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May 25, 1995—Campus Harvest Ministries, Inc. legally changes name to Triangle Christian Fellowship Campus Ministries, Inc. Ron Lewis remains the registered agent. However, it still operates under the name “Campus Harvest” to the present day.
July, 1995—Media House International and Champions for Christ co-publish El Campione, Champions for Christ’s Spanish language equivalent to the Forerunner. Franco Gennarro (now based in Florida as pastor of Every Nation’s Tampa church), is listed as the managing editor, sharing editing duties with Jay Rogers.
November, 1995—Mail to Rice Broocks in Midland, TX from the Texas Secretary of State’s office re: Champions for Christ’s non-filing of a required report is returned to sender.
1996 (n.d.)—Champions for Christ is an active U of M ministry operating out of the Minneapolis Maranatha Christian Fellowship church pastored by Bruce Harpel. However, Bruce Harpel’s church is not officially part of the Morning Star “family” of churches. 3/4/2006 note: According to Bruce Harpel, there is no connection between this campus group which operates out of his church and the international Champions for Christ ministry affiliated with Every Nation Ministries, nor is there a relationship between Maranatha Christian Fellowship and Every Nation – source, email communication, 2/28/2006.
February 29, 1996—Victory Campus Ministries formally incorporates in Los Angeles, California.
March 15, 1996—Champions for Christ is deactivated by the Texas Secretary of State office for failure to submit an annual report. Note that CFC was not a legally viable corporation from this date until August 11, 1998—so more than two years. However, they remained in operation during this time period.
June 26, 1996—Victory Campus Ministries amends its incorporation papers as an official subsidiary of Morning Star Christian Church, Inc.
November 22, 1996—Champions for Christ refiles the old Maranatha-owned CFC logo and the typed name, “Champions for Christ” with the US Patent and Trademark Office, claiming 10/1986 as the first use in commerce, thus claiming CFC’s Maranatha history. Note that CFC was not a legally viable corporation at this time. These filings were not initially approved for registration by the USPTO.
March 31, 1997—Morning Star International, Inc. formally incorporates in Los Angeles, California. VCM, CFC, and the Filipino church are included in the MSI organization.
April 22, 1997—Triangle Christian Fellowship changes its name to Kings Park International Church, Inc.
Part 5: Morning Star International becomes fully established, but not without controversy
1997—Victory Leadership Institute begins its first Nashville class in Bethel World Outreach Center.
February 13, 1998—Bethel Chapel changes its name to Bethel World Outreach Center.
late July—early August 1998—A series of articles critical of CFC are published first in the Chicago Tribune, then the Jacksonville Times-Union.
August 11, 1998—Just as the national press starts taking notice of CFC, it files the necessary reports needed to reestablish itself as a legal corporation, after a lapse of over two years. Board members now also include Ron Lewis, pastor of the former Maranatha church in North Carolina.
Week of August 23, 1998—national news articles (incl. New York Times, Sports Illustrated, etc.) critical of CFC are published.
October 27, 1998—Morning Star Christian Church, Inc. is incorporated as a domestic corporation in Tallahassee, Florida. Directors include Greg Ball, Jim Laffoon, Charles Buhler (pastor) and Robert Owens. Registered agents also include Phil Bonasso, Ron Lewis, and Ronald Miller, Jr.
1998—The (Darrell Green) Youth Life Foundation is incorporated in Washington, DC. Brett Fuller, pastor of Grace Covenant Church/Metro Morning Star Church, is the chairman of the board of directors.
July, 1999—Champions for Christ files a new logo and refiles the typed name “Champions for Christ” with the USPTO. CFC again claims 10/1986 as the date when “Champions for Christ” was first used in commerce. These were accepted as registered trademarks with the USPTO.
Oct 28, 1999—The Youth Life and Community Foundation is incorporated in North Carolina. Ron Lewis, registered agent.
November 9, 1999—Longtime Bethel board members, Elizabeth McCollum (Ray McCollum’s wife) and Jerry Postell are replaced on Bethel World Outreach Center’s board with John Rohrer (former Maranatha), Ronald Caldwell and Deborah Caldwell.
1999—Rice Broocks becomes senior pastor of Bethel World Outreach Center, Nashville, TN, taking over from Ray McCollum, the founding senior pastor. Ray McCollum becomes the senior teaching pastor and begins traveling to teach in MSI churches worldwide. He is also based for a time at Life Christian Center, St. Louis, Missouri, even though this church is not yet legally a Morning Star International church.
February 1, 2000—Bethel World Outreach Center approves an amended and restated charter. The charter brings Bethel under the complete legal control and oversight of Morning Star International. Note that the amended charter was not filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State until March 29, 2001.
