Princeton, North Carolina - On April 5-6, 2024, 31 individuals hungry to reach the community outside their churches joined Bishop Garry Bryant of EVUSA, Gary Burd, National Director of Mission M25, Craig Lawlis, Pastor of Christian Heritage Church in Amarillo, TX, Gene Henderson, Pastor at Ebenezer PHC in Columbia, SC and Mark Richardson, Pastor at South Henderson PHC in Henderson, NC who serve as the Chaplains of Hope Lead Team and are dedicated and committed to reaching those who need the Hope of Jesus through serving.
Pastor Phillip Bland hosted the eight-hour training, followed by a two-hour lab, at the Bizzell Grove PHC in Princeton, North Carolina. The Great Commission Director, Jim Wall, represented the support of the North Carolina Conference.
The ministry of COH serves by creating bridges of love and hope to impact people in their realities. Its five areas of focus are families and individuals, Church, Business, Education, and Government.
Chaplains of Hope are determined to be “Demonstrations of Love and Depositors of Hope!”
Our first focus was on prayer, led by Bishop Bryant. Being led by the Holy Spirit is the key ingredient to preparation and proper positioning for this ministry.
Gary Burd led a discussion on breaking the “hardpan” that has been created on American soil and the need to serve people with our hands. It provided an application of awareness regarding our seeds, which are to be planted in good soil to produce lasting fruit.
Craig Lawlis led us in the study of the history of chaplains and then provided the training needed to produce evangelism.
There was instruction in “The 5 L’s,” practical methods for reaching the hopeless places in our society.
The training concluded by breaking the participants into small groups, led by members of the COH Lead Team, to write a plan of action to implement in their communities or regions of responsibility. Each team shared their “Action Plan” before the class.
All thirty-one received a certificate of completion of Level One, the first of three levels required to be certified as a Chaplain of Hope.
We are committed to raising an army of servants to invade darkness with the light of good works, Matthew 5:16.
Testimonies of activation and impact have already been shared. We are confident that the ministry of Chaplains of Hope is Holy-Spirit initiated and favored.
For more information, please email us at m25@iphc.org or call us at 580-919-8046 or reach out to the EVUSA office in Oklahoma City, OK at evusainfo@iphc.org (405) 792-7146.
