President's Message

I am happy to note that IICM Internet Bible College is listed as one of the "Top 20 Leading Ministries in the World, in a website, even though we do not think so)

It gives me a great pleasure to write this personal letter to all those who are associated or connected with IICM in different ways such as:

1.   A Current Theological Student

2.   A Prospective Student

3.   An Alumni

4.   An Adjunct Faculty Member

5.   A Partner/Affiliate

6.   A Rep.

7.   A Director of Extension Center

8.   An Ordinate

9.   A Bishop or Cardinal Consecrated by IICM

10. An Honorary Doctoral Degree Recipient

11. A Subscriber of our Anointing Magazine

12. A Viewer of IICM TV Programs

13. A Reader of IICM Books or Articles 

collectively totaling over 350,000 Pastors and Christian Leaders, from nearly 202 countries around the world.

First of all, I would like to personally thank everyone that donated or sent a contribution for the purchase of a Cathedral with extensive infrastructure and a parsonage, in the historic town of Plymouth, Pennsylvania which is located in the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey at about 150 miles away from the city of New York.

As a matter of fact, America came into being and developed into what it is today because about three hundred years ago, in multiples of 10,000, people came from almost every Eastern and Western European nation to work in the coal mines in the State of Pennsylvania, in and around Plymouth. As you can imagine, during this time, coal was the main source of energy for steamships, steam engines used in rail road industry, for lighting, heating etc. Only after the development of coal industry in this region, other cities like Philadelphia, Washington D.C. developed and the nation of USA was formed.  However, not only this area where we purchased the Church has a lot of historic significance, but, interestingly, the nationalities that came from several European countries, occupied a geographical area in this region called Lucerne County or Wyoming Valley, and some of the sections are called even today as German town, the Welsh town, Polish town etc., and further in each section they built in those days and during the following two centuries several huge Cathedrals in their own architecture.

After three hundred years, these overflowing Churches started dwindling in membership, and during the last few decades, innumerable Churches were shut down, sold out and even demolished. One of the good thing about America is, when membership drops close to zero, they sell it to someone who would use the building as a Church, and not for commercial purposes, and not for resale to make a profit. While in European countries we can see several Churches in which they house a business, cafeteria or store of any merchandise.

Our Bible College, which has deep a commitment to teach Church Management and Christian Leadership principles, to help Churches grow and be successful in all of their endeavors, including reaching out to the last in any neighborhood, but also to the countries around the world, to make disciples for Christ, and to get their souls saved by preaching the gospel.

Having been reached by the gospel, through missionaries that came from Western countries nearly three hundred years ago, personally I had the burden and desire to go as a missionary to some nations to preach the gospel to the un-reached, and strengthen the local Churches, following the footsteps of my own father who went as a Medical Missionary to Indonesia.

Since this area in USA was ideal for me to serve as a missionary, and to help strengthen every Church in this location, I bought this Church with the contribution of literally hundreds of IICM members or associates in a short span of three months, towards the end of the year 2005.

While continuing the regular weekly services and programs of the Church, the Holy Spirit has guided us to hold Training sessions for a span of 1 or 3 weeks starting from April of 2007, every month, through September, inviting Pastors and Christian Leaders from all over the world in batches of 40. For further details such as, to getting a sponsorship letter for visa purposes etc. and other costs involved in attending these training sessions, you may send your bio-data and photo through email to iicm@aol.com; international@iicmet.org

During these training sessions, on one Saturday, we will hold a Graduation Service for our students from around the world, and also confer Honorary Doctorates (such as D.D.,D.Litt.,LL.D, D.Hum.,D.C.L etc.) to deserving candidates, and also consecrate Bishops and Cardinals. IICM, being an interdenominational and an International ministry, anyone from any denomination, can become a Life Time Member and enroll in our Bachelors/Masters/Doctoral Theological Degree Programs, which are offered through internet as well as to recommend or apply for receiving an Honorary Doctorate or for Consecration as a Bishop/Cardinal, and serve in their respective independent Church groups.

We are planning to launch out in the year 2007, to carry out the following programs internationally from this base in USA, for the benefit of all Churches, Para-Church Organizations and other Christian Leaders and Ministers:

1.   Broadcasting Messages through TV Programs and Broadcasting Video Messages through Websites

2.   Book Distribution

3.   Leadership Training in USA/India

4.   Consecration of Bishops/Arch-Bishops/Cardinals

5.   Conferring Honorary Doctorates and offer Theological Degrees

6.   Setting up IICM Extension Centers in the key cities of the world

7.   Establishing IICM Bible Schools all over the world, and offer several Theological Degree Programs, in more than 10 leading World languages.

We would be certainly happy to receive an email from you, indicating your interest in participating in any one or a few of the above programs, and also represent IICM in your own city, State or country. We will be uploading in our International Website (www.iicmweb.org) and also in our Indian Website (www.iicmindia.org) some information about these programs, so that you may do the needful to benefit and to be blessed by them.

We will certainly appreciate your prayers for all of these endeavors..

God Bless,

Yours in Christ,

Patriarch John Williams