March 17, 2000—Reel to Real Ministries moves from Florida to Bethel World Outreach Center/MSI. Maintains existing working relationship with Jay Rogers (and Media House International, which still publishes the Forerunner), is listed on staff as a script writer, and also sells Reel to Real produced materials through the Media House International/Forerunner web site. Begins receiving more contributions, including large individual donations (identities of donors are not listed on Form 990). Officers include Eric Holmberg, David Litwin, Franco Genarro, Eric Krodel, Ronda Holmberg, Brady Clark, and Robert Fitzgerald. Both Holmbergs and Franco Genarro list their business address as being in Brentwood TN. Reel to Real’s mailing address is now the same as MSI Nashville’s – PO Box 1787, Brentwood, TN 37024. The Virginia Division of Corporations also lists Reel to Real as having a Brentwood physical address.
March-April 2000—His People Christian Churches of South Africa completes its merger with Morning Star International, which had been in the works since 1997. His People closes on a property that would by August 2000 house its new 5,000 seat, state of the art facility. The His People merger essentially doubles Morning Star International, according to figures available from the World Christian Database.
April 27, 2000—According to the annual report filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Bethel World Outreach Center’s board is now comprised of all former Maranatha leaders/pastors, with the exception of Ray McCollum. Rice Broocks is named President/CEO, replacing Ray McCollum. Other board members now include Bert Thomson (secretary/treasurer), Brett Fuller (VP), John Rohrer, and Ron Lewis. Note that the already amended charter did not accompany this annual report, but was not filed with the SOS until nearly a year later.
April 30, 2000—Rice Broocks receives a $182,000 loan (12/27/2019 maturity date, 6.2% interest rate) from the Malachi Foundation, a “charity” run by Austin-based financier, Morning Star International Founder’s Club Chairman, and Executives for Christ board member Greg Feste that makes “grants” almost exclusively to Morning Star International pastors, ministers, and ministries. Payments on the loan are to be made annually at the end of each calendar year.
May, 2000—Both Rice Broocks (5/2) and Phil Bonasso (5/12) close on their new residential properties. Rice Broocks begins building what would become a $1.67 million home. Phil Bonasso purchases his home for just under $1.2 million.
September 14, 2000—Phil Bonasso receives a $150,000 loan (12/27/2019 maturity date, 6.2% interest rate) from the Malachi Foundation, a “charity” run by Austin-based financier and CFC board member Greg Feste that makes “grants” almost exclusively to Morning Star International pastors, ministers, and ministries. Payments on the loan are to be made annually at the end of each calendar year.
September 21, 2000—Morning Star International, Inc. files a Certificate of Authority in Nashville, TN. Morning Star International headquarters are officially located in Nashville. However the administrative headquarters remain in Southern California. MSI now has essentially four official headquarters: Nashville (apostolic world headquarters), Los Angeles (administrative world headquarters), Manila, and Austin (home of Champions for Christ and Executives for Christ).
Part 6: Morning Star International continues to expand and begins process of changing its name to Every Nation
2001—Bob and Rose Weiner Ministries lists grants to Morning Star Christian Church (MSI-Los Angeles), Victory Campus Ministries, and Reel to Real Ministries on its IRS Form 990.
February 1, 2001—Morning Star International adds www.everynation.org redirect to its website; actual URL remains www.morningstar2010.com.
February, 26, 2001—Victory Productions logo is replaced with Every Nation Productions name and logo on the Filipino Morning Star International/Victory Church website (www.victory.org.ph). Note that Victory Productions (aka Every Nation Productions) is a separate legal entity in the Philippines only, NOT in the US.
Spring 2001—Victory Campus Ministries is established on Kansas State University’s campus, nearly 20 years after Maranatha was banned from K-State’s campus. Both K-State’s and University of Kansas’s VCM plants are based out of Morning Star Christian Church of Lawrence, Kansas, pastored by former Maranatha John McDermott.
September 13, 2001—After driving with a team of Bethel World Outreach Center pastors and leaders to minister in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, Rice Broocks calls in on speaker phone to a prayer meeting assembled at BWOC. He talks about the distraught people searching for loved ones and says that besides the Scientologists, they are the only people ministering at Ground Zero. He apparently did not see the tent that had been set up at Ground Zero by David Wilkerson’s Times Square church. Soon after his return to Nashville, Rice Broocks announces that Bethel World Outreach Center would take this opportunity, while New Yorkers’ hearts were spiritually opened, to plant a new church in New York City.
September 21, 2001—Reel to Real Ministries’ Florida Certificate of Authority lapses due to failure to submit an annual report. To date it has not been reinstated. However, Reel to Real Ministries remains an active corporate entity in Virginia, where it was originally incorporated.
October 2001—Bethel World Outreach Center starts a church plant at the Lamb’s Theatre in Times Square, NYC, in the wake of 9/11. Pastoral staff (including Rice Broocks and worship leader Kevin Singleton) fly from Nashville to NYC every week after late morning service in order to hold evening service in the new church plant. Kings Park International Church is also involved in the church plant. This church meets within seven blocks of David Wilkerson’s Times Square church.
