Meet The Pastor
Evangelist Joel and Heidi Hitchcock
Joel Hitchcock is an international evangelist. Joel preached his first message at age 12 He has now been in the full-time ministry for 30 years. His passion is to "...know God and make Him known." Joel ministers in evangelism, healing and the Holy Spirit, and labors for revival in America. He has authored several books, held hundreds of revival meetings, and multitudes have attended his international Gospel campaigns. Joel and Heidi have been married for over 25 years. They have 4 children, and reside in the State of Delaware.
I have a passion: To know God and to make him known! This passion of mine began when I was just a child. When I was eight years old I decided that I would be a minister of the Gospel when I grew up. But it was when only I was ten years old that I asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior, and live in my heart. I preached my first sermon when I was twelve.
When I was thirteen I fasted for a whole day, drinking only water. As I was praying at the end of the day, I heard the Voice of the Lord in my mind for the first time in my life. He said, My son, I want you to become an evangelist”.
That year I read the Bible from cover to cover. I studied the Word and prayed a lot. When I prayed, I would sometimes see images flash in my mind, and the Voice of the Lord would tell me what it meant.
I was especially intrigued with the supernatural power of God. It fascinated me to think that God could still do miracles today. I spent many nights in prayer, crying out to God for His miracle-working power.
Then one day, when I was about 15 or 16 years old, I understood from the Scriptures that everything I said or did had to be done “…in the Name of the Lord Jesus…” (Colossians 3:17). After prayer and thought, and questioning my local pastor about it, I came to the understanding that I should live my life as if I was Jesus. Even today I am still pursuing this.
This passion, to know God and make Him known, has led me to preach the Gospel all around the world. I have preached in huge Gospel Campaigns, with multitudes upon multitudes attending. But I have also preached to the few, and witnessed to people one-on-one.
Come walk this journey with me, as we know God and make Him known together…
Joel Hitchcock Timeline:
1968 – Born of South African parents in England.
1970 – Return to South Africa.
1974 – Decision to become a minister of the Gospel.
1975 – Begin school years, graduating in 1986.
1978 – Received Christ after reading a tract.
1980 – First sermon preached.
1981 – Begin to hear the voice of God, instructed to become a pastor and evangelist, read the Bible through.
1987 – Begin three year Bible seminary at Berea Theological College.
1990 – Enter the full time ministry as a chaplain in the SADF.
1990 – Continue studies with UNISA.
1991 – Begin traveling internationally as an evangelist (USA, Europe, Central Africa).
1995 – Married to Heidi Souder from Delaware, USA in Salisbury MD.
1999 – First child, Anthony is born.
2001 – Second child, Rebekah is born.
2001 – Breakthrough in India as multitudes come to the Gospel Campaign. Many more Gospel Campaigns follow in Africa, India, Pakistan, Venezuela, etc. Such campaigns continue till this day.
2005 – Third child Timothy is born.
2007 – Fourth child Trey is born.
2009 – Doctor of Divinity degree received
2013 – 2021 Joel and Heidi plant and pastor a church (www.RiverCity.co).
2022 – Still continue to hold Pentecostal Revivals, International Healing Miracle Gospel Campaigns around the world.
Order Joel's autobiography: "My Testimony" at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PPD49L1
To schedule Joel Hitchcock for a revival or for your event"
302-858-0887
joel@joelhitchcock.com
Joel Hitchcock Ministries is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation and files an annual report to the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.