Pastor
Jeff Wright grew up in Kansas, where
from 1976-1978
he attended a local church Bible school
that was staffed
by some of the first graduates of Kenneth
Hagin's Rhema
Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
During this
time, Fred Price, Jerry Savelle, and Kenneth
Hagin, Jr. all
personally came and taught seminars at this
church.
From 1976-1981
Jeff worked in this local church as a
volunteer in a
weekly jail ministry, in recording a daily
"Dial-a-Prayer"
telephone message, in directing a
monthly men's
prayer breakfast, in the church music
ministry, in
construction labor to help build a 500-seat
church
auditorium, in monthly tract distribution at an
approved
location at a local hospital, in teaching Bible
College classes,
and in substitute preaching for the
pastor.
Also, from 1976-1981, Pastor Jeff worked
at a secular job
full-time as a civil engineering
technician.
(Reference: Evangelist Jeff Goss,
P.O. Box 328,
High Ridge, MO 63049
email:
jeffgossministries@yahoo.com)
In June 1981
Jeff was led supernaturally by God to
move to Ft.
Worth, Texas for further preparation for
full-time
ministry. Actually, he first sensed the leading
of God in 1979
to make this move, and after two
years of prayer
this leading was even stronger than
at first.
He counseled with his pastor, parents, and
friends before
leaving.
From 1982-1983
Jeff attended a local church in the
Ft. Worth area
that was pastored by another of the
first-year
graduates of Kenneth Hagin's Rhema.
Once again
Jeff was active as a volunteer in the
church music
ministry, in construction labor for church
building
projects, and in preparing and distributing
church
advertising fliers door-to-door. Also, from
1981-1983 Jeff
worked at a secular job full-time as a
city
firefighter. (Reference: Pastor Ronnie Moore,
Word of Love
Christian Center, 1860 Precinct Line Rd;
Hurst, TX
76054 phone: 817-485-5683.)
Jeff Wright had
been actively praying for the
government for several years, but in March 1983 he first
sensed that God was leading him to start a church in the Washington, D.
C. area specifically to encourage
believers to pray for the government. In order to avoid
setting up too close to an already-established church,
Jeff counseled with Washington, D. C. area pastors prior
to his move.
Victory World Outreach Church and/or Pastor Jeff
Wright have been a long-time member in good
standing with several national and international
ministerial associations, including Faith Christian Fellowship
International (www.fcf.org) International
Convention of Faith Ministries (www.icfm.org)
Victory Fellowship of Ministries (www.victorytulsa.org) & Kenneth Copeland
Ministries (www.kcm.org).