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Alms Ministry
Ministers Guthrie and Shelley Beddingfield
Email: sbedd@yahoo.com
The Alms Ministry collects and distributes non-perishable food to those in need. Your donations bring hope, healing and nourishment to families in our community. Donations are welcomed and may be deposited in the collection bins in the Cathedral’s Grand Foyer.
Altar Workers
Minister Shirley Wilkins
Email: sjwilk7@gmail.com
Altar workers are trained to minister to those who may be hurting, in need of prayer or who desire to become a member of Evangel Cathedral. Altar workers share biblical principles and practical applications to begin a victorious walk with Christ. Whether the need is salvation, water baptism, rededication, healing or basic needs, each person who comes to the altar walks away knowing that Jesus Christ is Lord and that Evangel Cathedral is a loving church that cares about them.
Audio/Sound Production
Kyle Smith
Email: kyle@themintechgroup.com
Evangel Cathedral Sunday services and events depend on the Audio/Sound Ministry to amplify the message. Ministry members are responsible for the upkeep of audio equipment, setting up mics for band and vocals, troubleshooting and digital broadcast mixes.
AWANA (Ages 4-18 years)
Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed
Deacon LaToya Doster
Email: ecawana@gmail.com
Meeting Times: Thursdays (September – May), 6:45 pm, Room 272
AWANA is a national Bible-centered, missions-oriented, evangelistic ministry that seeks to reach young people, ages 4-18 years, and their families with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. AWANA serves to supplement family and Sunday school instruction by rooting children and young adults in the fundamentals of the Christian faith.
Baptism – Water
Minister Joe Mitchell
Email: joeemitchell@hotmail.com
Meeting Times: Sundays, 9:00 am, Room 236
Water Baptism is a commandment from the Lord. We demonstrate our trust and love for Him when we submit to His commands. Water Baptism is a foundational stone for perfecting our Christian walk and symbolizes our full identification with Christ. Candidates are taught the Biblical basis for repentance and water baptism. All candidates receive a Baptism Certificate.
Bible School Classes
www.evangelbibleschool.com | 301.249.9400 church
Class Schedule: Taught Fall, Winter and Spring Semesters
The Evangel Cathedral Bible School is one of the nation’s leading institutions of biblical studies. The Bible School offers three eight-week semesters each year – Fall, Winter and Spring. More than 30 free classes are offered each semester. Get a deeper understanding of the Word of God. Enhance your intimacy with the Lord. Work toward achieving an Evangel Cathedral Certificate in Biblical Studies.
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Children / Youth Ministries
Children’s Education
First Lady Marion Meares
Nicole Hollinshead
Email: nikkolet@gmail.com
Meeting Times: Sundays during the 10:00 am worship service. Register children on Sundays in the East Lobby.
Your kids are important to us, so we’ve created a place for them to learn about Jesus in a creative and relevant way. We have a staff of dedicated volunteers who have a heart for instructing children in the Word. We provide biblically-based programs and lessons for children ages 4-12 years.
Children’s Nursery
Deacon Monica Standfield
Email: monica@mom4health.org
Meeting Times: Sundays during the 10:00 am worship service. Register children on Sundays in the East Lobby.
The Evangel Cathedral Nursery provides a safe, playful, learning environment for children ages six weeks to three years of age. While parents attend Sunday worship services, the youngest members of our church receive the love of God from dedicated volunteers.
AWANA
Deacon LaToya Doster
Email: ecawana@gmail.com
Weekly Meetings: Thursdays (Sept. – May), 6:45 pm, Room 272
AWANA is a national Bible-centered, missions-oriented, evangelistic ministry that seeks to reach young people, ages 4-18 years, and their families with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. AWANA serves to supplement family and Sunday school instruction by grounding them in the fundamentals of the Christian faith.
Tutorial Ministry
Deacon Jennifer Hatcher
Email: je_hatcher@hotmail.com
Meeting Times: Tuesdays (Sept – May), 6:45 – 8:30 pm, Rooms 237 and 239
The Tutorial Ministry provides academic assistance to students in grades one through twelve. Each week, we assist students in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, study skills, vocabulary and phonics. We show students how to raise their test scores. Students are shown how to be successful in their studies and how to improve in all major subjects. The Ministry is supported by professional educators.
Impact Youth Ministry
Minister Olu Okegbenro
Email: olu_oke@hotmail.com
Meeting Times: Fridays 7:00 pm, Room 272
Designed for youth between the ages of 13-21. This fellowship provides a godly alternative to hanging out at the mall on a Friday evening. Some meetings consist of interactive teachings that help develop a strong relationship with God and a bond with other youth. Other meetings are fun activities like roller skating or bowling. There is the occasional Friday-Feast featuring foods teens love. We create a safe environment where young adults can gather and share their hearts, peer pressures and everyday challengers.
Communion Preparation
Minister Denise McAbee
Email: dmcabee@verizon.net
Every first Sunday, holy communion is served to the congregation. The Communion Preparation team assemble the communion elements, set the serving tables in the sanctuary making sure everything is in place for the ministers and deacons to serve the people.
