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When God moved Pastor Randy and myself from Washington, DC to Tampa, FL in
1990, He laid on our hearts an incredible vision: broken and hurting children
and youth. We began a church, called South Tampa Christian Center, with 5 people
on July 11, 1991 -- in a storefront -- and began to reach out and touch others
with the love and Gospel of Jesus Christ. The first purchase we made as a 50-member
church was a 24-foot vehicle, which served as a rolling theatre. This outreach
truck went into government housing areas and performed a one-hour "Nickelodeon" type
program, which encouraged high values and morals for the children and residents
there.
We stand in amazement of the phenomenal blessings and increase of God since
that day of small beginnings. Part of our mandate is not only to impact our
city, but also to train and equip leadership around the nation and the world
to make a difference in their cities. Thus far, tens of thousands of
people and members of ministries have been trained since May of 1994, through
our Operation Explosion International Training Center, held quarterly.
We have since developed and overseen more than 200 ministries that serve the
felt needs of both the church body and community. As a symbol of our growth
and desire to impact every person for Jesus Christ, we unveiled our new name,
Without Walls International Church, in 1997.
As a multi-cultural family of believers, Without Walls International Church
strongly believes that God has the power to restore individuals to their fullest
potential.
We believe that Matthew 28:19, "Go ye therefore, and 'teach' all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost," is
the Great Commission, not the great "suggestion".
WWIC's many ministries include Paula White Ministries, Man 2 Man, B.L.E.N.D.,
Millennium Kids, Road 2 Recovery, Operation Explosion, The Ladies Ministry,
and No Limits Youth. For a full list of ministries and events, go to www.withoutwalls.org.
God has called us to go beyond the four walls of the church and share His
Gospel...with those who may never come to church...those who are broke, busted
and disgusted with their lives...those who don't know where to turn. Without
Walls International Church. The perfect church...for people who aren't!
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