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Citadel of Praise Celebrates 5 Years Of Ministry

By Staff and Wire Reports

Published: July 01, 2010

In the month of July, Citadel of Praise in Detroit, MI is celebrating its 5^th Church Anniversary.  Guest speakers during the month are:

Bishop Lamber Gates, Indianapolis, IN on July 11 at 8:30am
Bishop Charles H. Ellis, III, Detroit, MI on July 11 at 11:30am
Bishop Clinton House, Las Vegas, NV on July 18
Bishop Liston Page, Paterson, NJ on July 25
Rev. Kenneth Flower, Detroit, MI on July 14
Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Detroit, MI on July 20
Bishop John Sheard, Detroit, MI on July 21

The Celebration will culminate with the 5^th Anniversary Banquet and Gala on September, 17, 2010.  The Gala will be held at the elegant MGM Grand Detroit Hotel.  Special musical guest is Gospel and R&B artist, Dave Hollister.  Hen Sapp, brother of Pastor Marvin Sapp, will be entertaining through comedy.

For more information, log on to http://citadelofpraise.org.

About Citadel Of Praise

Citadel of Praise was started in July of 2005.  The Lord gave the vision to our Founder and Senior Pastor, Spencer T. Ellis, to begin the ministry after more than three years of fasting and praying. God told him to name the church "Citadel of Praise".  Citadel of Praise is a church where God replenishes his people with power to resist attack from the enemies of life.  In Psalms 100:4, the Lord declares to the people to, "Enter into his gate with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name".   The Citadel is non-traditional church where God's spirit takes preeminence.

The opening service, on July 17, 2005, was attended by over 1500 people and well wishers including then mayor of the city of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick along with other dignitaries and city officials.   Mayor Kilpatrick encouraged Pastor Ellis during his remarks, "The city has been waiting on you and you are going to bless a lot of people."  Citadel celebrated with over 200 inaugural members during its membership Sunday in August 2005.   During the first year of ministry, Citadel rented the church auditorium of Bailey Cathedral Church of God in Christ.  The ministry held services every Sunday at 3:00pm.

In September 2006, Citadel moved into its newly purchased property which consists of four institutional building on 5 acres of land.  The land consists of a 700-seat church, administration building, elementary school, and former convalescent home.

In August 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked Detroit as the number one "poorest city" in America with over 30% of its citizens living in poverty.  In February 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Detroit as the number one most "miserable" city in America.  Therefore, Citadel is committed to stimulating the economic growth and improving the quality of life through Jesus Christ.

Within five years of ministry, the membership has grown to over 1400 members.  Under the leadership of God almighty and his servant, Pastor Spencer T. Ellis, this ministry is "Exploding".

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