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tunities to seek theLord’s blessing for the
success ofHolyConvocation.
President ElijahHankerson and staff
plannedmany outreach and evangelistic
events throughout theweek. The IDOE
actually got started before the convocation
even began. The departmentministered at
jails and prisons in theGreater St. Louis
area. Several serviceswere held reaching
hundreds ofmen andwomenwith the glori-
ous gospel of JesusChrist. Street Teams
were deployed tomany of the distressed
areas of the city to share the gospelwith
asmanymen, women, boys and girls as
possible. TheseStreet Teams also invited
thousands of residents to the services of the
ChurchOfGod InChrist. The department
continues to lead the evangelistic efforts for
the entire denomination.
Revival Fire services, sponsored by the
IDOE, have become popular duringHoly
Convocation. These services are held after
themain evening service. This year, Re-
vival Fire featured a triple threat: Bishop
J. DrewSheard, EvangelistKarenClark
Sheard andDr. DorindaClarkCole (in that
order) preaching on the same night and on
the same stage.
In addition to celebrating the 90th year an-
niversary of the department, the following
includes the report of the IDOE’s efforts
duringHolyConvocation 2017:
•
The 100,000th door hangerwith the
gospelmessage (since 2010)was distrib-
uted inSt. Louis this year.
•
ThePrayerWalkwas held again this
year, offering prayer to consecrate the area
surroundingTheAmerica’sCenter.
•
153 soulswere claimed for Jesus through
efforts duringHolyConvocation.
•
108 backsliders returned to theLord.
•
49 peoplewere baptized andfilledwith
theHolyGhost.
