Christian fellowship ministries
Our History
Christian Fellowship Ministries emerged from a remarkable assembly of ordinary men profoundly touched by the divine hand of God. Their impact, akin to the fire of a global revival, rippled across the world…
In the year 19870, Pastor Wayman Mitchell set foot in the unassuming town of Prescott, Arizona. Shortly after his arrival, God orchestrated the salvation of a group of young hippies, whose unconventional backgrounds stood in stark contrast to the church’s regular attendees. However, as these new souls were embraced, the Holy Spirit began to pour out His blessings upon the congregation. Pastor Mitchell’s mission to reach out to young people led to the inception of the ‘coffee-house’ concert ministry. At its inaugural event, more than 200 young individuals, many of whom were saved, attended. This marked the birth of a regular concert ministry, where bands performed, testimonies of salvation were shared, and the Gospel was preached, resulting in countless salvations each night. From the outset, Pastor Mitchell recognized that the concert ministry served as a training ground for nurturing future ministers. It was managed by young individuals deeply committed to Jesus and His church. Those who had experienced radical conversions were eager to share the transformative power of God’s work within them, and personal evangelism soon became a cornerstone of the church’s foundation. Impact teams followed: groups of individuals who ventured to neighboring cities to help others encounter the same divine experience. Over time, God unveiled His plan for discipleship, wherein young couples were trained to serve in local church ministry.
In 1973, the first couple was sent forth directly into the ministry, and God’s blessings overflowed. This marked the beginning of a wave of church plantings across the Southwestern United States, extending further across America as converts prayed for the Gospel to reach their hometowns. By 1978, the first couple had been sent to another nation—Australia—and the Gospel’s impact transcended borders, mirroring the success experienced at home. Subsequently, churches were established in Mexico, Holland, and Germany. As the understanding of God’s global mission deepened, churches began to sprout across the world.
Presently, over 3,600 churches have been established in more than 130 nations, with this number growing continually. This church is a living testament to that visionary journey and strives to expand this mission in the short time remaining before the return of Jesus. We have been given a vision for the era in which we live—a message that is simple, yet forms the bedrock of all truth. It declares that Jesus Christ is the sole hope for humanity’s salvation, a truth applicable to every person in every corner of the world. In a world filled with empty dreams and false promises, the enduring and strengthening truth is Jesus Christ and His redemptive sacrifice on the cross!
Changing Lives • Making Disciples • Reaching the World
WHAT WE BELIEVE
There is only one God and that He is eternally existent in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of the universe. He created man in His own image for fellowship and called the man back to Himself through Christ after the rebellion and fall of man.
Jesus Christ is eternally God. He was together with the Father and the Holy Spirit from the beginning and through Him all things were made. He left Heaven and became incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary; henceforth, He is forever one Christ with two natures–God and man–in one Person.
The Holy Spirit is God, the Lord, and giver of life, who was active in the Old Testament and given to the Church in fullness at Pentecost. He empowers the saints for service and witness, cleanses man from the old nature and conforms us to the image of Christ.
The baptism in the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues, subsequent to conversion, releases the fullness of the Spirit and is evidenced by the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
In the Bible containing the Old and New Testament is alone the only infallible, inspired Word of God and that its authority is ultimate, final and eternal. It cannot be added to, subtracted from or superseded in any regard. The Bible is the source of all doctrine, instruction, correction, and reproof. It contains all that is needed for guidance in godliness and practical Christian conduct.
Christ’s vicarious death on the cross paid the penalty for the sins of the whole world. Its benefits of healing (body, soul, and spirit) are provided for in the atonement as well.
That salvation is a free gift of God, based on the merits of the death of His Son and is appropriated by faith. Salvation is affected by personal repentance, belief in the Lord Jesus (justification) and personal acceptance of Him into one’s life as Lord and Savior (regeneration).
The Christian life is to be one of consecration, devotion, and holiness. The shortcomings of the individual are because of the still progressing sanctification of the saints. The Christian life is filled with trials, tests, and warfare against a spiritual enemy. For those abiding in Christ until their deaths or His return, the promises of eternal blessing in the presence of God are assured.
The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God among the saints through the Spirit. Every believer born of the Spirit has a place in the church designated by God. A place where Christ is working in the lives of the called out ones and calling ministers to the great commission to go into all the world and make disciples of every nation.
In the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Baptism is the outward sign of what God has already done in the individual’s life and is a public testimony that the person now belongs to Christ. It is identifying with the death and resurrection of Jesus and is done in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Lord’s Supper is a commemoration of the death of the Lord and is done in remembrance of Him until He comes again; it is a sign of our participation in Him.
In the bodily, personal, second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the saints, the millennium and the final judgment. The final judgment will determine the eternal status of both the saints and the unbelievers, determined by their relationship to Jesus Christ.
