Church Spotlight

This quarter First Choice highlights one of our Delaware County supporting churches, Destiny Christian Center International.Bishop Keith and Lady Reva O’Neal serve as pastors of the 400 member congregation located at 5000 E. Centennial Avenue. Their weekly services are Sundays at 9:30 and 11:15 am and Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm. Additionally, a live streaming of Sunday morning services may be viewed at destinylive.us.Destiny’s mission, “Love God. Love Others. Serve the World,” begins by connecting members with God first then spreading God’s love to others. “Our ‘secret sauce’ is bridge-building,” notes Bishop O’Neal. “We are a multicultural ministry testifying to the grace and power of God.”The church began 12 years ago in the living room at Bishop O’Neal’s home with the vision God gave him in 1 Samuel 22:1-2.As they grew, services moved to the Muncie YWCA and later to a former fitness center. “We believe that we were claiming those locations for ‘spiritual fitness’,” said Bishop Keith. “In 2009 we outgrew that space.” He continued, “As I drove around Muncie searching for our new location, I drove into the parking lot and felt the Holy Spirit tell me ‘This is it!’” The 22.3 acre property included a park, baseball diamond, basketball court and a 12,000 square foot building.The years have brought continued growth and expansion including Destiny Christian Academy, a daycare ministry. “There is a purpose for every child God sends into the world”, explained Bishop Keith. “We want to expose them to the God of the universe at an early age so that they can feel loved and nurtured. We want to help get them started on the right track.”Their support for First Choice for Women stems from that same perspective. “We are pro-life,” stated Bishop O’Neal. “These babies are visions, dreams - all with a purpose. God commands us in James 1:27 to care for widows and orphans.”In 2016, Destiny members Cliff and Stephanie Johnson spear-headed a diaper drive which collected over 12,000 diapers for the clients of First Choice for Women.In addition to First Choice, Destiny partners with other local organizations, such as Second Harvest Food Bank, Christian Ministries, Youth for Christ and South View elementary, where church members provide resources and teacher encouragement. Globally, Destiny supports World Vision and missionaries in Belize and Venezuela.“We are ‘kingdom focused”, notes Bishop O’Neal. “We are all about impacting our cities, our culture and our people, right where they are.”Thank you Destiny Christian Center International for your ongoing support for First Choice for Women. We appreciate you!