Grace Ministries International Fellowship Bishop R. L. McKenzie Presiding Prelate

Grace Ministries International Fellowship Fellowship Seal

Mission of GMIF Grace Ministries International Fellowship encourages, facilitates and connects churches in their work to fulfill God’s mission of reconciling the world to himself.

Vision of GMIF We are a fellowship of transformational churches sacrificially giving ourselves to God’s redemptive purpose. Continually being transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit into the likeness of Christ, we join together to transform our communities and the world. Engaging culture, we reach people where they are for an encounter with Jesus Christ. We are on mission with God to continue Jesus’ ministry of teaching, sharing the good news and meeting human needs through our churches, institutions and organizations. Our ministries reflect the heart of Jesus.

Vision of GMIF We share a vision of the world’s peoples coming to know Jesus Christ and becoming transformed in his image. As a fellowship of diverse churches, we advance the Kingdom in ways individual churches cannot do alone and we celebrate our unity in the larger body of Christ’s church. As local churches we are called to be the presence of Christ in the world. We accomplish our work through individuals with diverse backgrounds who love Jesus Christ and his church. Lives, families, communities and nations are transformed as ordinary Christians take extraordinary steps of faith in obedience to God.

GMIF Core Values Bible—God’s Written Word We value the Bible as the divinely inspired record of God’s revelation of himself to us. It serves as the authoritative guide for life and for ministry. Transformational Churches We value the church as the body called to carry out the purposes of God according to God’s will. We make every effort to develop transformational churches that help believers become Christlike and prepare them to engage culture and to advance the Kingdom of God. We value being on mission with God in our communities and in reaching a lost world.

GMIF Core Values Spiritual Formation—Discipleship We value intimacy with God that forms the image of Christ in us. We submit our lives to be shaped by God through feeding on the Word, praying continually, sharing Christ, and living in community with other believers. Servant Leadership We value servant leadership that models the ministry of Jesus as he called people to become his disciples and to serve all the interests of God’s Kingdom. We are committed to the ongoing nurture and development of courageous servant leadership in our churches.

GMIF Core Values Worth of All Persons We value every person, for all are created in God’s image. We commit ourselves to love others as Christ loves us and to serve others in Jesus’ name. Christian Distinctives We value those biblical truths that shape Christian life and history, including the soul’s competency before God, the priesthood of each believer and all believers, the autonomy of the local church, and a free church in a free state.

GMIF Core Values Integrity We value integrity in our lives and in our churches, demonstrated by Christ-like attitudes and actions that are consistent and evident in all we think and do. Integrity is the foundation for the mutual trust, accountability, excellence in ministry, and teamwork that marks our work together. Inclusiveness We value including all persons redeemed by God’s grace and called to serve in the missions and ministries of this body. We embrace the mosaic of God’s family, grateful for the richness of gifts, backgrounds and experiences.

GMIF Priorities Unto the Glory of God, we will: Start, develop and strengthen transformational churches Meet human needs Identify and develop transformational leadership for churches and affiliated ministries

GMIF Priorities Provide a comprehensive missions and evangelism strategy that encourages, facilitates and connects churches and individuals to be on mission in their communities and in the world and to participate in prayer and financial support Conduct research and development for cutting-edge ministries, methods and processes and for understanding multiple cultures Operate and serve as a truly multicultural organization

How GMIF is funded “Covenant Giving” Every member who is a Bishop, pastor, preacher and churches are asked to participate in “Covenant Giving.” Through covenant giving we as a fellowship will be able to assist churches in the growth of their leadership and churches well. Covenant Giving will provide the following:

How GMIF is funded Provide churches with the resources that they need to growth and develop physically and spiritually Allows the ministry consultants of the fellowship to travel to churches to assist in the development of leadership and church growth. Assists in providing resources to create a national convention to encourage and strengthen fellowship churches and the body of Christ as well

How GMIF is funded Each Pastor, Bishop, Overseer and Minister is asked to contribute $20.00 per month to the National Office Each member congregation is asked to send in $1.00 per member As you can see this is a small fee that we ask for in order to do the ministry that God has called this fellowship to do.

How Do We Assist Churches We provide leadership and church growth development in the form of: Church assessment needs of individual congregations. Seminars and Workshops on church growth and leadership development. Help with the development of a local church evangelism strategy. Assist churches in the development of a strong youth and children’s ministry.

How Do We Assist Churches We provide accredited seminary education for those pastors, preachers and members who desire a higher level of education.

How To Join GMIF If you are a pastor, minister or layperson you may join Grace Ministries International Fellowship by ing: or and request an application for membership. You may also contact Bishop Lorenzo Stephanson for information of fees and responsibilities at

GMIF Holy Convocation Annual Holy Convocation July Ft. Worth, Texas Bishop Robert L. McKenzie, Presiding Prelate New Mount Calvary Baptist Church 5700 Oak Grove Road Reverend Tom Franklin, Host Pastor "Rising To A New Level In Victory"

Apostolic Cabinet Bishop Dr. Robert L. McKenzie Presiding Prelate

Vice Presiding Prelate Bishop Dr. Lorenzo J. Stephanson

2 nd Presiding Prelate Bishop Dr. Willie J. Moore

3 rd Presiding Prelate Bishop Dr. Howard Wright

4 th Presiding Prelate Bishop Dr. Don Burkhalter

5 th Presiding Prelate Bishop Dr. Toris Young

Regional Bishops Bishop Dr. Shevoyd Hamilton Texas

Regional Bishops Bishop Dr. Isaiah King Wisconsin

Regional Bishops Bishop Dr. R. Arnold Davis Ohio

Regional Bishops Bishop Dr. Reedie G. Moore Delaware

Regional Bishops Bishop Dr. Cedric Murphy California

Regional Bishops Bishop Dr. Thadeous E. Carr, Jr. North Carolina

Regional Bishops Bishop Dr. George Johnson Colorado

State Bishops Bishop Dr. Alan Jones Michigan

State Bishops Bishop Dr. Linda Wright North Carolina

State Bishops Bishop Dr. Leonard Hunt Florida

State Bishops Bishop Dr. Nathaniel Jackson Texas

International Bishops Bishop Dr. Mishael Akpan Continental Bishop of Africa

International Bishops Bishop Dr. George Lazrus President, Grace Seminary of Africa

International Bishops Bishop Dr. S. Harpal Bishop of India

National Staff Bishop Dr. Wayne A. Lawson Director of Pastoral Ministries

National Staff Bishop Dr. Robert E. Fowler Bishop of Field Operations

National Staff Bishop Dr. Umiko D. Jones Director of Public Relations

National Staff Ms. Delia Allen National Director of Children’s Ministries

National Staff Bishop Dr. George Johnson National Director of Youth Ministries