In 1982 Pastor Olu Itiola was sent by Deeper Life Bible Church in Lagos, Nigeria as a church-planting missionary to the United States. He started the first United States branch of Deeper Life Bible Church in Montgomery, AL in 1987. In 1993, Pastor Olu was called of God to move the headquarters of the U.S. churches to New York and passed the leadership mantle of the local church to Pastor Kyle Searcy. In 2000, under the leadership of Bishop Olu Itiola and the Holy Spirit, Fresh Anointing International Church was formed in Montgomery, AL with Pastor Kyle Searcy as Senior Pastor.
With the leading of the Holy Spirit and the blessing of Bishop Olu, we determined that the Lord was calling us to make the shift to launch out in a new and fresh way. Thus, Fresh Anointing House of Worship (FAHOW) was conceived in 2007 under the leadership of Apostle Kyle and Pastor Kemi Searcy. Also in 2007, we dedicated a 2000-seat sanctuary in a six-year-old, 37,200-square foot building on 376 acres of land in a celebration of the tremendous wealth transfer from the enemy’s kingdom to the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus.
By the grace and favor of God, there are now 9 seed-offsprings of FAHOW throughout the southeast United States: Meridian, MS; Selma, AL; Augusta, GA; Crestview, FL; Wetumpka, AL, Birmingham, AL, Columbus, GA, Nashville, TN, and Oswego, IL. Through the Fresh Oil International Fellowship of Churches, over 230 churches throughout parts of the African continent are under the leadership of this ministry.
The membership at FAHOW in Montgomery has increased to nearly 2,000 and counting. The E3 vision for FAHOW Montgomery-Exalt, Extend, and Empower-was cast in 2008. The E3 vision focuses on three spiritual houses- the House of Worship, the House of Missions, and the House of Mercy.
Fresh Anointing is, and has always been, a ministry with a strong emphasis on prayer and a commitment to community transformation, one life at a time. We are also a multi-racial, multi-generational, international ministry committed to fulfilling the mandate of Christ to make disciples of every people group possible.