October 7, 2001—Morning Star International reports to its membership that a “new” Morning Star International “planted” in Boston by King’s Park International Church will start meeting on this date. This is to be the home base for the Victory Campus Ministries chapters in the Boston area. However, corporate records filed with the Massachusetts Secretary of State show that this is not a new church at all but is instead a renamed Maranatha church that has been continually incorporated since 1986 (see below for change of name date). A certificate of authority for the “old” Maranatha (Maranatha Christian Church, Inc.) had been filed in 1981 and didn’t lapse until 1994. Also the VCM chapter based at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reports on its website that it has been in continuous operation since the 1980s… as a Maranatha Campus Ministries chapter: web.archive.org/web/20040322161454/http://web.mit.edu/vcm/www/about.html
November 1, 2001—DC pastor and CFC board member Brett Fuller purchases a home in Chantilly, VA for $787,000.
November 16, 2001—Force Ministries, Inc. is incorporated in Austin, TX as a subsidiary of Champions for Christ. Registered agents include Greg Ball, Jim Laffoon, and Greg Wark (pastor of the San Diego Morning Star church).
November 18, 2001—Tree of Life City Church (formerly Maranatha Christian Church of Boston) legally changes its name to Morning Star International Church of Boston. Despite the fact that this was characterized as a new church plant, this church was originally incorporated as a Maranatha church on May 13, 1986, and is currently operating under the same corporate charter plus amendments.
November 29, 2001—The Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee is incorporated in Nashville, TN.
2002—Reel to Real Ministries lists a small cash donation from Weiner Ministries on its IRS Form 990.
2002—Frontline Strategic Resources (aka Frontline Partners), a fund raising arm of Morning Star Christian Church of Dallas, lists a $5,000 grant to Campus Missions International. Campus Missions International is an expired (2000) assumed name of Maranatha Christian Church of Minneapolis, and appears to have been operating under the aegis of Purpose Ministries, whose board members include former Maranatha pastors/leaders Bruce Harpel, Brad Sherman, Nick Pappis, and Rusty Russell. 3/4/2006 note: Bruce Harpel states that according to their records, this contribution was not made to Campus Missions International. It is possible that it was instead given to what was once called Campus Ministries International to help support former Campus Ministries International president Brady Clark. Source: email communication, 2/28/2006. Since Campus Ministries International (aka Maranatha Campus Ministries International, Inc.) had been erroneously called Campus Missions International in the past, this is a plausible explanation for the contribution. However, the parent organization, Campus Ministries International, Inc., dissolved as a legal entity in 1995, soon after Morning Star International was officially founded, even though foreign Certificates of Authority are still considered active today in North Carolina and Texas.
2002—Morning Star International launches VLI online: www.vlionline.com
February 15, 2002—Victory Campus Ministries amends its incorporation papers as an official subsidiary of Morning Star International, Inc.
April, 2002—Brett Fuller announces to his (then) approximately 200 member congregation that the MSI International Apostolic Team (of which he is a member) have advised Grace Community Church to stop with its plans to build on its existing property in Fairfax County, VA and instead think bigger. They begin looking at another property but never purchase it. At this point, the church had raised $2.7 million toward its building fund.
July 30, 2002—The Global Café, Inc. is incorporated in Brentwood, TN. This is the former Planet Hollywood located in downtown Nashville that has been purchased by MSI Nashville, and is used for youth ministries and other church-related meetings. It is not yet open to the public.
Summer 2002—Victory Campus Ministries is established as a registered student group at Southeast Missouri State University. This was once the site of a very active MCM chapter that had spawned present day MSI leader Paul Barker.
August, 2002—Ron Lewis replaces Rice Broocks as senior pastor of the Morning Star NYC church. He remains the president and registered agent of KPIC as well as the other ministries based out of KPIC.
August, 2002—Beth Shalom Center (a charismatic Russian messianic Christian church first incorporated in 1996) of Brooklyn, NY joins with MSI.
August 27, 2002—Youth Life Foundation of the Triangle is incorporated in North Carolina. The incorporation papers note its relationship with the (Darrell Green) Youth Life Foundation. Ron Lewis, registered agent.
September 16, 2002—Morning Star International (TN) files “Every Nation Productions” with the US Patent and Trademarks Office; first use in commerce 10/2000. This is now a registered trademark of Morning Star International. Note that ENP is not a separately incorporated entity in the US, and that this US trademark is owned by MSI Nashville, NOT Victory Productions/Every Nation Productions in the Philippines.
September 16, 2002—Morning Star International (TN) files “Every Nation in Our Generation” with the US Patent and Trademarks Office; first use in commerce 7/1999.
November, 2002—Charisma Magazine publishes a series of articles supporting Champions for Christ; CFC is Charisma’s cover story that month.
