Kenneth Copeland conducting a water
baptism service at Eagle Mountain Lake
2 : B V O V
PART OF KENNETH COPELAND MINISTRIES' MISSION IS
TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD ON EVERY AVAILABLE
VOICE…AND THAT'S NOT JUST REFERRING TO "MEDIA
VOICES." ONE OF THE POWERFUL VOICES KCM HAS
HAD FOR OVER THREE DECADES HAS BEEN OUR
MINISTRY TO BIKERS.
REACHING THE
UNCHURCHED
Our ministry to bikers jump-
started back in 1990 by divine
appointment. A representative
of the Full Gospel Motorcycle
Association International asked if
they could hold a motorcycle rally
on the grounds of Eagle Mountain,
at the spacious headquarters of
Kenneth Copeland Ministries.
Kenneth and Gloria loved the
idea and along with Jerry Savelle
and Jesse Duplantis, joined in
ministering to the hundreds of
bikers at the event. The next
year, the Wings of Freedom Rally
increased dramatically, drawing
more than 2300 people.
Beginning in 1992, KCM became
the sole sponsor of the event and
began what would be known as the
Eagle Mountain Motorcycle Rally.
The event that year attracted more
than 4,000 people from 45 states
and six nations for a weekend of
ministry, fellowship and fun.
By 1994, attendance revved up
to 13,000 and in 1995, it was
15,000! As a result of Mike
Barber Ministries' involvement
and the favor we had with
prison authorities, services were
broadcast live by satellite to 87 of
the 104 Texas state prisons. This
gave more than 150,000 men and
women the opportunity to hear
the uncompromised Word. And at
the Rally's Sunday service, 1,106
people waded into Eagle Mountain
Lake to be baptized.
In 1996, according to the Tarrant
County Sheriff's Department
which controlled the bumper-to-
bumper traffic, over 40,000 people
attended the rally over the course
of the weekend.
On April 2, 1998, the Lord
instructed Brother Copeland to
cancel the rally, which he did
immediately.
"On the morning of Thursday,
April 2, I was driving to the
television studio to minister on
the daily broadcast with Dr.
Edwin Cole," Brother Copeland
would later say in announcing
the end of the rally. "On the way
in, the word of The LORD came
to me and said, 'Cancel the '98
Motorcycle Rally.' At this point in
time, I have no direct explanation
from God as to why. I believe
that sometime in the future He
will reveal it to me. However, I do
not need to know why in order
to obey the Holy Ghost…. This
ministry belongs to Jesus, and
He is the Boss."
1990
A Divine
Appointment