Living Word Christian Center – Forest Park, IL
Living Word Christian Center
Forest Park, IL
Registration required
For nearly 28 years, Drs. Bill & Veronica Winston and Bill Winston Ministries as well as other world-renowned speakers and musical artists, have impacted the lives of countless men, women and young people through the International Faith Conference (IFC).
Join us online for six anointed days—Sunday, September 11, 2022 through Friday, September 16, 2022—or in person on the campus of Living Word Christian Center located at 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, Illinois 60130.
Drs. Bill & Veronica Winston and Faith Ministries Alliance warmly invites you to attend a special FMA LEADERS SYMPOSIUM which will include a teaching from Dr. Bill Winston as well as a private Licensing and Ordination Ceremony at the 2022 International Faith Conference. This is a private event exclusively designed for FMA members.
IFCKidz Children’s Church will be open during the IFC Conference for ages 3-12 In Person and Online.
Bill Winston Ministries invites you to an exclusive Women’s event. Presenting DIVINELY ‘HER’ – A Heavenly Encounter for women who desire to experience God’s presence in every area of their lives.
Partners, we look forward to seeing you Friday, September 16, for our annual Partner Appreciation event. Please check your email for details! This year’s event will be like none other as we connect with our global partner community all together! We can’t wait!
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Musical Guest: Walt Whitman and the Soul Children of Chicago
6:00 p.m.
Musical Guest: Donald Lawrence & Company
7:00 p.m.
Musical Guest: David & Nicole Binion
7:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Musical Guest: Todd Galberth
7:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Musical Guest: Jekalyn Carr
7:00 p.m.
Musical Guest: Brandon Roberson
7:00 p.m.
The conference rate is SOLD OUT at the Hilton Suites Oakbrook. However, attendees can still reserve rooms at the hotel’s standard rate or at other suggested surrounding hotels.
(Please see list below.)
Shuttle Service Available
70 Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 719-8000
Shuttle Service Unavailable
1000 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
630-941-1177
Shuttle Service Unavailable
200 S. Mannheim Rd., Hillside, IL 60162
(708) 544-2700 or 1(800) HOLIDAY
Shuttle Service Unavailable
Bishop Tudor Bismark: An apostolic voice to the nations. Since 1989, he has been serving as an apostolic father and mentor to ministries all over the world. He serves as the senior pastor of New Life Covenant Church in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Bishop T. D. Jakes, a charismatic leader, visionary, provocative thinker, and entrepreneur who serves as senior pastor of The Potter’s House, a global humanitarian organization and 30,000-member church located in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Jesse Duplantis: Dynamic evangelist and guest speaker at church meetings, conventions, seminars, Bible colleges, and Christian television programs all over the world.
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez: Popular international speaker and president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) the nation’s largest Hispanic Christian organization representing millions of Evangelicals and more than 40,000 U.S. churches.
Apostle Leroy Thompson Sr.: a native of Louisiana and the Pastor of Word of Life Christian Center and Chief overseer of Leroy Thompson Ministerial Association (LTMA). He accepted Christ as his personal savior in September of 1972. In October of that same year he was water baptized. From that moment on he was a man after God’s own heart. On December 30, 1973 he was called into the ministry to preach God’s Word. Apostle Thompson became an ordained minister on May 24, 1975.
The conference will be held in-person at Living Word Christian Center located at 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, Illinois 60130. It will also be livestreamed via our online viewing platforms.
By phone: 708-697-5000
Yes, IFC Kidz will be available ONLINE each evening, Sunday, September 11 only at 6:00 p.m. and Monday, September 13 to Friday, September 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m
Spanish and French translations will be made available in person and during the livestream. Sign language will be available as well.