Conference and Events Center
Tracie M. Nelson
Email: traciemnelson@gmail.com | 301.249.9400 church
Sign up as a volunteer in the Conference and Events Center. Support is needed during the week and major church events. For special events we support registrations, exhibits, ticket sales, promotions and data entry. If you enjoy taking phone calls, greeting members and friends and providing excellent customer service, we need your assistance.
Deaf Ministry – Signs of Worship
Deacon Audrey Wineglass Foster
Email: awineglass@comcast.net
The gospel message is shared through sign language with those who are deaf or hearing impaired. This ministry offers interpretation during the 10:00 am, Sunday worship service and designated special events. If you can sign or if you are hearing impaired, there is a place for you in this ministry.
Digital Ministry
Katrina Matthews
Email: mattheka@gmail.com
Sundays – The Cathedral’s Grand Foyer
The Digital Ministry produces and maintains recordings of all Sunday services and special events. Volunteers engineer audio and video feeds for recording and duplicating CDs and DVDs for sale.
First Time Visitors
Minster Joanne Butcher
boulware_54@yahoo.com
Sundays. Ministerial Lounge after the 10:00 am service
If you are visiting Evangel for the first or second time, stop in the Ministerial Lounge after the Sunday morning worship service. You will be greeted with smiles from friendly faces. You will get to meet our Bishop and leadership. We serve light refreshments and will have a gift of appreciation. If you have questions about Evangel, we will answer them and we can share membership and ministry opportunities. We would love to meet you and your family.
Greeters
Minister Alvin Powell
Email: contact@alpministries.com
Greeting Times: Sundays before 10:00 am worship service at each of the church entrances.
Greeters are the first faces members and guests see as they enter Evangel Cathedral. We are walking, smiling, loving concierges who welcome you with open arms.
Handbells
Deacon Joanne Fitch
Email: joannfitch@aol.com
Saturdays 10:00 am, Room 228
The Inspirational Handbells is an instrumental choir composed of well-trained bell ringers using beautifully crafted bell instruments. Handbells enhance our worship experience. We minister during designated worship services and church events. Members learn proper bell handling, music theory and bell ringing techniques.
Home Groups
Evangel Cathedral Home Groups of Loving Fellowship
HOME GROUP COORDINATORS:
International Groups – Pastor Matthew Adeyemi
Email: adeyemi05@comcast.net
Various – First Lady Marion Meares
Email: janas.jackson@verizon.net
Youth and Young Adults – Pastor Erik Meares
Email: yieldedvessel7@gmail.com
We know it’s important to be connected, and it can be hard to build lasting friendships. Join a Home Group and become part of a small friendly group setting.
Find people who share your interests. In these small settings, God puts people together so they can relate to each other in significant ways.
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Hospitality Ministries
Hospitality (The Bishop’s Table)
Deacon Judy Smith
Email: jdsmith249@gmail.com
The Bishop’s Table is elegantly set with fine china and excellent cuisine for Bishop and guest speakers. As a ministry, we provide outstanding dining services for Evangel’s guest speakers and Gospel artists. We are skilled in meeting planning, logistical support, catered events and product sales. We demonstrate exceptional etiquette, guest protocol, and, provide wholesome meals to cast members during productions.
First Time Visitors
Minster Joanne Butcher
boulware_54@yahoo.com
Sundays after 10:00 am service – Ministerial Lounge
If you are visiting Evangel for the first or second time, stop in the Ministerial Lounge after the Sunday morning worship service. You will be greeted with smiles from friendly faces and meet our Bishop and pastoral leadership. We serve light refreshments and have a gift of appreciation for you. If you have questions about Evangel, we will answer them and we can share membership and ministry opportunities. We would love to meet you and your family.
Greeters
Minister Alvin Powell
Email: contact@alpministries.com
Greeting Times: Sundays before 10:00 am worship service at each of the church entrances.
Greeters are the first faces you will see as you enter Evangel Cathedral. We are walking, smiling, loving concierges. We answer questions and provide directions.
Café Connect
First Lady Marion Meares
301.249.9400 (church)
After the 10:00 am Sunday worship service, come to the Grand Foyer for coffee. Connect with friends, old and new. You will find an assortment of snacks, friendly faces and good conversation.
International Ministry
Pastor Toro Oladokun
Email: Evangel_International_Group@ymail.com
Our goal is to advance the celebration of the cultural diversities of Evangel Cathedral by showing the love of Christ through fellowships, and reaching out to local churches and the community. We provide avenues for members to connect with one another through our Annual International Day Celebration, summer picnic and community outreach programs.
Marriage Enrichment
Ministers Eugene and Cherye Boulware
Cell: 240.997.4400
Wednesdays 7:00 pm • Fall, Winter and Spring Semesters through the Evangel Bible School
Thinking of getting married at Evangel? You will want to take this required eight-week program. Couples learn God’s plan for marriage, better ways of communicating, money matters, practical ways to withstand the trials and more.
