House of Prayer International COGIC, was founded October 4, 1998 by Elder Walter B. The church's beginning was in a small building located on the property of Darwin Temple COGIC (now known as Deliverance Temple Ministries COGIC). Services were held every Sunday evening at 3:00pm. At the very first service, Elder Peterson opened the doors of the church to anyone who was interested in joining. Amazi
ngly 4 new members became a part of the House of Prayer family. (Toriono Garvin, Renita Hoskins, Claiborne McGowan, and Gwendolyn Willis). Afterwards, souls were added to the church and the ministry began to grow. In 1999, the late Elder Jack Hunt, pastor of Darwin COGIC, extended the invitation to Elder Peterson to visit the C.H. Mason Memorial District Fellowship Meeting under the leadership of Supt. and District Miss'y Virgie LaFlora. Elder Peterson was led and inspired by God to join the district and was welcomed wholeheartedly by the late Bishop G.E. Patterson, who served as the Jurisdictional Prelate of TN 4th Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. In 2000, Elder Peterson began seeking the Lord for another place to worship and in December 2000, the church moved to a store front facility. The saints labored and toiled for many years at this location. The vision God gave to Elder Peterson, instructing him how to lead us to our earthly promise land was definitely a faith-journey. In 2008, House of Prayer purchased and paid CASH for more than 5 acres of land located on Wilson Road. In 2009, 4 acres of land adjacent to our land was given to the church as a gift. To God be the Glory! We continued to work for the Lord, encountering many battles, but we remained encouraged believing God for our Miracle. In 2011, House of Prayer's name was changed to House of Prayer International. Finally in 2013, after being there for over a decade, preparations began for us to move to our God given destiny. December 21, 2014, the saints at House of Prayer International held our first official service located at 1757 Wilson Road in our brand new mortgage free church. This is the Lord's doing and it's marvellous in our eyes! Psalm 118:23
