History of Joshua Evangelization Group
KFI have had a few opportunities to either see and buy a potential land or a Building to eventually become a Headquarter. It even had a chance to occupy a Building in the Union City, NJ area to what we believed at that time as the future KFI Headquarters. But it went nowhere for there were a host of issues that we did not have a control of back then.
After that time, nothing more really have shaped up to become a real possibility of having one. It was at this time when most of the community were just verbally sharing a common desire of having a “Dream Center”.
During a lull in the activities of the Marriage Encounter Weekend on November 24, 2002, a group of eight encountered couples, i.e. couples who had completed a Marriage Encounter Weekend decided to meet and this became the pilot meeting of this drive for a ‘dream center’.
At this meeting everyone had the same desire to establish a group with the sole purpose of raising funds to build a center in the future. It was also agreed that whoever is present in this meeting will be considered members of this proposed organization. On this same day, officers were voted upon more specifically as the servant leaders.
At the second meeting held on December 7, 2002 the organization was named “Joshua”, inspired by the biblical story in the book of Joshua which narrated the way Israel
took possession of the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua, the successor of Moses.
JOSHUA REVELATION:
On December 7, 2014 which was a Sunday, the Joshua group decided to reveal its existence to Brother Conrad and Sister Bing at the Raritan Bay Hospital in Perth Amboy, NJ. This was a moving experience because Bro. Conrad was already ill at that time and he never thought that there could be a special group of dedicated brothers and sisters who were working discreetly in pursuing his desire - which is to have a dream center. He eventually shared, that he was already becoming discouraged because it seemed that no one else in the community shared the same common vision or desire to have our own place for our headquarters. He then said that this revelation was the missing piece that he so hoped and prayed for all this time. We believed that Brother Conrad, right at that very moment, was once again elated, inspired and reinvigorated to carry on with his dream of the Center.
INCORPORATION:
Succeeding meetings have resulted in a few more developments:
a) On January 2015, the Joshua group have discerned and have chosen to be called as the “Joshua Evangelization Group” or JEG, in short.
b) On February
9 of this year, we were incorporated in the State of NY as a “not- for- profit” entity. Therefore, our official name is now “JOSHUA EVANGELIZATION GROUP, Inc.
c) On May 14, 2015, we were approved for a 501 (c)3 status by the Internal Revenue Service.
d) Just recently, on August 16, 2015. We have applied and was approved for a “sales tax exemption” status by the great State of NJ.
e)
JEG, Inc. is now officially and legally capable to raise funds, solicit, collect and process funds for use towards our plan to build a facility as our Corporate offices and headquarters for our activities. This Building will be both a place for our administrative functions and our place for our works of mercy, that will fill the void in the lives of those that we are able to help, especially the youth, the aged and the sick. At this point, the group has now a total membership of 23 couples and 3 single individuals for a total of 49 members, active and inactive. Two members are no longer with us, they passed away in 2019.
BUILDING:
The group’s creative idea of a building have so far produced this description of a building and its surroundings: haven with the Lord to ease our pain, fears and insecurities through a life of prayer, faith and service to others. A site in the middle of a nature place, secluded from the noise and complexities of urban life but centrally located, enough to be reachable by public transportation, made of wood, brick, stone, glass, etc., with a tall ceiling for a foyer with the morning sun going thru a 2- story glass panel facade. Eventually, we envision a place that can accommodate and hold events relative to the LSS, Luke 18, Antioch, Barnabas, MEWE and the Family Encounter Weekend Retreats. It may seems to be like a dream, but with your help and our God’s inspiration, we are committed to realize this dream and give our recipients a chance for a better life and much more importantly, a life grounded in the love of our God.
FINANCIAL:
Donations, grants, wills, bequests, etc. will be accepted from hereon and a tax-exempt certificate will be furnished to the extent allowable by the US Internal Revenue Service.