November, 2002—Paul Daniel steps down from his position as head of His People Christian Ministries due to “illness” and is removed to MSI’s Nashville headquarters by the MSI International Apostolic team: www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=148649
December, 2002—Life Christian Church of St. Louis, MO joins with Morning Star International. Rick Shelton continues as the senior pastor and Joyce Meyer continues on the church board of directors. Note: While LCC was listed in MSI’s directory as of this date, the “required bylaw” was not enacted at this time, which would have made LCC legally part of MSI.
December 31, 2002—Media House International lists Cuban distribution of the Champion, its Spanish language newspaper co-published with Champions for Christ, as one of its accomplishments for that year on its annual report. Note that Media House International/Forerunner (as well as Reel to Real Ministries, with which it has a close working relationship) is unapologetically Christian Reconstructionist/Dominion Now upon reviewing its website at www.forerunner.com. Its theology, focus, etc. did not change from the early pre-Maranatha “breakup” writings posted to present.
January 27, 2003—Morning Star New York (MSNY, Inc.) formally incorporates in Nassau County, New York State.
January 31, 2003—Rick Shelton purchases a new $673,042 home from Mayer Custom Homes, St. Louis, MO.
2003—Reel to Real Ministries lists a $500 donation to the Bethel World Outreach Center Building Fund on its Form 990 of this year. It also claims “no relationship” with Bethel World Outreach which is a patently false statement, since both Reel to Real and Bethel World Outreach Center are Morning Star International ministries, and Reel to Real is currently based the Nashville headquarters of MSI. 3/4/2006 note: Reel to Real is no longer considered an Every Nation ministry; it is now affiliated with The Apologetics Group - www.apologeticsgroup.com/
February 5, 2003—Gareth Stead replaces Paul Daniel as senior pastor on His People-Cape Town’s website: web.archive.org/web/20030205161746/www.capetown.hispeople.org/capetown
February 14, 2003—Paul Daniel is removed from the International Apostolic Team as listed on MSI’s website: web.archive.org/web/20030214194056/www.morningstar2010.com/about/board.html This is in accordance with MSI’s officially stated procedures in which pastors/leaders removed from one board position (i.e., as a head pastor) are removed from all other MSI board positions. Note that this is before he supposedly confessed of sin to MSI Apostolic Team members, before he purchased a home in Franklin, Tennessee, before he is delisted as Cape Town’s senior pastor on MSI’s master World Directory and before his videotaped confession.
March, 2003—Paul Daniel purchases a nearly $600,000 home in Franklin, Tennessee, just a few doors down from Jim Laffoon, who had purchased his nearly $600,000 home a year earlier.
May, 2003—Paul Daniel’s videotaped confession of two extramarital affairs is shown to his “shocked” former congregation in South Africa. The confession took place after a period of “professional counseling,” as reported by the (South African) Cape Argus (http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=148649 ). In actuality, this “counseling” was not conducted by professional licensed marriage/family counselors but by Morning Star International Apostolic Team members, including neighbor Jim Laffoon. His People—Cape Town (where Paul Daniel was senior pastor) comes under the direct authority/“covering” of the Nashville-based Morning Star leadership rather than under African-based leadership.
June, 2003—Ray McCollum is no longer listed as a pastor with Bethel World Outreach Center, the church he founded and built. According to its next annual report filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on 3/8/2004, he had also been removed from the board of directors effective July 1, 2003.
June 8, 2003—Gareth Stead officially replaces Paul Daniel as senior pastor on MSI’s worldwide directory: web.archive.org/web/20030608151743/http://www.morningstar2010.com/directory/africa.html
August, 2003—Morning Star International files Every Nation, Every Nation Publishing, Every Nation Churches, and Every Nation Ministries with the US Patent and Trademarks office.
August 20, 2003—Brett Fuller sells Grace Covenant Church’s vacant property (the property they were told not to build on) for $1.1 million. It was purchased in 1999 for $525,000.
September, 2003—Articles critical of (Darrell Green) Youth Life Foundation are published in the Washington Post and Youth Today.
July 25, 2003—Morning Star International files a Certificate of Authority in St. Louis, MO.
November 18, 2003—Brett Fuller’s Grace Covenant Church changes its name to Metro Morning Star of Sterling, VA.
December, 2003 – Rice Broocks presents former KPIC-based campus pastor, Morgan Bates, to Life Christian Church in St. Louis as their new assistant pastor. Bates had most recently served in His People in South Africa in the wake of Paul Daniel’s removal as senior pastor. It is announced that this is in order to promote making Life Christian a more racially integrated church. Note that although LCC is listed in Morning Star International’s directory, it is not yet legally a part of MSI.
2004—Morning Star International now has 70+ churches internationally; approximately the same size as Maranatha Christian Church, Inc/Maranatha Campus Ministries in 1989.
