About Us
About ICGC End Time Harvest Temple
The International Central Gospel Church – Fort McMurray (End Time Harvest Temple) is an Evangelical, charismatic Christian church with a mission of raising leaders, shaping the vision and influencing society through Christ. The assembly is part of the network of International Central Gospel Churches headquartered in Ghana under the leadership of the General Overseer, Dr. Mensa Otabil. International Central Gospel Church, as a corporate body, has an international presence in Africa, Europe, and North America.
End Time Harvest Temple seeks to influence the residents of Fort McMurray and beyond with the message of God’s love and power. End Time Harvest Temple is: a church that is focused on developing an atmosphere where people feel free, safe, loved, and honored. A church that focuses on prayer so that love, unity, and fellowship will reign in the hearts of the members. A place where you will hear sermons that will empower you to excel in life and, above all, become a practicing Christian.
We invite you to join and fellowship with us, and your life will never be the same. Our God reigns!
Pastor Ben Nelson
Ben Nelson, pastor-in-charge of International Central Gospel Church – Fort McMurray (End Time Harvest Temple) is a mining engineer and a tent-minister of the gospel. He has an open fair personality and imbue passion for Prayer and Christian Discipleship. He also loves seeing believers practically living the word of God to influence our society through Christ. He believes that the kingdom of God must come first and that Christians everywhere must arise and respond to the call of God upon their lives.
Ben has served in various capacities of Christian leadership in his pre, during and post university education. He served as the Leader in Charge of Campus Christian Family at the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa Ghana. In September 2000, Ben left Ghana for Germany to pursue an MBA degree in Management of Resources and Environment at the University of Freiberg. He and his dear wife lived in the UK for seven years and migrated to Canada in January 2010. They have both lived and worked in the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta since then.
Pastor Nelson responded to the call of God to start a church in April 2018, combining ministry with his secular work. In January 2019, his church assumed the name ICGC End Time Harvest Temple and proceeded to become a fully registered religious society in Alberta, Canada. As the current pastor-in-charge, he wants the church congregation to represent all the different people and nationalities within our community.
Our Ministries
Counselors
Receive altar calls, respondents, assure them of their salvation, pray with them, and help with their follow-up.
Greeters
Stand at the entrance to the auditorium to welcome people coming to church with a friendly smile, a lovely handshake, and a word of encouragement.
Housekeeping
Team members devote their time to tidy up the church auditorium and make it ready for service. Their activities include sweeping the auditorium, cleaning the washrooms, and everything needed to create a comfortable, hygienic environment for Church service.
Music
This ministry is made up of the choir, praise and worship team, and the instrumentalists. These are the men and women who add flavor to our worship services, providing worshippers with music that glorifies God. This team currently meets on Saturdays for rehearsal.
Ushers
This ministry is responsible for providing information to our guests, seating them, handling the collection of tithes and offerings, and administering communion during church services.
Children
This ministry is made up of kids between the ages of 1 to 12. Currently, we have two classes for children between the ages of “1 to 5 years” and “6 to 12 years,” respectively. If you are keen on making a difference in somebody’s life and impacting the future leaders, then this is the ministry for you.
Finance
The responsibility of counting and accounting for God’s monies collected during church services will rest on this group.
Hospitality
Responsible for preparing and serving refreshments after service. Also, responsible for working with church members to ensure an ample supply of food during our Friends and Family Day Celebrations.
Intercessory
Intercession leaders lead the congregation to pray during church services. They focus on praying for the nation, the church, and individual prayer requests that the church receives. Respect for confidentially is very key in this department. The department is currently looking for more volunteers who will help provide pre-service prayer as well as post-service prayer for all members who need prayer on Sundays.
Special Events
Responsible for all events planning, including monthly fellowship nights. Also responsible for assisting the welfare team with the planning of the annual church picnic.
Welfare
Before the death and crucifixion of Jesus, He prayed that His disciples would love one another. It is, therefore, pertinent to nurture the spirit of love, togetherness, sharing, and caring among the members of the church.
The welfare ministry has been established to awaken in the hearts of members the desire to share each other’s burden and to take care of the social and spiritual needs of members.
Audiovisual
Provide audiovisual technical support for the church. Set up PowerPoint and project songs used during praise and worship.
Management of official website and social media accounts (Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp etc.) on behalf of the church.
Our Faith
Our Vision
To establish the house of God, through the development of Model New Testament Christians and churches with the common philosophical denominator of practical Christianity, human dignity and excellence.
Consequently, we are committed to train and equip God’s people who come to our church to develop and grow into maturity in Christ so they will manifest the character of Christ.
Our Mission
Through our programs, we trust to make the lives of our people better than before they came to Church and redirect their perception and behavior in conformity with God’s word. This attitude, which is based on the word of God, will transform the lives of people in their communities, workplaces, schools, and more.
Our Philosophy
We believe Christianity is not a myth. God’s word preached must bring the truth that can produce results when applied to one’s life.
Again, every human being is created in the image and likeness of God and must be treated with respect and honor. Everything the Christian or the human being will do must be done with the propensity to excel. Because being created in His image and likeness, you have been structured and programmed by Him to excel (Daniel 5:12)