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ORIGIN OF THE MINISTRY

 

Although originally the church began as a storefront ministry, the Salvation and Deliverance Church is now a non-denominational, interracial, international, Holiness ministry. The fundamental objective of the Church is preaching the gospel with power confirmed by signs following at any cost through Pentecost with a worldwide evangelistic underpinning.

 

Pastor, founder and General Overseer, Apostle William Brown having been called out of Corporate America quickly became fully persuaded that God wanted him to serve through a Holiness ministry.

 

Between the years 1972 and 1974, Apostle William Brown engaged in intensive evangelistic crusades within the City of New York and other parts of the country. At the same time, he pastored a small congregation in a rented space in an African Methodist Episcopalian (A.M.E.) Church on 132nd Street.

 

This evangelistic work culminated in the formation of what is now known as The Salvation and Deliverance Church with the dedication of its first owned house of worship in New York City (113-115 West 128th Street) on February 9th, 1975.

 

Under the dynamic leadership of the Apostle, the congregation continued to grow both in spirit and in number. Towards the end of the first quarter of 1975, just as discussions were being entertained on how to accommodate its increasing congregation, the church burned to the ground in April 1975.

 

With this in its life, the congregation moved in that same month to a temporary accommodation sharing the premises of Mount Morris A.M. E Church (West 112th street and Fifth Avenue). Services were on Friday and Sunday evenings.

 

In spite of this change in schedule, membership increased as the Lord continued to use the Apostle in divers ways of ministering.

 

Just as the congregation was getting use to the idea of sharing space with the A. M. E. Church, a search ensued for a larger place of worship. Apostle William Brown's perseverance dedication and faith in the Lord all of which he strives to instill in the members of his congregation, then and now paid off. The Lord opened yet another door to the Church and on New Years Eve of 1976, the congregation moved into its own building at 951 Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, New York.

 

The perseverance, dedication and faith in the Lord shown by Apostle William Brown and the Congregation paid off. The gospel was preached with power and confirmed by signs following: healing of the sick, casting out of devils, and performing of miracles.

 

Under his leadership, Salvation and Deliverance Church grew in spirit and in membership and by the beginning of the second quarter of 1978, the Church outgrew her space and yet again a new search ensued. On July 9th of 1978, the Congregation moved into her present Headquarter location at 37 West 116th Street in New York City.

 

The most outstanding feature of this ministry is sanctification or personal holiness. Spirit Baptism is related in a definite way to Holiness. The classical holiness position relates sanctification to Spirit Baptism in the following manner. Entire sanctification is wrought through the baptism with the Holy Ghost. This entire sanctification or Christian perfection is a point at which the believer yields so completely to God that there is no desire for the things that displease God.

 

With perfect love towards God, the believers’ disposition and passions are directed by the single aim to please God with all the heart. The formula most often articulated in this the baptism with the Holy Ghost is the gift of power to the sanctified life.

 

Salvation and Deliverance Church is called the "Church built by the young people", as the approximate age of eighty percent of each congregation is under forty years of age. Denominationalism is de-emphasized and attainment of Holy perfection is emphasized.

 

One can hardly expect a church itself to be better than those who lead it!

 

The Salvation and Deliverance Church believes in the following:

 

  • Water Baptism in the name of Jesus.

  • The Lord's Supper and the observance of foot washing as in John 13:4-17

  • Sanctification through the Blood of Jesus Christ.

  • Justification by faith.

  • The Resurrection of the dead as in I Thess. 4:13-17 and I Cor. 15:51-53 and the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • The Bible is the inspired Word of God and every portion is to be adhered to and is the final authority in all matters.

  • The Triune Godhead that the three are one manifested in the person, Jesus Christ. Faith in Jesus Christ will lead to loving obedience and good works.

  • Godly living should characterize the life and work of all Saints according to the pattern and example of Jesus Christ

  • Divine Healing

  • In addition, the Church believes in the Baptism of the Holy Ghost (as in Pentecost) and that those who receive the Holy Ghost will speak in tongues

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