Ekklesia Ministries
was planted by
Apostle Kobee S. Fitzgerald
and
Pastor Katenia D. Fitzgerald.
Apostle Fitzgerald felt a burden from the Lord to leave the
traditions of men and bring the church back to scriptural
principles. After five years of ministry as a pastor,
teacher, and sought after evangelist, he knew there was
more. Obeying the voice of God amongst rejection and
misunderstanding, Ekklesia Missionary Baptist Church began
on Sunday, January 2, 2000. Worship services were held at
the Ramada Inn Hotel Ballroom in Sheffield, Alabama for one
month before leasing an abandoned club in Muscle Shoals,
Alabama in February 2000. This move provided more than
enough space to accommodate the explosive growth. Within the
first two months the membership grew to over 100 active
members. With this immediate growth came new obstacles of
limited classroom and education space. While the newly
renovated club housed a 400 seat sanctuary, it did not have
enough space to accommodate the vision of education on every
level. Ekklesia was also without a baptistery and new souls
were continuously being added to our family.
After one year of ministry, plans were made to purchase
our current worship facility and adjacent property. In April
of 2002,
Apostle Fitzgerald
once again heard from God to remove Missionary Baptist from
our name and identify as
Ekklesia Ministries - A Christ Centered, Spirit Filled, New
Creation Church.
This identity was based on 2 Corinthians 5:17 "And if
any man be in Christ he is a new creation." Ekklesia is a
cutting edge fellowship of believers without the walls of
denomination and the traditions of men, Ekklesia is in
covenant with the Whole Truth Ministry under Apostle Maurice
K. (Brenda) Wright of United Christian Church in located in
Birmingham, Gadsden, and Huntsville, Alabama. Apostle Wright
has confirmed and given direction sending forth the man of
God to fulfill his purpose in the earth. On November 10,
2002, Apostle Elect Kobee S. Fitzgerald was consecrated to
the office of Apostle.
Ekklesia
continues to stand paramount within the city of Sheffield,
Alabama touching the lives of its residents and people
around the world. Currently, plans are being made to occupy
new property within the city of Sheffield which will triple
the current ministry space in square footage and acreage.
OUR
MISSION
Evangelism: To
present the Gospel of Jesus Christ in such a way that turns
non-Christians into converts,
Edification: converts
and de churched into disciples,
Equipping: disciples
into mature fruitful leaders,
Extension:
who will in
turn go into our city and the world and reach others for
Christ.