100,000 worldwide attendees online, plus those attending in person
International attendees are welcome to the 2022 International Faith Conference. Join us in-person at Living Word Christian Center or via our livestream at www.billwinston.org
Our other online viewing platforms are:
• ifc.billwinston.org
• livingwd.org
• YouTube
• ROKU
• Facebook LIVE
IFC replays will be available at 9:30 p.m. Central Standard U.S. Time and 11:30 p.m. Central Standard U.S. Time on ifc.billwinston.org, billwinston.org. livingwd.org, Also available on Roku, YouTube and Facebook.
Replays will be available for a limited time only.
Yes, the conference will be livestreamed nightly on ifc.billwinston.org, billwinston.org. livingwd.org, Also available on Roku, YouTube and Facebook.
The Conference begins at 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2022 and at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2022 through Friday, September 16, 2022.
Dates: Sunday, September 11, 2022 to Friday, September 16, 2022
Times: Conference begins at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday only & at 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
* Conference is free and open to the public.
Register now for the 2022 International Faith Conference.
September 11 – September 16, 2022
Register now for the 2022 BWM Partner Appreciation Reception.
September 16, 2022
Register now for the 2022 FMA Leaders Symposium.
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Register now for the 2022 Divinely ‘HER’ Women’s Event
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Bishop Tudor Bismark is the founder and overseer of Jabula New Life Ministries International (Jabula), which serves world-wide with the mission: “Transforming People… Transforming Nations.” He and his wife, Pastor Chi Chi Bismark, serve as the senior pastors of New Life Covenant Church (NLCC) in Harare, Zimbabwe, the headquarters of Jabula.
Since 1989, Bishop Bismark has been an Apostolic Father and Mentor to ministers and ministries around the globe. He travels extensively, preaching at local churches; addressing Heads of State at the Annual African Union breakfast; teaching summits and Pastor’s and Leaders Conferences around the USA; and speaking at significant events like the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s Nigeria camp meetings (a gathering of more than one million Christians).
Bishop Bismark is also the Chairman of the Council of African Apostles (CAA), which is a coalition of some of Africa’s most brilliant minds and finest apostolic voices who gather to address African issues and bring Godly resolutions.
Bishop Bismark is an accomplished author and has published many books, from the bestselling “The Anointing of 1000 Times More” and “Kingdom Economics” to the more recent “Ministry in the House.” Bishop Bismark has a passion to see people empowered and awakened to their God-ordained destiny and has purposed to help facilitate networks of Kingdom-minded believers being raised in his lifetime. A man of immense humility, Bishop Bismark’s message is simple …
Bishop T. D. Jakes is a charismatic leader, visionary, provocative thinker, and entrepreneur who serves as senior pastor of The Potter’s House, a global humanitarian organization and 30,000-member church located in Dallas, Texas.
T.D. Jakes’ mission is carried out through four distinct channels: global humanitarian outreach, inspirational conference series, media and entertainment ventures, and thought leadership forums.
Global Humanitarian & Outreach Initiatives include: Metroplex Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Texas Offenders Re-Entry Initiative (T.O.R.I.) and MegaCARE.
Inspirational Conference Series include: MegaFEST, Woman Thou Art Loosed, ManPower, MegaKidz, Fire Code Youth and International Pastors and Leadership Conferences.
Media & Entertainment: Under the for-profit umbrella of TDJ Enterprises (TDJE) are film, music, books and other branded products and digital services that extend the T.D. Jakes name beyond the pulpit. A master communicator, his relevant message of hope is aimed at a mass media audience.
Leadership Platforms: Bishop Jakes’ desire to mentor leaders is evidenced in his annual intimate training forums. Project Gideon – equips those under 40, while Mount Pisgah Experience assists those over 40 looking to gain mastery in ministry.
Thought Leadership: T.D. Jakes has lent his unique voice and intellectual insights to forums such as the Aspen Institute, Willow Creek Leadership Forum, Drucker Institute, CEO Forum, The Elephant Room, SMU Tate Lecture Series, The Reconciled Church, and Conversations with America.
