OUR MINISTRY

 

The Pastor and Founder of our ministry, Lonnie W. Brown, began his journey with God as a young man. In the early 70’s while struggling with a serious heroine addiction he began visiting St. James Church of God in Christ, to sing in their choir. During one evening service he was called out by the guest minister, and given a prophetic word, “You will be saved tonight”. That word became a reality. He was also delivered of his addiction and has never used since then. A short while later at age 20 he suffered a massive heart attack. While he was hospitalized in a shared room with individuals who were not surviving their battles-he heard a voice. “In three days I will get you out of here”. At that time he did not know the voice of God, yet he learned of Him very quickly. God was true to His word and supernaturally healed him.

While he was attending St. James he met the beautiful, young Frances Mae Wortham, the granddaughter of a prominent Pastor in Mississippi. They were married on June 9, 1973. Lonnie and Frances began to seek out the wisdom of God for their lives, and remained faithful to their ministry for years. With the approval of their Pastor they began Manna Ministries on May 5, 1980. The two of them and their four-year-old son, Antoine, were the charter members.

Manna Ministries began to grow tremendously and rapidly moved to bigger buildings to accommodate membership. In 1988 God spoke to Pastor Brown and instructed him to change the name to Kingdom of Heaven Ministries. This new identity coincided with the international call on the ministry to help expand the gospel of the Kingdom into the entire world. Kingdom of Heaven Ministries is a Christ governed, word inspired non-denominational church located in the beautiful city of Flint, Michigan. The explosive worship services are filled with the presence of God. Attending Kingdom of Heaven Ministries is a life- changing event. Read on to learn more ...