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About All Nations COGIC

The All Nations Church began 1963 as a gathering of children under a tree at 10th & Federal Housing Projects. The aim was to gather the wandering and seemingly aimless children on Saturday afternoon to teach them the Sunday School lesson.

That group grew until parents were coming and asking for a building in which to meet. A meeting place was secured and Sunday and weekly services began. As with any startup, we too had to move some seven times before we could secure a "Church Building". In 1969 we purchased our first building. Then a second one, a third one, and finally a fourth and permanent one. This part of the "saga" covered 37 years. Pastor and Mother Porter were called of God to the "Bishopric" of the Jurisdiction of Montana and serving as the Chairman of PROMISE KEEPERS, they felt led of God to place their third son (Elder Arthur Porter) as pastor of All Nations in the year 2000.

In October 2005, when the All Nations name had been changed to "New Nation", Bishop felt a God-tug at his heart to revive the name of All Nations, for its task had not been completed. To the glory of God, the present All Nations is on the rise in Spirit and number.

All Nations as always, is a multi-faceted ministry, reaching out to feed the poor, clothe the naked, visit the prisoners, the sick and the shut-in. We support home and foreign Missionaries. The print and electronic media is a vital part of this outreach. All Nations is partnering to provide affordable housing, Jobs and job training. Our ministry is family oriented with a high emphasis on Men and Youth.

About Bishop Porter

Bishop Phillip H. Porter Jr. is the founder of All Nations Pentecostal Church of God in Christ in Aurora, Colorado. In addition to serving as founder of Colorado Consumers For Affordable Energy, he's involved in many groups supporting a variety of causes, and also hosts a Denver radio show called It's Prayer Time.

Porter, a native of Enid, Okla., came to Colorado in 1959 after graduating with a degree in sociology from Phillips University in Enid, where he was the first African-American student. He founded the All Nations congregation in 1963 and served as pastor until April 1999, when he appointed his son pastor and took over the role of Senior Pastor/Bishop.

Porter is a former chairman of Promise Keepers, a men's Christian group founded by former University of Colorado football coach Bill McCartney. Porter, who chaired the group from 1994-1999, was instrumental in organizing the group's stadium rallies that drew thousands of men. He is chairman emeritus of the Promise Keepers board of directors and also serves in the ministry's Strategic Alliance.

In 2003, Porter joined Alan Keyes, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Tony Perkins, Gary Bauer and others as an "original signer" of a petition to "Save the Ten Commandments," after federal courts ordered Alabama's then-Chief Justice Roy Moore to remove a granite monument featuring the commandments from the state courthouse.

In 2004, Porter served on a committee investigating football recruiting practices at the University of Colorado after a series of incidents involving the football program led to an overhaul in the athletics department. The investigation into the incidents led to the resignation of school president Elizabeth Hoffman.

Porter is considered one of Colorado's foremost religious leaders. He was ordained bishop in the Church of God in Christ in 1992. He has been active with the Urban League, Citizens Concerned About Minorities in Aurora, and other groups.

He founded the Coalition of Black Clergy of Aurora and has served on the boards of directors for Seniors Inc., Evangelical Concern and Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives, along with Citizens Concerned About Minorities in Aurora. He is also a member of the boards of the Aurora Youth Gang Task Force, Metropolitan Denver Ministerial Alliance, and Alliance for Choice in Education.

The bishop is co-author of Better Men, released in 1998, and he authored the later Better Men On The Path To Purity, as well as Let the Walls Fall Down. According to Amazon.com, Better Men, "...speaks to the growing hunger demonstrated by millions of men who are seeking to become godly fathers and husbands and reclaim a role of honor and integrity in society. This book not only speaks to the millions of men who seek to become godly fathers and husbands, but offers a powerful voice for racial reconciliation within the Christian community."

Bishop Porter has been married for more than 50 years to wife Edgar Lee (Moye) Porter. They have eight children (five sons and three daughters), 14 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.