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Mother Church
“The Door” - Christian Fellowship Church is
associated with more than 1,400 congregations around the
world. Christian Fellowship Ministries was
founded and is led by Pastor Wayman Mitchell, Senior
Pastor of The Potter’s House church of Prescott, AZ
since 1970. This local body in Prescott is the mother
church of the entire fellowship of churches. Revival
Church
In December of1973 Pastor Harold Warner and his young
wife, Mona, were sent to Tucson to assume the pastorate
of an almost defunct Foursquare mission on Veteran’s
Blvd. on Tucson’s south side. “Brother Harold and
sister Mona”, both saved in the Jesus People movement,
were impervious to their humble surroundings and saw
only a great opportunity to impact their generation for
Christ. As the Warners simply began to preach, serve and
evangelize, God honored their labors by bringing in
scores of hippies and young people. Since then The
Door Church has been privileged to experience
several waves of revival from the workings of God’s Holy
Spirit.
Flagship Church
One unique facet of Christian Fellowship Churches
is the discipleship and training of couples within
the local congregations to plant churches. True to the
same vision that launched the Warners to Tucson, The
Door planted its first baby church into Clifton, AZ
in May, 1977. Today there are almost 250 churches
worldwide that have their roots back to The Door
Church. Also in the mid 70’s The Door
inaugurated a semi-annual (now annual) Bible Conference
that caters specifically to the vision and challenges of
church planting. This early summer convention, which
takes place at the Tucson Civic Center, is still the
highlight of The Door’s lively calendar of
events.
Growing Church
Today, closing in on 35 years of ministry, a
congregation of nearly a 1,000, continues to minister to
Tucson and regions beyond. This includes events
happening in the church: the diligent preaching of
Pastor Warner, revival services with gifted evangelists,
full length dramas, Next Generation Ministries (ministry
to children), Vision Unlimited (Youth ministry), to name
a few. Then there are those that function outside the
church: HHM Bible Studies, park concerts and dramas,
outdoor videos or just simple outreaches to present of
the gospel. The Door Church is dedicated to
growth as we strive to be faithful to the “heavenly
vision.”
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