Medical Ministry / Health Fairs
Deborah Coleman
Email: jirahdjc@aol.com | 301.249.9400 church
The Evangel Cathedral Medical Ministry is supported by medical professionals — physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, paramedics, physical therapists and more. We provide medical care to those who may have an emergency medical need during a church service or event. The Ministry hosts health fairs, screenings (blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol testing, etc.) and provides health and wellness information.
Mime Ministry
Malik Arnett and Larcell Arnett
Email: larcellarnett@yahoo.com | Cell: 202.560.1661
Rehearsals Thursdays 7:00-8:30 pm, Grand Foyer
The Mime Ministry provides creative spiritual expression through carefully orchestrated movements. With painted faces, gestures and precise moves, participants project spiritual messages inspired by the Word and inspirational music. If you are not a singer or dancer but want to express outwardly your love for the Lord, this may be the perfect ministry for you.
Music, Dance and Fine Arts Ministries – Elder Rhonda Belt
Choir / Band
Elder Rhonda Belt – Minister of Music and Fine Arts
Email: rhondabelt@hotmail.com
Rehearsals – Thursdays, 6:30 pm, Cathedral Sanctuary
Evangel Cathedral’s choirs and bands are composed of anointed, energetic and committed members ages 18 years and up. They are called to lead the congregation in praise and worship through songs and instrumental music. They lend their gifts to the ministry through consistent attendance at weekly rehearsals and exemplify a disciplined lifestyle of prayer and worship.
Handbells
Deacon Joanne Fitch
Email: joannfitch@aol.com | 301.772.5342
Saturdays 10:00 am, Room 228. Fall, Winter and Spring Semesters during Bible School
The Inspirational Handbells is an instrumental choir composed of bell ringers who use beautifully crafted bells to glorify God. Handbell ringers enhance the worship experience as they minister during designated worship services and church events. Members learn proper bell handling, music theory and bell ringing techniques.
Drama Productions
Elder Rhonda Belt – Director/Producer of Performing Arts
Email: rhondabelt@hotmail.com
The Evangel Cathedral Christmas Celebration Production has over 200 cast members and demonstrates various forms of fine arts. Volunteers in the fields of acting, dance, makeup artistry, set design and wardrobe styling communicate the Gospel message in an annual stage production that rivals Broadway.
EC Dance Ministry – 12 years and up
Minister Carmelia Rush
Email: carmelia1011@hotmail.com
Rehearsals: Saturdays at 10 am – Camelot Facility, Second Floor. The ministry hosts a production each year in May.
Dance Style: Traditional
Chosen Dance Ministry – 5 years and up
Donya Bell
Email: donyabell11@gmail.com
Rehearsals: Tuesday 7-9 pm • Saturday 12-2:30 pm – Camelot Building, Second Floor
Dance Style: Traditional
Mime Ministry – 5-25 years
Malik Arnett and Larcell Arnett
Email: larcellarnett@yahoo.com | Cell: 202.560.1661
Rehearsals: Thursdays 7:00-8:30 pm, Evangel Cathedral Grand Foyer. The Ministry hosts a production each year in August.
New Members Program
Minister Tawanda Vanlandingham
Email: tvanlandingham@verizon.net
An eight-week program
Are you and your family ready to begin the membership process? Or, do you want to learn more about what it means to be a member of Evangel Cathedral? Get acquainted with Evangel through the New Members Program. You will get to meet our pastoral leadership up close. Each of the eight sessions are taught by Bishop Don Meares or an Evangel Elder. Membership means calling a church “home”. We hope that you will make Evangel Cathedral your “home”.
Pastoral Care / Visitation
Elder Willie Perrin
301.249.9400 church | 240.375.7554 cell
Meetings: Fourth Saturdays in Jan., March., May, July, Sept. and Nov. at 10:00 am, Room 236
A major function of the local church is to assist those who need special services. Evangel Cathedral has a dedicated team designed to provide assistance to those in need. The ministry visits the sick and shut-in, serves communion, provides support to grieving families who have lost a loved-one and addresses families in need of physical and emotional healing.
Pastoral Care – Seniors Ministry
Minister Anne Freeman
301.655.4113 cell
Various Events
The Seniors Ministry provides a variety of fun fellowships and informative gatherings for those age 65 and older. This ministry provides the support, interaction and encouragement that is so important to those in their golden years.
Prayer
Corporate Prayer
Cathedral Sanctuary
Join us bi-monthly on the first Friday of the Month at 7:30pm.
2018: May 4 | July 6 | September 7 | November 2.
2019: January 4 | March 1 | May 3 | July 5 | September 6 | November 1
We are united in prayer for our Senior Pastor, Bishop Don Meares, the Church, our families and our country. We are an empowered Church led by the spirit of the living God. And all things, whatever you will ask in prayer, believing, you will receive. Matthew 21:22