Eagle Mountain International Church Explained

Eagle Mountain International Church
Formation:1986
Headquarters:14355 Morris Dido Newark Rd, Newark, TX 76071
Leader Title:Senior Pastor
Leader Name:George Pearsons
Leader Title2:Senior Pastor
Leader Name2:Terri Copeland Pearsons
Affiliations:Word of Faith

Eagle Mountain International Church is an evangelical nondenominational church in Newark, Tarrant County, Texas in the United States. It was founded in 1986 by the evangelist Kenneth Copeland, and the senior pastors are George and Terri Copeland Pearsons, Copeland's son-in-law and daughter.

History

The church was founded in 1986 by Kenneth Copeland as Eagle Mountain Church. In 1993, the church was renamed to Eagle Mountain International Church and in 1998, following rapid growth, moved to its current location in Fort Worth, Texas, on a 33-acre property that was once the Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake (MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake), a United States Marine Corps air station.[1] The station's airfield is now an airport, run by Kenneth Copeland Ministries as Kenneth Copeland Airport.[2]

The church broadcasts internationally through Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the Victory Channel. Weekly services are broadcast online and on the Victory Channel. The church also operates a private Bible college called Kenneth Copeland Bible College.[3] The church ministers to the community through its nursing home ministry, hospital ministry, prison ministry, and ministry to military families.[4]

The church has hosted many guest speakers such as Heidi Baker of Iris Global, Jesse Duplantis, and Rick Renner.[5]

Eagle Mountain International Church owns Kenneth Copeland's house. In 2021 the Houston Chronicle reported that the house, valued at $7 million, qualified for tax-free status under a Texas statute that classifies the house as a parsonage.[6]

During the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine, Eagle Mountain International Church donated $6.7 million to bring Ukrainian Jewish refugees to Israel by partnering with Keren Hayesod–UIA (United Israel Appeal), and the Jewish Agency for Israel.[7]

In June 2022, EMIC was one of six large Dallas/Fort Worth Churches along with Gateway Church, Fellowship Church, and Prestonwood Baptist Church that celebrated the ending of Roe v Wade.[8]

On October 7, 2023, EMIC hosted a special prayer meeting for Israel after the news of the Hamas attack on Israel broke globally. EMIC has a history of ministry in and for Israel.[9]

References

  1. Web site: Eagle Mountain Lake Marine Corps Air Station (4TA2), Pecan Acres, TX. Freeman. Paul. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: 85/60Texas - Northwestern Fort Worth area.
  2. Web site: MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake, Fort Worth, TX - Marine Unit Directory - Together We Served . 2022-07-27 . marines.togetherweserved.com.
  3. Web site: Kenneth Copeland Bible College Transworld Accrediting Commission International . 2022-07-27 . www.transworldaccrediting.com.
  4. Cashion . Ty . 2006 . The New Frontier: A Contemporary History of Fort Worth and Tarrant County . Historical Publishing Network.
  5. Web site: Henneberry . Pastor Peter . 2023-02-08 . Guest Speaker: Heidi Baker . 2023-05-16 . Eagle Mountain International Church.
  6. News: Kenneth Copeland is the wealthiest pastor in America. So why does he live in a tax-free Texas mansion?. December 15, 2021. Houston Chronicle.
  7. Web site: Deb . Silverthorn . 2022-04-06 . Tarrant County church brings Ukrainian Jews to Israel . 2022-07-27 . Texas Jewish Post . en-US.
  8. Web site: Brindley . Emily . June 28, 2022 . How North Texas evangelicals celebrated Supreme Court abortion ruling as ‘Biblical’ .
  9. Web site: ericapartida . 2023-10-07 . A Special Prayer Meeting for Israel . 2023-12-04 . Victory News . en-US.

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