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Bible
Deliverance Temple was founded in 1963. It was birthed
during a revival conducted by the founder and pastor
emeritus, Dr. H. K. McKnight. From those early days in the
old "Brigham Grocery" building, the church has grown into a
complex covering four corners in the heart of historic Augusta,
Georgia.
The church has an
active Senior Citizen Outreach which conducts a monthly meeting
that includes a hot meal and provides the attendees an
opportunity to shop - free of charge - at its Harrisburg
Neighborhood Food Bank store.
Bible
Deliverance Temple has a
biblical educational program for all age groups. The
church is a member and extension of the
Logos Christian College and
Graduate Schools and the Logos Global Network, located in
Jacksonville, Florida. Their bible college is scheduled to
commence in the Spring of 2007.
The ministry of
Bible Deliverance Temple has always been a diverse one.
The church has sent ministry teams as far away as South Korea,
Haiti, Nicaragua, Belize, Guatemala, India, Africa, South
America and Mexico. However, with her interest throughout
the years in foreign missions, the church has maintained a
thriving home missions program that today receives most of its
ministry focus.
Two of the churches
outreach programs the
Harrisburg Food Bank and Clothing ministries distributes
thousands of pounds
of food and clothing each year. The church
supports and provides training and meeting space for the
CSRA
Foster and Adoptive Parents Association and the
CSRA
Kid's Restart Advocacy Program.
Bible Deliverance
Temple and its staff, along with
the volunteers throughout the CSRA conduct two community
outreach programs each week, targeting the children of the
Harrisburg Neighborhood. The Monday night "Kid's Club" has an
average of 80 children (grades K-5th) enrolled and the Friday
night "Community Outreach Program" has an average enrollment of
120 (ages 4-18). These programs provide instruction for
character building skills, crafts, nutritional foods, activities
and athletics.
The church has several new
ministry expansions on the drawing board and has a goal of
expanding to the next level of "excellence in ministry" that God
has destined her to reach.
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