Temple of Praise and Deliverance Church of Christ Inc. 410- 466-3411
OUR HERITAGE
TEMPLE OF PRAISE AND DELIVERANCE CHURCH OF CHRIST IS A MINISTRY SEEKING TO HAVE SOULS DELIVERED BY FAITH, PRAYER, POWER, AND PRAISE. THE ESSENCE OF THIS MINISTRY IS BASED ON THE HOLISTIC APPROACH IN EVERY ASPECT OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S LIFE; TO MEET THE NATURAL, SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE BOTH IN THE CHURCH AND IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
IN JANUARY 2009, BY THE CALL AND POWER OF GOD, BISHOP MCKOY STEPPED OUT ON FAITH WITH HIS WIFE AND SEVEN OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, WITH A VISION TO BEGIN THE AWESOME AND POWERFUL WORK OF THE LORD. NOT FEARFUL OF FAILURE AND NOT DESPISING SMALL BEGINNINGS, BISHOP MCKOY STARTED A WORK FOR THE LORD IN A SMALL BANQUET ROOM IN THE AMERICA’S BEST INN HOTEL ON FRANKFORD AVE. BY FAITH GOD SOON FILLED THE BANQUET ROOM TO CAPACITY. IN DECEMBER 2009, GOD BLESSED TEMPLE OF PRAISE TO RELOCATE AND MOVE TO ANOTHER BUILDING WHICH WAS IN NEED OF MANY REPAIRS. BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FAITH OF THE MEMBERS, AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE MINISTRY, THE NEEDED REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AND THE FIRST SERVICE WAS HELD AT 2917 WEST BELVERDERE AVE ON 24 JANUARY 2010.
BISHOP MCKOY DECLARE AND INSTITUTED HIS THEME FOR THE YEAR OF 2010 AS “THE YEAR OF FOCUS,” REFERENCING THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER 6, VERSE 33 (SEEK YE FIRST…..). EMBRACING THE VISION OF THEIR PASTOR, THE MEMBERS BEGIN TO SOW SEEDS, POUR WATER, AND GOD ADDED THE INCREASE.
BISHOP MCKOY BEGIN TO PREACH AND TEACH THE WORD OF GOD TO YOUNG AND OLD. HE WAS INVITED TO TEACH, PREACH, AND FELLOWSHIP WITH MANY CHURCHES, AS WORD OF HIS MINISTRY BEGIN TO SPREAD BY WORD OF MOUTH. WHILE SIMUTANEOUSLY WORKING FULL TIME AS A SUPERVISOR FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DISTRICT ELDER MCKOY WAS INVITED TO TEACH IN OTHER CHURCHES, HOMES, AND SENIOR CITIZEN BUILDINGS OF WHICH MANY LATER BECAME MEMBERS. INSPIRED BY THE WORD OF GOD AND THE UNADULTERATED GOSPEL, MANY MORE WERE INSPIRED TO JOIN. BY THE END OF THE YEAR GOD BLESSED PASTOR MCKOY AND HIS CONGREGATION BY PURCHASING THEIR BUILDING, THUS GIVING THEM A PERMANENT HOME FOR WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP.
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MEMBERS AND THE VISION OF THE PASTOR, TEMPLE OF PRAISE IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO SOW SEED IN THE COMMUNITY WITH VARIOUS OUTREACH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THE PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE CHURCH PROVIDED MINISTRIES IN GIVING OF FOOD, CLOTHING, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND NEEDED COUNSELING FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS. TEMPLE OF PAISE ALSO PURCHASED A VAN FOR MEMBERS WHO NEEDED OR DESIRED TRANSPORTATION TO CHURCH. BISHOP MCKOY IS VERY STRONGWILLED & VERY MINDFUL SERVANT OF GOD WITH A LOVE FOR GOD'S PEOPLE. HE HAS A LOVE AND DEEP DEVOTION FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY, CHARACTERIZED BY "FOCUS, FAITHFULNESS, AND COMMITMENT FOR THE PLAN, PURPOSE, AND WILL OF GOD IN KINGDOM BUILDING.