January 12, 2004—Former His People church administrator under Paul Daniel, Michael Swain, purchases a home for $571,142 in Franklin, Tennessee, on the same street as Paul Daniel, Jim Laffoon, and John Rohrer.
July, 1995—Media House International and Champions for Christ co-publish El Campione, Champions for Christ’s Spanish language equivalent to the Forerunner. Franco Gennarro (now based in Florida as pastor of Every Nation’s Tampa church), is listed as the managing editor, sharing editing duties with Jay Rogers.
November, 1995—Mail to Rice Broocks in Midland, TX from the Texas Secretary of State’s office re: Champions for Christ’s non-filing of a required report is returned to sender.
1996 (n.d.)—Champions for Christ is an active U of M ministry operating out of the Minneapolis Maranatha Christian Fellowship church pastored by Bruce Harpel. However, Bruce Harpel’s church is not officially part of the Morning Star “family” of churches. 3/4/2006 note: According to Bruce Harpel, there is no connection between this campus group which operates out of his church and the international Champions for Christ ministry affiliated with Every Nation Ministries, nor is there a relationship between Maranatha Christian Fellowship and Every Nation – source, email communication, 2/28/2006.
February 29, 1996—Victory Campus Ministries formally incorporates in Los Angeles, California.
March 15, 1996—Champions for Christ is deactivated by the Texas Secretary of State office for failure to submit an annual report. Note that CFC was not a legally viable corporation from this date until August 11, 1998—so more than two years. However, they remained in operation during this time period.
June 26, 1996—Victory Campus Ministries amends its incorporation papers as an official subsidiary of Morning Star Christian Church, Inc.
November 22, 1996—Champions for Christ refiles the old Maranatha-owned CFC logo and the typed name, “Champions for Christ” with the US Patent and Trademark Office, claiming 10/1986 as the first use in commerce, thus claiming CFC’s Maranatha history. Note that CFC was not a legally viable corporation at this time. These filings were not initially approved for registration by the USPTO.
March 31, 1997—Morning Star International, Inc. formally incorporates in Los Angeles, California. VCM, CFC, and the Filipino church are included in the MSI organization.
April 22, 1997—Triangle Christian Fellowship changes its name to Kings Park International Church, Inc.
Part 5: Morning Star International becomes fully established, but not without controversy
1997—Victory Leadership Institute begins its first Nashville class in Bethel World Outreach Center.
February 13, 1998—Bethel Chapel changes its name to Bethel World Outreach Center.
late July—early August 1998—A series of articles critical of CFC are published first in the Chicago Tribune, then the Jacksonville Times-Union.
August 11, 1998—Just as the national press starts taking notice of CFC, it files the necessary reports needed to reestablish itself as a legal corporation, after a lapse of over two years. Board members now also include Ron Lewis, pastor of the former Maranatha church in North Carolina.
Week of August 23, 1998—national news articles (incl. New York Times, Sports Illustrated, etc.) critical of CFC are published.
October 27, 1998—Morning Star Christian Church, Inc. is incorporated as a domestic corporation in Tallahassee, Florida. Directors include Greg Ball, Jim Laffoon, Charles Buhler (pastor) and Robert Owens. Registered agents also include Phil Bonasso, Ron Lewis, and Ronald Miller, Jr.
1998—The (Darrell Green) Youth Life Foundation is incorporated in Washington, DC. Brett Fuller, pastor of Grace Covenant Church/Metro Morning Star Church, is the chairman of the board of directors.
July, 1999—Champions for Christ files a new logo and refiles the typed name “Champions for Christ” with the USPTO. CFC again claims 10/1986 as the date when “Champions for Christ” was first used in commerce. These were accepted as registered trademarks with the USPTO.
Oct 28, 1999—The Youth Life and Community Foundation is incorporated in North Carolina. Ron Lewis, registered agent.
November 9, 1999—Longtime Bethel board members, Elizabeth McCollum (Ray McCollum’s wife) and Jerry Postell are replaced on Bethel World Outreach Center’s board with John Rohrer (former Maranatha), Ronald Caldwell and Deborah Caldwell.
1999—Rice Broocks becomes senior pastor of Bethel World Outreach Center, Nashville, TN, taking over from Ray McCollum, the founding senior pastor. Ray McCollum becomes the senior teaching pastor and begins traveling to teach in MSI churches worldwide. He is also based for a time at Life Christian Center, St. Louis, Missouri, even though this church is not yet legally a Morning Star International church.
February 1, 2000—Bethel World Outreach Center approves an amended and restated charter. The charter brings Bethel under the complete legal control and oversight of Morning Star International. Note that the amended charter was not filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State until March 29, 2001.
