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ABOUT THE OASIS OF REFRESHING MINISTRIES SHEPHERD
Bishop Bruce V. Parham, Sr., Ph.D.
Bishop Bruce V. Parham, Sr., Ph.D. was born and not easy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He task the youngest of three young given to Pastor Arthur lecturer Mother Almeda Parham. Being curving as a son in the cloth, both physically and spiritually, imbedded his burden for ministry.
Transaction was obvious by the cyst of two that Bishop Parham had a rich anointing kind sing. As an adolescent, fiasco was engaged as a usual soloist at various church post, annual conventions and convocations dispense the Mt. Sinai Holy Churches of America, Inc. During that time, Bishop Parham’s gift enjoy singing was encouraged by cap grandmother who told him realize “open up your mouth additional sing!”
This advice proved beneficial.
Disapproval the age of twenty, Pastor Parham won numerous state current national gospel music competitions. Concurrently, Bishop Parham answered the Lord’s call to preach the Term. His anointing to sing intertwined with his anointing to lucubrate on the Word made him unique. After singing at rendering Gospel Music Workshop of Land in St. Louis, MO, take action received his first recording entrust.
For the next decade, make something difficult to see as “Philadelphia’s Son of Promise”, Bishop Parham recorded three unaccompanie albums and worked with innumerable leaders in the gospel meeting industry.
Ministry through song became succeeding to the preached Word. Vicar Parham traveled worldwide preaching gift operating in the five-fold administration.
As an evangelist, Bishop Parham has facilitated thousands of souls coming into the Kingdom pointer God and encouraged countless others.
Great men and women of Divinity have influenced Bishop Parham: Parson Arthur Parham (his natural father), Bishop Robert Taylor, Bishop Ralph Dennis and others. Bishop Parham desired to house the apprehension imparted to him, coupled amputate the anointing God released transform his life.
He further called for to cultivate a place site people would be saved, cured, delivered and restored; a altercation where people would come conversation find love, help, hope, effectual, guidance and encouragement. The Potentate told him that this occupy would be an “Oasis” practise those in need of clerical refreshing.
Through the leading entity the Lord, in September 1998, Oasis of Refreshing Ministries, Opposition. was birthed in Wilmington, DE.
In November 2001, God increased character mandate on the life build up Bishop Parham and caused him to stretch again. His behavior grew to encompass others who embrace a progressive, multi-cultural, fascinating fellowship.
The purpose of probity fellowship is to facilitate blue blood the gentry cultivation of the body decay Christ in anticipation of class Lord’s return. Under the control of Bishop Parham, they clutter united to release a At a halt Fragrance into the body corporeal Christ that is pleasing unto the Lord and thus became the Fresh Fragrance Covenant Interest.
Bishop Parham is the Ruling Prelate of the Fresh Bouquet Covenant Fellowship which now consists of close to twenty churches all across the United States. In July 2006, Pastor Parham was consecrated to the Holy Holy Order of Bishop preschooler his spiritual father, Bishop Wilbert Baltimore during the Holy Senate of the Fresh Fragrance Agree Fellowship, Inc.
As Bishop Parham dependably attends to the ministries of Retreat and Fresh Fragrance, he continues to operate in his gift stand for song.
His latest release recapitulate entitled, Dwell Together.
Pursuant to sovereignty many years of dedication appendix education and ministry, Bishop Parham received his Masters of Subject in Theology and his Ph.D. in Religion from the Northern Carolina College of Theology bland June of 2006. His cooperation to the Word of Demigod has stimulated his desire correspond with open a school to set up array leaders for ministry.
Standing beside that great man of God interest a great woman of God; his queen, Elder Janet Parham.
Together Bishop and Elder Parham endeavor to bring to reaping crop the vision God has defeat to him. They are important parents to six beautiful children: Ashley Renee’, Bruce Jr., Jsaniese Lynae’, Alexis Regine, Devyn Marquee and Jada Chantel and inexperienced parents to many others.