Perfecting the saints for the work of ministry
Fellowship of International Churches
The Fellowship of International Churches began at Manna Christian Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia , in 1994. FOIC provides godly biblical standards, leadership oversight, and Christian fellowship for bishops, pastors, and other ministry leaders.
“Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called . . . And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ (Ephesians 4:1,11-13 KJV).
In April 2024, FOIC Bishops gathered at the home of Bishop Wellington Boone (left) in Braselton, Georgia. Back row (l to r) Larry Jackson, Bruce Clark, Henry Joseph, Garland Hunt. Front row (l to r) Charles Flowers, Marvin Mason, Rashid Masih. Also present were Glenn Collier, Marvin Mallek, and Jimmy Waddell.
FOIC Bishops (above, left to right): Bruce Clark of Washington, DC; Ronnie Crudup, Sr., of Jackson Mississippi; Henry Joseph of Jackson, Mississippi, South Africa, and Malawi; Wellington Boone; Garland Hunt, Sr., of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, and Washington, DC; Joaquin Molina of Doral, Florida. January 2024.
Bishops Henry Joseph, Wellington Boone, Rashid Masih (ordained that day in July 2023 as an FOIC Bishop), and Ronnie Crudup, Sr., at New Horizon Church in Jackson, Mississippi.
2002 FOIC Bishops’ meeting at the original Father’s House at 5875 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Norcross, GA. Left row: Wellington Boone, Garland Hunt, Larry Jackson, Matthew Ferguson. Right row: Harry Jackson, Jr.; Marvin Mason, George Thomas, Ron Johnson, Sr.
Bishop Larry Jackson, Bishop Marvin Mason, Apostle Raymond Luster, Pastor Calvin Duncan, Bishop Wellington Boone, Bishop Bruce Clark at Faith & Family Church, Richmond, Virginia, led by Pastor Duncan.
Bishops of the Fellowship of International Churches
The night before the FOIC meeting in April 2024, several bishops attended the National Conference of the Women Are Kingmakers movement, launched in 2000 when Bishop Boone taught his first Kingmakers message. Left to right: Bishops Boone, Mason, Masih, Joseph, Collier, and Waddell. Also present was Bishop Matthew Mallek. It was held at the new location of The Father’s House (6060 Spalding Drive, Peachtree Corners, GA), the church founded by Bishop Boone and now pastored by Bishop Garland Hunt and his wife Pastor Eileen Hunt, who is also international president of Kingmakers.
In 1994. Pastor Wellington Boone became Bishop Wellington Boone, chief prelate of FOIC. Pastors Marvin Mason, Garland Hunt, and Larry Jackson were designated as bishops. Bishop Boone commissioned Bishop Mason to take his place as pastor of Manna Christian Fellowship and moved to the Atlanta area, where he planted The Father’s House Church. Bishop Hunt went to Raleigh, NC, where he planted Raleigh International Church, then to Atlanta, where he now pastors The Father’s House. Bishop Jackson went to Clinton, NC, to pastor Clinton International Church, then to Charlotte, NC, where he now pastors Bethel Outreach International Church.
Several bishops have been ordained since FOIC began in 1994. Shown above being ordained in Miami August 2021 (left to right, front row): Joaquin Molina, Bruce Clark, and the late Dean Nelson. Back row: Bishops Wellington Boone, Henry Joseph, and Garland Hunt. FOIC Bishops oversee the planting and development of churches and train godly servant leaders who are known for their consecration, Christlike character, and Bible-based, eternity-focused leadership of the culture. This brotherhood of bishops under the same spiritual father, Wellington Boone, encourage, support, and promote one another sacrificially.
Early convocation of FOIC Bishops and Pastors at Manna Christian Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia.
Randal Burge (left) was ordained as an FOIC Bishop at New Horizon Church in Jackson, MS, pastored by Bishop Ronnie Crudup, Sr. (right), leader of the Mid-South Diocese.
In May 2010, FOIC Bishops traveled to Regent University in May 2010 to participate in the late Dr. Pat Robertson’s dedication ceremony receiving the Bishop Wellington Boone Collection at the Regent University Library. Back row: Ronnie Crudup, Jr. Matthew Mallek. Wellington Boone. Larry Jackson. Front row: Marvin Mason, John Hickman, Adam Harrell, Jr. Watch a video of the inspiring speeches here.