March 17, 2000—Reel to Real Ministries moves from Florida to Bethel World Outreach Center/MSI. Maintains existing working relationship with Jay Rogers (and Media House International, which still publishes the Forerunner), is listed on staff as a script writer, and also sells Reel to Real produced materials through the Media House International/Forerunner web site. Begins receiving more contributions, including large individual donations (identities of donors are not listed on Form 990). Officers include Eric Holmberg, David Litwin, Franco Genarro, Eric Krodel, Ronda Holmberg, Brady Clark, and Robert Fitzgerald. Both Holmbergs and Franco Genarro list their business address as being in Brentwood TN. Reel to Real’s mailing address is now the same as MSI Nashville’s – PO Box 1787, Brentwood, TN 37024. The Virginia Division of Corporations also lists Reel to Real as having a Brentwood physical address.
March-April 2000—His People Christian Churches of South Africa completes its merger with Morning Star International, which had been in the works since 1997. His People closes on a property that would by August 2000 house its new 5,000 seat, state of the art facility. The His People merger essentially doubles Morning Star International, according to figures available from the World Christian Database.
April 27, 2000—According to the annual report filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Bethel World Outreach Center’s board is now comprised of all former Maranatha leaders/pastors, with the exception of Ray McCollum. Rice Broocks is named President/CEO, replacing Ray McCollum. Other board members now include Bert Thomson (secretary/treasurer), Brett Fuller (VP), John Rohrer, and Ron Lewis. Note that the already amended charter did not accompany this annual report, but was not filed with the SOS until nearly a year later.
April 30, 2000—Rice Broocks receives a $182,000 loan (12/27/2019 maturity date, 6.2% interest rate) from the Malachi Foundation, a “charity” run by Austin-based financier, Morning Star International Founder’s Club Chairman, and Executives for Christ board member Greg Feste that makes “grants” almost exclusively to Morning Star International pastors, ministers, and ministries. Payments on the loan are to be made annually at the end of each calendar year.
May, 2000—Both Rice Broocks (5/2) and Phil Bonasso (5/12) close on their new residential properties. Rice Broocks begins building what would become a $1.67 million home. Phil Bonasso purchases his home for just under $1.2 million.
September 14, 2000—Phil Bonasso receives a $150,000 loan (12/27/2019 maturity date, 6.2% interest rate) from the Malachi Foundation, a “charity” run by Austin-based financier and CFC board member Greg Feste that makes “grants” almost exclusively to Morning Star International pastors, ministers, and ministries. Payments on the loan are to be made annually at the end of each calendar year.
September 21, 2000—Morning Star International, Inc. files a Certificate of Authority in Nashville, TN. Morning Star International headquarters are officially located in Nashville. However the administrative headquarters remain in Southern California. MSI now has essentially four official headquarters: Nashville (apostolic world headquarters), Los Angeles (administrative world headquarters), Manila, and Austin (home of Champions for Christ and Executives for Christ).
Part 6: Morning Star International continues to expand and begins process of changing its name to Every Nation
2001—Bob and Rose Weiner Ministries lists grants to Morning Star Christian Church (MSI-Los Angeles), Victory Campus Ministries, and Reel to Real Ministries on its IRS Form 990.
February 1, 2001—Morning Star International adds www.everynation.org redirect to its website; actual URL remains www.morningstar2010.com.
February, 26, 2001—Victory Productions logo is replaced with Every Nation Productions name and logo on the Filipino Morning Star International/Victory Church website (www.victory.org.ph). Note that Victory Productions (aka Every Nation Productions) is a separate legal entity in the Philippines only, NOT in the US.
Spring 2001—Victory Campus Ministries is established on Kansas State University’s campus, nearly 20 years after Maranatha was banned from K-State’s campus. Both K-State’s and University of Kansas’s VCM plants are based out of Morning Star Christian Church of Lawrence, Kansas, pastored by former Maranatha John McDermott.
September 13, 2001—After driving with a team of Bethel World Outreach Center pastors and leaders to minister in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, Rice Broocks calls in on speaker phone to a prayer meeting assembled at BWOC. He talks about the distraught people searching for loved ones and says that besides the Scientologists, they are the only people ministering at Ground Zero. He apparently did not see the tent that had been set up at Ground Zero by David Wilkerson’s Times Square church. Soon after his return to Nashville, Rice Broocks announces that Bethel World Outreach Center would take this opportunity, while New Yorkers’ hearts were spiritually opened, to plant a new church in New York City.
September 21, 2001—Reel to Real Ministries’ Florida Certificate of Authority lapses due to failure to submit an annual report. To date it has not been reinstated. However, Reel to Real Ministries remains an active corporate entity in Virginia, where it was originally incorporated.
October 2001—Bethel World Outreach Center starts a church plant at the Lamb’s Theatre in Times Square, NYC, in the wake of 9/11. Pastoral staff (including Rice Broocks and worship leader Kevin Singleton) fly from Nashville to NYC every week after late morning service in order to hold evening service in the new church plant. Kings Park International Church is also involved in the church plant. This church meets within seven blocks of David Wilkerson’s Times Square church.
