IMPACT MINISTRIES WORLDWIDE, INC. was founded initially as Harvest Ministries International in November of 2002. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, the ministry began meeting the needs of the transient community in the Clark County area through its multi-faceted, multi-cultural ministry.
It’s diverse programs included a worship center, a private, Christian academy, an independent daycare facility that provided school-age daycare for private pay and subsidized families, a literacy program, a transitional living facility, a television station, and a worship arts training institute.
In mid 2007 the fire of Harvest Ministries International was kindled and an expanded vision blossomed. Harvest Ministries International arose as Harvest Ministries Worldwide and connected with the Association of Independent Ministries headquartered in Houston, Texas under the supervision of Dr. IV Hilliard.
The ministry then launched a church planting campaign and plans ensued to plant worship centers in Arlington, Texas and in several nations abroad. Additionally, strategic planning led to the establishment of a virtual worship center on the worldwide web, a distance education program for Kindergarten -12th grade, an internet radio station, internet TV broadcasts, social networking sites for gender specific and intergenerational ministry, weekly podcasts for prayer and bible study, and daily prayer teleconferences.
The impact of the ministry globally was so overwhelming that during the latter months of 2008 and early 2009 a total of 355 ministries from India, Africa, The Philippines, and The Caribbean alone connected themselves to Harvest Ministries Worldwide for training, oversight, and support. Hundreds of people were brought to the Lord through our direct efforts and thousands through the efforts of our outreach ministries. Additionally, the outreach ministries continue to provide disaster relief, emergency financial support, scholarships, support for schools and orphanages, a Safe & Sound Registry for family emergency communications domestically and internationally, clergy training and support, weekly radio broadcasts, blogs, and podcasts to facilitate healing, reconciliation, deliverance and miracles.
In January 2009 the ministry became affiliated with Bishop William John Wynn and the International Church Fellowship of Henderson, Nevada for the development of an international cooperative fellowship of ministries. Harvest Ministries Worldwide, Inc. and its ministry support organization were a part of the flagship of fellowships that chartered the cooperative fellowship movement. The ministry founder held the position of General Council, Superintendent, and Director of Missions until the growth of the mission and the demand of the call required her attention as it never had before.
The recognition of the expanded mission of the ministry birthed within it a new dimension, a broadened mission and a diversification of the initial charge to those connected with Harvest for the purpose of the assertion of Kingdom influence to multitudes, missions, magistrates, ministries, and municipalities through its purposeful activities. With this broadened mission and expansion of territory God dispatched a new governmental structure, additional leadership staff, reinforcements in the persons of intercessors, donations of land, funding, additional financial support, and a plethora of resources.
To demonstrate its commitment to its mission, in 2009 the ministry officially incorporated in the state of Texas as Impact Ministries Worldwide, Inc. under the direction of Senior Pastor Howard Harris Rose, Jr and Executive Pastor Patience Rose.
