This story is continued from Kenneth Copeland’s “Jonah” Experience
Shortly after the car wreck Kenneth and Gloria attended an Oral Roberts partner meeting and that’s where Kenneth Copeland received his anointing for ministry.
At the end of the five-day meeting, Oral Roberts laid his hands on Kenneth. Moments later, while sitting in a chair, Kenneth looked up and saw a transparent vision of the people in the meeting. On the inside, their spirits looked weak and starved, but their heads were grotesquely enormous.
“It hit me so hard, I began to weep. I cried and asked, ‘What is this? What’s the matter with these people?’” Kenneth Copeland recalled.
And the Lord replied, These are people whose spirits-even though born again-are so untaught and so unfed with the Word of God, and their heads are so full of religion and tradition, they’re so untaught and their faith is so shriveled, they are spiritually helpless. Then the Lord added, Kenneth, you’re looking at the cream of the crop right here. You ought to see the bad ones…I have called you and anointed you to do something about this.
That’s when Kenneth Copeland learned what he was called to do.
“When Oral Roberts laid hands on me, that was the moment this ministry was born in my spirit.” Then Kenneth added, “Well, to tell you the truth, I think it was in there before. Because the day I was born, they brought me in to my mother and she took me in her hands and the first thing she did…she held me up and dedicated me to the ministry of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, there isn’t any way you can get away from that.”
For a while, Brother Copeland tried his own pursuits such as working at an insurance company. But he couldn’t get away from the call of God on his life. He just kept thinking, Man, I’m not supposed to be here. I’m in the wrong spot. I’m doing the wrong thing. Every time he prayed, God would say, I want you in Tulsa, Okla., at Oral Roberts University. And Brother Copeland, who never enjoyed school, would respond, “Oh, I can’t do that.”
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KCM’s outreach goes far beyond the powerful voices the Lord has entrusted to us such as the BVOV broadcast, international meetings and this magazine. Our outreach extends to other ministries—trusted, effective ministries—all around the globe. This is because the first 10 percent of all gross income received by Kenneth Copeland Ministries from donations and sales is placed into a special, earmarked fund we call Twice-Sown Seed. In other words, when we receive a gift from you, we sow a portion of it again into another ministry—so every penny you give is twice sown—it’s twice as effective and will yield twice the eternal reward.
Did you know the next time you are in Fort Worth, Texas, you can take a guided tour of Kenneth Copeland Ministries? You’ll see firsthand the great things God is doing because of Partners like you, and you’ll also learn some fun and interesting facts.
The idea for Commander Kellie and the Superkids was birthed in the 1980s, and the first Superkids adventure audiotape was released in 1989. Three more audiotape adventures followed. By 1992, the first Commander Kellie and the Superkids movie, The Intruder, had been released. That same year, Wichita Slim (Kenneth Copeland’s western character) made his first appearance, to the delight of young audiences all over the world.
In addition to audio teachings and movies, KCM began reaching out to children via print in April 1993, when the first children’s comic page appeared in the Believer’s Voice of Victory magazine. By May 1994, that single page had grown into an entire full-color magazine just for children, called Shout! The Voice of Victory for Kids. The subscription list for the comic-book-style magazine grew from about 5,000 early on to more than 150,000 when its last issue was distributed in 2006.
In addition to day-to-day operations, the KCM Distribution Center staff works overtime when they receive notice that an area has been hit by a storm or natural disaster, such as a hurricane, tornado or the recent California wildfires. During those times, plenty of supplies–including encouraging Word-filled books–are gathered to bring relief and God’s compassion to those in the affected areas.
So the next time you’re in Fort Worth, Texas, drop by Kenneth Copeland Ministries’ headquarters for a tour, and make sure it includes a visit to our distribution center. It’s a great opportunity to see your faith in action through a place that is touching lives around the world, and bringing believers from the milk of the Word to the meat.
