I have a lot of history that might impress you. Lofty sounding stuff like Ph.D., Bible College Professor, Sr. Pastor, Academic Dean, was a presbyter in the Assemblies of God organization, missionary evangelist, ordained by the Assemblies of God (Sherry's ordained too by Five-Fold Int'l.) sent by God to Africa, India, and the USA.
But let me say this; there is nothing that I hold more dear in my past than repenting of being a Pharisee on that remote lonely ND road the day that the Spirit of the Living God saw fit to tap my shoulder, convict me, and deliver me into new radical love for His children. That's the crux of who I am. It's what I eat, sleep and breath. It was a new revelation of God's love for His children that demanded true repentance, new humility, and a very different direction for David and Sherry Nichols! We found our new identity in Jesus and in Father's love, rather than in our busy activity.
So then, after being lit on fire by the revival in Pensacola, FL in 1997, Sherry and I founded Heart of the Father Ministries in the year 2000. Since then we have focused on activating the local Saints via Apostolic ministry, conducted over 60 healing festivals plus invited Church ministry in towns, villages and cities of Africa, India and in 16 states the USA. We have ministered to over one million people face-to-face, seeing 350,000 of them repent at the altar. Twice we have ministered to crowds of over 100,000 people in India! Wow, God is so good.
Sherry is my wife of 41 years. She is Co-founder of Heart of the Father ministries. She is also Office Manager of the ministry. The passions of the Father's heart run through her as she ministers to people who need His love.
We have four married sons, 11 grandchildren, and live near Rush City, MN.
But let me say this; there is nothing that I hold more dear in my past than repenting of being a Pharisee on that remote lonely ND road the day that the Spirit of the Living God saw fit to tap my shoulder, convict me, and deliver me into new radical love for His children. That's the crux of who I am. It's what I eat, sleep and breath. It was a new revelation of God's love for His children that demanded true repentance, new humility, and a very different direction for David and Sherry Nichols! We found our new identity in Jesus and in Father's love, rather than in our busy activity.
So then, after being lit on fire by the revival in Pensacola, FL in 1997, Sherry and I founded Heart of the Father Ministries in the year 2000. Since then we have focused on activating the local Saints via Apostolic ministry, conducted over 60 healing festivals plus invited Church ministry in towns, villages and cities of Africa, India and in 16 states the USA. We have ministered to over one million people face-to-face, seeing 350,000 of them repent at the altar. Twice we have ministered to crowds of over 100,000 people in India! Wow, God is so good.
Sherry is my wife of 41 years. She is Co-founder of Heart of the Father ministries. She is also Office Manager of the ministry. The passions of the Father's heart run through her as she ministers to people who need His love.
We have four married sons, 11 grandchildren, and live near Rush City, MN.
My name's Jan Reynolds and I joined the Heart of the Father Ministries' staff in June 2014. I'm an active member of both the office staff at the ministries' Rush City Headquarters, as well as participating in both International and USA Healing Festivals.
I've really been a groupie/intercessor of HOTFM since 2000 when I met Dr. and Sherry Nichols when they brought the newly launched ministry to my local church.
I love art, love to see people "color outside the lines" believing for the greatness Father God created them for. With HOTFM that is a frequent and normal sight!
I've really been a groupie/intercessor of HOTFM since 2000 when I met Dr. and Sherry Nichols when they brought the newly launched ministry to my local church.
I love art, love to see people "color outside the lines" believing for the greatness Father God created them for. With HOTFM that is a frequent and normal sight!
Pete Couper lives in Pine City, Minnesota with his wife, Tammy. They have been married since 1991 and have four children. He and his family attend Community Worship Center in Sandstone, MN.
Pete's journey changed after the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Allison, in 2007. It was at this point he knew that following the LORD was different than believing in Him. The Living God had laid out a new path before him and revealed in Jeremiah 10:23, "I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course" (NLT),
Before following the LORD, out of high school Pete served in the USAF's Strategic Air Command at Mather AFB, CA. Pete went on to become a street medic in South Texas and as an instructor of Paramedicine at Texas State Technical College. He then went on to pursue a career in Colorado as the Director of Western Eagle County Ambulance District, where Pete was trained in high mountain rescue, gaining his ACLS and PALS certification.
He furthered his career by heading back to Minnesota and received his degree in Information Management Systems in Columbia Heights, MN. After 37 years, in the Spring of 2011, Pete moved from the private sector into full time ministry with Breakthrough Ministries, Inc. He served the ministry as the Vice President, Chairman of the Board and as a street minister. Pete has a Bachelor’s degree in Leadership in Ministry and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2015. Pete also serves as a Chaplain with Pine County Sherriff’s department.
In October 2016, Pete moved to Heart of the Father Ministries as Director of Outreach and serves as an instructor at the Heart of the Father School of Ministry in Rush City, MN.
Pete's journey changed after the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Allison, in 2007. It was at this point he knew that following the LORD was different than believing in Him. The Living God had laid out a new path before him and revealed in Jeremiah 10:23, "I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course" (NLT),
Before following the LORD, out of high school Pete served in the USAF's Strategic Air Command at Mather AFB, CA. Pete went on to become a street medic in South Texas and as an instructor of Paramedicine at Texas State Technical College. He then went on to pursue a career in Colorado as the Director of Western Eagle County Ambulance District, where Pete was trained in high mountain rescue, gaining his ACLS and PALS certification.
He furthered his career by heading back to Minnesota and received his degree in Information Management Systems in Columbia Heights, MN. After 37 years, in the Spring of 2011, Pete moved from the private sector into full time ministry with Breakthrough Ministries, Inc. He served the ministry as the Vice President, Chairman of the Board and as a street minister. Pete has a Bachelor’s degree in Leadership in Ministry and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2015. Pete also serves as a Chaplain with Pine County Sherriff’s department.
In October 2016, Pete moved to Heart of the Father Ministries as Director of Outreach and serves as an instructor at the Heart of the Father School of Ministry in Rush City, MN.
In addition to the above five members of Heart of the Father Ministries, many, many more names should be included; really too many to list.
The intercessors who pray regularly for the ministry in include two groups:
1. Five individuals in Lamberton, Minnesota spend several hours each week in focused intercession for favor, safety, and fruit for the ministry.
2. Additionally, nearly 400 individuals located throughout the USA and the world pray for Kingdom progress for Heart of the Father Ministries.
...and then, there are the dozens and dozens of Pastors, hundreds of Festival volunteers, and thousands of financial supporters of the ministry...nearly seven thousand as of today!
God has put together an amazing family at Heart of the Father Ministries. May God always be glorified by everything we say and do as we expand and explode onward and upward in His precious and glorious name!
The intercessors who pray regularly for the ministry in include two groups:
1. Five individuals in Lamberton, Minnesota spend several hours each week in focused intercession for favor, safety, and fruit for the ministry.
2. Additionally, nearly 400 individuals located throughout the USA and the world pray for Kingdom progress for Heart of the Father Ministries.
...and then, there are the dozens and dozens of Pastors, hundreds of Festival volunteers, and thousands of financial supporters of the ministry...nearly seven thousand as of today!
God has put together an amazing family at Heart of the Father Ministries. May God always be glorified by everything we say and do as we expand and explode onward and upward in His precious and glorious name!