October 7, 2001—Morning Star International reports to its membership that a “new” Morning Star International “planted” in Boston by King’s Park International Church will start meeting on this date. This is to be the home base for the Victory Campus Ministries chapters in the Boston area. However, corporate records filed with the Massachusetts Secretary of State show that this is not a new church at all but is instead a renamed Maranatha church that has been continually incorporated since 1986 (see below for change of name date). A certificate of authority for the “old” Maranatha (Maranatha Christian Church, Inc.) had been filed in 1981 and didn’t lapse until 1994. Also the VCM chapter based at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reports on its website that it has been in continuous operation since the 1980s… as a Maranatha Campus Ministries chapter: web.archive.org/web/20040322161454/http://web.mit.edu/vcm/www/about.html
November 1, 2001—DC pastor and CFC board member Brett Fuller purchases a home in Chantilly, VA for $787,000.
November 16, 2001—Force Ministries, Inc. is incorporated in Austin, TX as a subsidiary of Champions for Christ. Registered agents include Greg Ball, Jim Laffoon, and Greg Wark (pastor of the San Diego Morning Star church).
November 18, 2001—Tree of Life City Church (formerly Maranatha Christian Church of Boston) legally changes its name to Morning Star International Church of Boston. Despite the fact that this was characterized as a new church plant, this church was originally incorporated as a Maranatha church on May 13, 1986, and is currently operating under the same corporate charter plus amendments.
November 29, 2001—The Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee is incorporated in Nashville, TN.
2002—Reel to Real Ministries lists a small cash donation from Weiner Ministries on its IRS Form 990.
2002—Frontline Strategic Resources (aka Frontline Partners), a fund raising arm of Morning Star Christian Church of Dallas, lists a $5,000 grant to Campus Missions International. Campus Missions International is an expired (2000) assumed name of Maranatha Christian Church of Minneapolis, and appears to have been operating under the aegis of Purpose Ministries, whose board members include former Maranatha pastors/leaders Bruce Harpel, Brad Sherman, Nick Pappis, and Rusty Russell. 3/4/2006 note: Bruce Harpel states that according to their records, this contribution was not made to Campus Missions International. It is possible that it was instead given to what was once called Campus Ministries International to help support former Campus Ministries International president Brady Clark. Source: email communication, 2/28/2006. Since Campus Ministries International (aka Maranatha Campus Ministries International, Inc.) had been erroneously called Campus Missions International in the past, this is a plausible explanation for the contribution. However, the parent organization, Campus Ministries International, Inc., dissolved as a legal entity in 1995, soon after Morning Star International was officially founded, even though foreign Certificates of Authority are still considered active today in North Carolina and Texas.
2002—Morning Star International launches VLI online: www.vlionline.com
February 15, 2002—Victory Campus Ministries amends its incorporation papers as an official subsidiary of Morning Star International, Inc.
April, 2002—Brett Fuller announces to his (then) approximately 200 member congregation that the MSI International Apostolic Team (of which he is a member) have advised Grace Community Church to stop with its plans to build on its existing property in Fairfax County, VA and instead think bigger. They begin looking at another property but never purchase it. At this point, the church had raised $2.7 million toward its building fund.
July 30, 2002—The Global Café, Inc. is incorporated in Brentwood, TN. This is the former Planet Hollywood located in downtown Nashville that has been purchased by MSI Nashville, and is used for youth ministries and other church-related meetings. It is not yet open to the public.
Summer 2002—Victory Campus Ministries is established as a registered student group at Southeast Missouri State University. This was once the site of a very active MCM chapter that had spawned present day MSI leader Paul Barker.
August, 2002—Ron Lewis replaces Rice Broocks as senior pastor of the Morning Star NYC church. He remains the president and registered agent of KPIC as well as the other ministries based out of KPIC.
August, 2002—Beth Shalom Center (a charismatic Russian messianic Christian church first incorporated in 1996) of Brooklyn, NY joins with MSI.
August 27, 2002—Youth Life Foundation of the Triangle is incorporated in North Carolina. The incorporation papers note its relationship with the (Darrell Green) Youth Life Foundation. Ron Lewis, registered agent.
September 16, 2002—Morning Star International (TN) files “Every Nation Productions” with the US Patent and Trademarks Office; first use in commerce 10/2000. This is now a registered trademark of Morning Star International. Note that ENP is not a separately incorporated entity in the US, and that this US trademark is owned by MSI Nashville, NOT Victory Productions/Every Nation Productions in the Philippines.
September 16, 2002—Morning Star International (TN) files “Every Nation in Our Generation” with the US Patent and Trademarks Office; first use in commerce 7/1999.
November, 2002—Charisma Magazine publishes a series of articles supporting Champions for Christ; CFC is Charisma’s cover story that month.
