What is the historical background of The Kingdom Christian Ministries?
The Kingdom Christian Ministries has its roots in The Kingdom, a Christian fellowship of believers who organized around the ministry of Frank W. Sandford in the early 1900s. This fellowship was and is evangelical in outlook and believes in the fundamentals of the Christian faith (see the Statement of Faith elsewhere in this website). While other resources give a more detailed history of the work and ministry of Frank W. Sandford,*(see note at end of this answer) in brief, he was ordained as a minister in the Free Baptist denomination who felt a special call from God to evangelize the world on apostolic principles. This meant that he left his denominational pastorate and wholly gave himself to the Holy Spirit to be directed by Him thereafter. He lived a life of faith, depending on God to meet every need, and this meant he would not solicit funds. He did not conduct church collections or asking for money from anyone but God. Beginning his work with schoolhouse and tent ministry in the st
