is a graduate of Campbell University, Holmes Bible College, and Southwestern Christian University. His ministry includes 20 years as a pastor, 16 years as the Conference Evangelism and Missions Director, and Bishop of the North Carolina, Kansas, and Acts2Day Conferences. He served the IPHC Global Ministries Center in Oklahoma as the Evangelism Director, General Secretary, and Vice-Chairman of the Church. In recent years, he has served as President and Professor at Holmes Bible College. Chris Thompson can be reached via email at pci@iphc.org.
Thompson has secured Freyman Valdez as the West Coast Field Representative. Rev. Freyman Valdez was part of the West Coast Hispanic Conference Executive Board from 1998 until 2023. He served as Conference Secretary/Treasurer for 12 years and as Bishop for 12 years. He has pastored El Shaddai Bilingual Church in San Jacinto, CA, since 1992. He is a teacher for Campus Sin Fronteras, an extension of Alef University. Freyman Valdez, PCI West Coast Field Representative, can be reached via email at pciwest@iphc.org.
Freyman Valdez, West Coast Field Representative
Thompson has also secured Bob Ely as the Mid-Region Field Representative. Rev. Bob Ely served as President of Southwestern Christian University in Oklahoma City for 11 years. Ely has also served in several official positions in the Pentecostal Holiness Church, including member of the General Board of Administration, member of the General Executive Board, Conference Superintendent of the West Oklahoma Conference, Conference Christian Education Director, member of the General Evangelism USA Board, President of the National Association of Pentecostal Holiness Evangelists, and as a local church pastor in Apache, Oklahoma and Norman, Oklahoma. Bob Ely, PCI Mid-Region Field Representative, can be reached via email at pcimid@iphc.org.
Bob Ely, Mid-Region Field Representative