November, 2002—Paul Daniel steps down from his position as head of His People Christian Ministries due to “illness” and is removed to MSI’s Nashville headquarters by the MSI International Apostolic team: www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=148649
December, 2002—Life Christian Church of St. Louis, MO joins with Morning Star International. Rick Shelton continues as the senior pastor and Joyce Meyer continues on the church board of directors. Note: While LCC was listed in MSI’s directory as of this date, the “required bylaw” was not enacted at this time, which would have made LCC legally part of MSI.
December 31, 2002—Media House International lists Cuban distribution of the Champion, its Spanish language newspaper co-published with Champions for Christ, as one of its accomplishments for that year on its annual report. Note that Media House International/Forerunner (as well as Reel to Real Ministries, with which it has a close working relationship) is unapologetically Christian Reconstructionist/Dominion Now upon reviewing its website at www.forerunner.com. Its theology, focus, etc. did not change from the early pre-Maranatha “breakup” writings posted to present.
January 27, 2003—Morning Star New York (MSNY, Inc.) formally incorporates in Nassau County, New York State.
January 31, 2003—Rick Shelton purchases a new $673,042 home from Mayer Custom Homes, St. Louis, MO.
2003—Reel to Real Ministries lists a $500 donation to the Bethel World Outreach Center Building Fund on its Form 990 of this year. It also claims “no relationship” with Bethel World Outreach which is a patently false statement, since both Reel to Real and Bethel World Outreach Center are Morning Star International ministries, and Reel to Real is currently based the Nashville headquarters of MSI. 3/4/2006 note: Reel to Real is no longer considered an Every Nation ministry; it is now affiliated with The Apologetics Group - www.apologeticsgroup.com/
February 5, 2003—Gareth Stead replaces Paul Daniel as senior pastor on His People-Cape Town’s website: web.archive.org/web/20030205161746/www.capetown.hispeople.org/capetown
February 14, 2003—Paul Daniel is removed from the International Apostolic Team as listed on MSI’s website: web.archive.org/web/20030214194056/www.morningstar2010.com/about/board.html This is in accordance with MSI’s officially stated procedures in which pastors/leaders removed from one board position (i.e., as a head pastor) are removed from all other MSI board positions. Note that this is before he supposedly confessed of sin to MSI Apostolic Team members, before he purchased a home in Franklin, Tennessee, before he is delisted as Cape Town’s senior pastor on MSI’s master World Directory and before his videotaped confession.
March, 2003—Paul Daniel purchases a nearly $600,000 home in Franklin, Tennessee, just a few doors down from Jim Laffoon, who had purchased his nearly $600,000 home a year earlier.
May, 2003—Paul Daniel’s videotaped confession of two extramarital affairs is shown to his “shocked” former congregation in South Africa. The confession took place after a period of “professional counseling,” as reported by the (South African) Cape Argus (http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=148649 ). In actuality, this “counseling” was not conducted by professional licensed marriage/family counselors but by Morning Star International Apostolic Team members, including neighbor Jim Laffoon. His People—Cape Town (where Paul Daniel was senior pastor) comes under the direct authority/“covering” of the Nashville-based Morning Star leadership rather than under African-based leadership.
June, 2003—Ray McCollum is no longer listed as a pastor with Bethel World Outreach Center, the church he founded and built. According to its next annual report filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on 3/8/2004, he had also been removed from the board of directors effective July 1, 2003.
June 8, 2003—Gareth Stead officially replaces Paul Daniel as senior pastor on MSI’s worldwide directory: web.archive.org/web/20030608151743/http://www.morningstar2010.com/directory/africa.html
August, 2003—Morning Star International files Every Nation, Every Nation Publishing, Every Nation Churches, and Every Nation Ministries with the US Patent and Trademarks office.
August 20, 2003—Brett Fuller sells Grace Covenant Church’s vacant property (the property they were told not to build on) for $1.1 million. It was purchased in 1999 for $525,000.
September, 2003—Articles critical of (Darrell Green) Youth Life Foundation are published in the Washington Post and Youth Today.
July 25, 2003—Morning Star International files a Certificate of Authority in St. Louis, MO.
November 18, 2003—Brett Fuller’s Grace Covenant Church changes its name to Metro Morning Star of Sterling, VA.
December, 2003 – Rice Broocks presents former KPIC-based campus pastor, Morgan Bates, to Life Christian Church in St. Louis as their new assistant pastor. Bates had most recently served in His People in South Africa in the wake of Paul Daniel’s removal as senior pastor. It is announced that this is in order to promote making Life Christian a more racially integrated church. Note that although LCC is listed in Morning Star International’s directory, it is not yet legally a part of MSI.
2004—Morning Star International now has 70+ churches internationally; approximately the same size as Maranatha Christian Church, Inc/Maranatha Campus Ministries in 1989.
January 12, 2004—Former His People church administrator under Paul Daniel, Michael Swain, purchases a home for $571,142 in Franklin, Tennessee, on the same street as Paul Daniel, Jim Laffoon, and John Rohrer.