“What is Sheaves for Christ?” I inquired. My pastor, Steven Dickson in Mandeville, Louisiana asked me to join the youth group to go out on the street to collect money for Sheaves for Christ. I have to be honest—I did not want to go that day. It was the middle of a hot, humid Louisiana summer! We went several weekends every month to the street and collected money in our Sheaves for Christ cans.

Just three months earlier on April 3, 1988 was the first time I ever attended a United Pentecostal Church. In that service, God delivered me from drug addiction and a life of darkness. I was baptized in Jesus’ name, and two days later I was filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost. God gave me a brand new life. As a new convert, I began to … Read More »

Announcing the 2014 Sheaves for Christ Offering: $3,892,876.22!

Represents the 4th largest offering in SFC’s 63 year history!
Represents the largest SFC ojffering since 2002!
Represents a $325,793.78 total dollar increase (9.13%)!
Represents a combined total increase over the past three years of $851,470.55!
39 districts reported an increase!
10 districts set an all-time giving record!
39 districts have a Real McCoy winner!
155 students completed Challenge 31, raising at least $961 each!
For the first time ever, a local church surpassed the $100k barrier! Living Way Church in Conroe, Texas (Pastor Randy Ensey) gave an all-time SFC record offering of $105,891.01!

Thanks to you and your sacrifical giving this year, we were able to achieve an increase in our Sheaves for Christ offering for the fifth year in a row. Our offering total of $3,892,876.22 represents a tremendous amount of time, energy, and resources invested by the General Youth … Read More »