Greater Intercessory Christian Church Ministries
201 Rutherford Rd. Greenville,SC 29609
Welcome To Greater
Apostle W.E. Ford,Sr.- Senior Pastor
Elder Shemika Ford - First Lady
Mission Statement
The primary focus of this ministry is restoration and kingdom building, which is exercised through the principle teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ for practical living.
“I am the door: by me, if any man enters in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and find pastures. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly.”
--St. John 10:9-10
Vision Statement
We are a ministry founded on biblical principles. The Greater Intercessory Christian Church ministry incorporates diverse races, ethnic backgrounds, economical factors, and social status. We promote spiritual worship with God the Father through the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are firm believers that "GOD IS A GOD OF ANOTHER CHANCE!" We are recognized for our dedication as being the greatest intercessors in the world.
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
--II Chronicles 7:14
“If any man sees his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.”
--I John 5:16
Our Commitments
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To release humanity from the source of any pain and manifestation of that hurt
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To teach integrity and accountability
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To emphasize what effects you affect me
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To be a resource provider for every area of one's life (economical, social, and spiritual)
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To help people find their strengths that all may profit from each other
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To leave a legacy of hope and promise to future generations
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To provide quality service to our community through educational, spiritual, and
economical growth
Our Focus
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To be the leading industry in providing restoration to a multicultural race
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To produce quality leaders for practical living
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To provide comfort for the fatherless/motherless generation
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To be dynamic educators of biblical teachings
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To be mediators for the community in which we are empowered
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by the word of God and is Holy Spirit
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To promote educational values
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To truly establish God as God of another chance!
Pastor Drummond. Bio
Elder Ford Bio
Apostle William E. Ford, Sr. was born in Travelers Rest, South Carolina on February 10, 1956. He is the eldest son of Sylvia Rachel Mae Ford Henderson. He attended Athens Elementary and Travelers Rest High School. He continued his education at Greenville Technical College. On December 11, 2009, he received his Doctrine of Religious Education from Pleroma Bible Institute.
Apostle Ford is married to Lady Shemika Henderson Ford. He is the father of five children: Priscilla (Derrick) Stevens, Druscilla Ford, ***Angel Ford-Duckett***, Shantella (Craig) Johnson, and William Ford, Jr.
He received a divine call to the body of Christ in 1978. At that time, the Lord revealed to him his pastor, the late Elder John L. Lloyd, a great teacher of Biblical principles. He preached his first official message on December 7, 1980.
In 1986, he became the founder and pastor of the Intercessory Christian Church of Jesus Christ which was later renamed Greater Intercessory Christian Church Ministries. Apostle George Wiley III, the founder of the Mt. Hebron Organization, ordained him as Elder. He was ordained Bishop on June 22, 1992, in the Greater Bible Way World Wide Organization, under the South Eastern Diocese by the Board of Bishop with the late Bishop Randolph Jackson presiding. Bishop Ford received the right hand of fellowship in February of 1998 from Apostle Wilbur Jones Sr., the Senior Pastor of Beulah Church of God in Christ Jesus International Ministries. On February 26, 2000, he reaffirmed his Bishopric. He was then appointed the South Carolina Upper State Diocese Bishop of the Church of God in Christ Jesus International Ministries, Incorporated. The Most Reverend Bishop Liston Page, Sr. was the Chief Consecrator, and Apostle Wilbur Jones, Sr. was Corigmatis.
On July 21, 2010, he was elevated into the office of Apostle. The late Apostle Darryl Adams was the Chief Consecrator. He is currently the chief prelate of Greater Intercessory International Ministries.
