CHURCH HISTORY
Open Door Evangelistic World Ministries was founded in June of 1987 under the name Open Door House of Prayer by then Pastor Keith Terrell Jenkins along with his family.
The church was planted in the city of Minneapolis, in the basement of the Glenwood Apartments, with only four adults and three children. Pastor Jenkins met the caretaker of the apartments and God placed it upon her heart to allow him to utilize the basement of the apartment building for a place of worship.
These faithful few began to pray, to seek God and to submit to the teachings of Pastor Jenkins. In 1988, in order to accommodate a growing congregation, the church moved to a rented space at Saint Mark's Lutheran Church.
In 1990, Open Door House of Prayer purchased a condemned office building in South Minneapolis. Over several years the old office building was completely renovated and a beautiful sanctuary for worship was the manifestation of God's goodness. When the old office building collapsed, due to structural problems, the congregation quickly began planning to build a new place of worship while temporarily renting space in Messiah's Lutheran Church and Christ's Church International (AG). Construction for the new sanctuary began in the fall of 2000 and in June of 2001, on Pentecost Sunday, Open Door House of Prayer then became Open Door Evangelistic World Ministries and held its first service in its brand new church. To God be the glory!
In September 2011, Open Door Evangelistic World Ministries celebrated 24 years ministering in South Minneapolis in the Phillips West Community.
Bishop Jenkins desires a church that is multicultural because he believes that this is the will of God according to the prayer that Jesus prayed (St. John, chapter 17:22-23). The vision of Open Door Evangelistic World Ministries is to make a positive impact upon the Twin Cities by creating a citywide family of worshippers in which ALL are Welcome. A place where All INDIVIDUALS and FAMILIES can grow and flourish in faith and discover God's plan for their lives.
Open Door Evangelistic World Ministries is a non-denominational charismatic church reaching the entire Twin Cities for Christ. Our passion and mission is to advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ among people in culturally-sensitive ways. Open Door is a spirit-empowered, biblically-grounded community of learning and a growing fellowship and worship. Open Door strives to develop and equip the whole man by teaching accuracy from the Bible, the Word of God, and by practicing and being living examples, so that each of our partners can become all they are to be and do all they are called to do in the world for the glory of God.