Joy @ First Light Counseling
JFMI
Joy Faith Ministries International (JFMI) provides the apostolic covering for various ministries including Hometown Church, the JFMI College of Ministry, Joy @ First Light Counseling, JFMI Productions & Publications (JFMI P&P), and more. Apostolic covering refers to the covering of Christ that He provided to His people. God uses apostles for this covering, providing grace and blessing, along with protection, accountability, growth, and belonging as well.
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Hometown Church (formerly known as Joy Fellowship Church) is a new regional church in the "city of choice" for God: North Richland Hills! We joyfully open our doors to welcome and invite you to join us as we praise, worship, and honor our God. He has called us together in fellowship, loving one another as we love Him. Let's grow together in faith while living transformed lives for His glory!
Joy Fellowship Online (JFO) invites you to learn more about what God is saying to our world. JFO was previously a church founded in 2013 by its Senior Pastors Dave and Joyce Thilges, which later became a prophetic arm of JFMI in 2023. JFO's purpose is to provide prophetic words from God each week to transform the lives of people in churches, communities, and nations.
JFMI College of Ministry equips believers from all walks of life, locally and internationally, for the work of the ministry. Students can enroll in the diploma or ordination programs, or take courses of interest online or in the classroom. For more information, email karen@joyfmi.org or call Dean Karen Kottaridis at (817) 424-1212.