T.D. Jakes has advised the last three presidents, was a featured speaker at the inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009, gave remarks at a White House Easter Prayer Breakfast in 2011, attended the state dinner for African leaders in 2014, and Pope Francis’ 2015 White House visit.
Over the years, he has met with leaders on the world stage, including President Rawlings of Ghana and President Obasanjo of Nigeria. He was a guest of the King of Jordan, King Abdullah, the President of Trinidad, George Maxwell Richards, and the president of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri K. Museveni, among others.
In 2015, Bishop Jakes launched “Conversations with America,” a series of statically-based studies on the issues that impact broad cross-sections of Americans. In 2016, Bishop Jakes held a live forum to discuss study results on criminal justice, economic reform, national security and racial polarization with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. The “by invitation only” event drew a crowd of 200 including members of Congress, the White House, journalists, lobbyists, and others and was aired via Facebook Live with an audience reach of exceeding 1 million. The award-winning campaign is now a featured segment on the T.D. Jakes Show and continues as an ongoing study.
Select Honors: 2015 Ebony Power 100, and Newsmax’s Top 100 Leaders (#14), The 2014 Dallas Business Journal Minority Business Award, 2013 BET Honors recipient for contributions to education, 2013 Stellar Award/Thomas A. Dorsey Award for most notable achievement, 2013 Keepers of the Dream Award, 2012 McDonald’s 365Black community service award, , and the 2011 NAACP Image Award
Bishop Jakes accolades include the following:
Listed among PBS’ Religion and Ethics Newsweekly “Top 10 Religious Leaders;”
One of the Nation’s Most Influential & Mesmerizing Preachers” by The New York Times
Named Newsweek’s 12 People to Watch
Placed on Savoy Magazine’s “Top 100 Powers That Be”
Ranked on EBONY Magazine’s “Power 100 List”
Called “America’ Best Preacher by CNN and Time
A True 21st Century Renaissance Man; A Prolific Revivalist Conference Leader & Christian Entrepreneur
“Black Billy Graham Nation’s “25 Most Influential Evangelicals”
Among the Leading Candidates in Line to Inherit Billy Graham’s Mantle
Called “Perhaps the most influential black leader in America today” by The Atlantic
Named by CNN the “Smart Church of the 21st Century”
Digital Impact:
T.D. Jakes taps into a growing global audience who enter his digital-sphere through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Vimeo, Google+, SnapChat, Periscope and the T.D. Jakes app to the tune of 10 Million total followers.
Celebrating 35 years of marriage, Thomas Dexter and Serita Jakes are parents to five children and five grandchildren. He credits his own parents as the source of his perseverance and sense of self-reliance.
After 40 years in ministry, Bishop Jakes continues to be a leading voice of innovation, inspiration, and influence in Christendom today.
Jesse Duplantis, minister of the Gospel, motivational speaker, television personality, and best-selling author, has been in full-time ministry since 1978 and is the founder of Jesse Duplantis Ministries, located in the Greater New Orleans area of south Louisiana in the United States of America. With over four decades of sharing his unique blend of humor and faith around the world, generations of believers have been inspired by his messages and countless numbers have come to know Jesus Christ as Savior through his ministry.
Known for his unflinching, status-quo-breaking messages and humorous take on experiences in the life of the believer, Jesse continues to draw large audiences of believers through social media, television, and meetings held around the world. With speaking engagements booked years in advance, Jesse Duplantis continues to keep an intense traveling schedule, flying throughout the United States and the world preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. With no booking agents pursuing meetings for him and no set fees imposed upon churches for speaking engagements, Jesse chooses his outreach meetings based on the same two criteria he always has: invitations that come in and prayer over each one. This uncommon way of scheduling in today’s world means Jesse’s many followers may find him speaking in some of the largest churches and venues in America and the world, as well as a great many small and growing congregations, too. No church is too big or small for the Holy Spirit, as he says.
