BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

1986 A Historic Moment: Eagle Mountain International Church The first building completed and occupied at the Fort Worth headquarters facility of Kenneth Copeland Ministries was the chapel—the gathering place for Eagle Mountain Church. When the staff moved to “the mountain” in November 1986, the church had already been drawing people together for worship services for months. By 1993, when the Lord called George and Terri Copeland Pearsons to pastor the local congregation, the church had become Eagle Mountain International Church. Under the leadership of Pastors George and Terri, EMIC quickly grew to the place that a new church facility was needed. May 18, 1997, during the groundbreaking service for the new building, Pastor George told the congregation and guests: “What you’re seeing with this building is just the outflow of what’s going on inside of us. What takes place on the inside is much more important than what you see on the outside. You’re believing God for a building on the inside of you…your aspiration. This building is a point of contact for whatever you are believing God for in your life. And you’re going to see the completion of it.” Kenneth Copeland dedicated the new building on Aug. 30, 1998, praying: "Father, we give You place and honor in this structure. And in the Name of Jesus, we dedicate this [building] to the presence and the glory of Jesus, His blood, His Name and His people, so that men and women who walk through these doors will sense the presence of God so heavily that they will be convicted of their sins and they’ll fall on their faces before Almighty God. And that sickness and disease can’t pass beyond those doors…the glory of God will heal them from the crown of their heads to the soles of their feet. We pray and ask You for the presence of Your glory until Jesus comes!" Since the day the doors of the new EMIC sanctuary opened, people from all over the world have been saved, healed and delivered by the ministry of Jesus through the men and women of God who have dedicated themselves to His service there. Pastors George and Terri continue to lead the international congregation of believers where not only have hundreds made their way from around the world to become part of the local church, but thousands have connected through live services broadcast over the internet at emic.org. Today, after years of EMIC’s children and young people gathering in other buildings around the KCM headquarters campus, a new Student Life Center has been constructed. The theme scripture for the new facility applies to every phase of EMIC’s growth as an international ministry center—both in external buildings and inside the hearts of its people: “For [of course] every house is built and furnished by someone, but the Builder of all things and the Furnisher [of the entire equipment of all things] is God” (Hebrews 3:4, The Amplified Bible, Classic Edition). V If you plan to visit or have decided to move here, please contact our Relocation Ministry. 1-817-252-2900 photos of: Top: KCM staff in front of the new chapel building Bottom: George Pearsons (center), Terri Copeland Pearsons and Kellie Copeland (right) participate in groundbreaking ceremony for new Student Life Center in 2007. 2 : BVOV

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