antioch cares Written by Elder Bernard Isler
The Great Commission of Matthew
28:19-20 reminds us to “go ye therefore”
and make a difference in the lives of
those who may be the least, the lost,
the last and the left-out..
Intercessory Prayer – Valerie Bryant-Ward, Lead
Servant South Campus; Tonika Johnson, Lead Servant North
Campus. Every Sunday morning and throughout the week at
both campuses, the Intercessory Prayer Ministry’s responsibility
is to invoke the Spirit of God to inhabit His Temple; to invite His
presence to do marvelous works and to intercede on behalf of
others that their needs be met, and that God gets the glory.
Street Ministry – Lisa Williams, Lead Servant South
Campus; James Duke, Lead Servant North Campus. The Street
Ministry is charged with going out into the community every
Saturday to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As we work in the
streets, the Holy Spirit works in the spirit realm to draw those
that He has chosen. That is why we do not worry about what
we are going to say or do for the Holy Spirit brings back to our
remembrance what we have studied and prayed for that the
person chosen will hear what God ordains for him to hear.
Feeding & Clothing Ministry – Marly Walters,
Lead Servant South Campus. One of our largest ministries at
Antioch is the Feeding & Clothing Ministry. Every third Saturday,
this ministry provides food and clothing for our community atlarge.
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This ministry gives God glory by being obedient to his
word: “For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty,
and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked,
and ye clothed me…”
Missions Ministry – Martha Toomer, Lead Servant
South Campus; LaJane Ward, North Campus. The Missions
Ministry is a two-pronged ministry serving both international
and local constituents. In the international setting, we sponsor an
Director, Evangelism
orphanage headed by Pastor Lucien Almanord of Ambassadors of
Jesus Children’s Home in Port Au Prince, Haiti as well as a group
of fifty or more other churches and pastors. Our local arm of
the ministry assists families in distress, in addition to feeding and
clothing the homeless. In June, we will partner with Showering
Love to provide a 44-foot RV to offer showers for the homeless
community.
Prison Ministry – Elder Demetrius Chaney, Lead Servant
South Campus. The Prison Ministry is engaged in ministering to
inmates at the Everglades Correctional Institute and the Women’s
Work Release Facility. Our ministry to the incarcerated includes
preaching and teaching the word of God. It is a glorifying feeling
of satisfaction that one gets from going behind prison walls to
convey the message of Christ and observing the response.