Side by side with his wife Cathy Duplantis, the co-founder and chief of staff of Jesse Duplantis Ministries and the senior pastor of Covenant Church in Destrehan, Louisiana, Jesse continues to fulfill his life’s calling by daily taking up the Great Commission of Jesus Christ: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). Through social media, television broadcasts, books, and other ministry products, as well as through many evangelistic meetings, the JDM website, the JDM app, and Voice of the Covenant magazine, Jesse Duplantis continues to see growth in his ministry and expand each year while maintaining his roots. Jesus is the center of his life. The salvation of lost people and the growth of believers is the purpose of his ministry. And for both he and his wife, every day is another day to “Reach People and Change Lives, One Soul at a Time.”
Samuel Rodriguez, lead pastor of New Season, one of America’s most influential mega churches according to Newsmax, is the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, one of the world’s largest Christian organizations. Rodriguez stands recognized by CNN, FOX News, Univision and Telemundo as America’s most influential Latino/Hispanic faith leader. Charisma magazine named him one of the 40 leaders who changed the world. The Wall St. Journal named him one of the top 12 Latino leaders and he was the only faith leader on that list. He has been named among the “Top 100 Christian Leaders in America” (Newsmax 2018) and nominated as one of the “100 most influential people in the world” (TIME 2013). Rodriguez has advised Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump and frequently consults with members of Congress to advance life, religious liberty and biblical justice initiatives including immigration and criminal justice reform. He is the best-selling author of “Be Light” and executive producer of three films including BREAKTHROUGH. Rodriguez is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award presented by the Congress of Racial Equality.
Apostle Leroy Thompson Sr. is a native of Louisiana and the Pastor of Word of Life Christian Center and Chief overseer of Leroy Thompson Ministerial Association (LTMA). He accepted Christ as his personal Savior in September of 1972. In October of that same year he was water baptized. From that moment on he was a man after God’s own heart. On December 30, 1973 he was called into the ministry to preach God’s Word. Apostle Thompson became an ordained minister on May 24, 1975.
In the fall of 1983, he was baptized with the Holy Ghost and his life catapulted. Knowing who he was in Christ, what belongs to him, and what he can do in Christ birth forth a new dimension in his ministering to God’s people. In 1984, he was instructed by the Spirit of God to change the name of the church from Mt. Zion Baptist Church (a 104-year-old traditional Baptist Church) to Word of Life Christian Center. He began teaching people how to live the life of faith; how to walk by faith and not by sight, how to be well and not sick, how to live and not die, how to keep the devil under their feet, how to live the victorious abundant life in Christ Jesus and how to be led by the Spirit of God. Church membership at that time was approximate 75—the majority being children. Membership today has increased to over 2,000 and counting. It was here that he knew he was being used to “CHANGE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH THE WORD OF GOD.”
Apostle Thompson also started Ever Increasing Word Ministries (EIWM) as another avenue for God to reach His people. Through EIWM, he is connected with over 5,000 partners who faithfully follow the ministry, and it’s growing daily. EIWM allows Apostle Thompson to be able to impart into the people of God on a consistent basis.
In 1993, following God’s instructions, Apostle Thompson started Ever Increasing Word Training Center. Apostle Thompson wanted to be able to pass along to others ministers the things he has learned over the years and the experience God’s anointing has brought into his life.
With a strong calling from God, Apostle Thompson travels the world taking the message of financial freedom to the Body of Christ by holding Money Cometh to You Conferences. He truly believes that God’s financial abundance is for every believer. He is the author of several books including the best seller “Money Cometh to the Body of Christ.” He not only believes, but he also knows from experience that the key to a successful ministry is the combination of praying in the Spirit; living and teaching the Word of Faith; and following after the leadership of the Holy Ghost.
He has been happily married to his lovely wife, Mrs. Carolyn A. Thompson, for over 40 years. They have four children—Leroy Jr.(Shantel), Shauna (Jesse), Donavan and Darnell (Deirdre)—who serve full time in the ministry along with their parents.
