Rev. H. Richard Hall, Founder

 April 6, 1920 - Jan. 14, 2002

Rev. H. Richard Hall was born in Canton, North Carolina, and preached the Gospel for more than 60 years.  After high school, he attended the Church of God of Prophecy Bible Training School and was ordained at the age of 24. In the 1940s, he became a State Overseer with the Church of God of Prophecy in Colorado, Utah and Western Texas.

Upon moving to Cleveland in 1952, he founded the United Christian Church and Ministerial Association, and to this date has licensed and ordained over 23,000 ministers worldwide. The annual Camp Meeting - Convention in Cleveland has been a well-attended event in the city for many years. Brother Hall (as he preferred to be called) remained president of UCCMA until his death. He founded the United Christian Bible Institute and the Shield of Faith magazine (80,000 recipients).  He authored two books Chosen, Elected and Ordained and The Sign-Gift Ministry.  He was a frequent radio and television personality. He was the featured evangelist in the "Raise the Dead," an award-winning documentary. He was also featured in Patsy Sim's book, Can Somebody Shout, "Amen," and David Edwin Harrell's historical account of the Healing Movement, All Things Are Possible. Other television appearances included "Good Morning America" and a program titled "Ancient Prophecies."

A MINISTRY WAS BORN...A WORK ORDAIND

"And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days......Naphtili is a hind loose: He giveth goodly words." Gen. 49:1, 21

"And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali.....He was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass....And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work." 1 Kings 7:13-14

When Jesus came, He set in order, and gave instructions to build another temple unto the Most High God. Just as God designed and supervised the building of the Temple of Solomon; so did He set in order the building of the temple of the Holy Ghost. First, through the Apostle Paul, He revealed the location of the Temple. Second, "What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which ye have of God. And ye are not your own?" (1Cor.6:19) "But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that." (1 Cor. 7:7) Third, "And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge og the Son of God...that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine..." Eph. 4:11-14

We believed that Rev. H. Richard Hall was a man likened unto Haran, whom the King of Glory has called in, and assigned to do a specific work on the Holy Ghost Temple. We found him to be a man likened unto Naphtali (he giveth goodly words). Through the direction of the Lord and yielding of himself, the ministry through Brother Hall has touched thousands of lives. Many lives were changed and established in their calling, through this ministry.

Brother Hall preached his first sermon as a very young man. Standing barefooted, in a distinguished preacher's pulpit, in the state of North Carolina; he preached his first message: "How shall ye escape , if ye neglect so great a salvation?" This drew sinners to an alter of repentance. A Ministry was birthed, a Son stepped forth, to become a servant unto all mankind.

Rev. H. Richard Hall was the author of ten widely publicized booklets which support the mainline Pentecostal perspective, that speaking in tongues is a sign of being baptized with the Holy Ghost. His two latest books "Chosen, Elected, and Ordianed" and "The Spoken Word" gives revelation knowledge.

The H. Richard Hall television ministry is now on many stations weekly. Brother Hall preached weekly, Tuesday through Saturday night in different churches, auditoriums, tents, etcs.

United Christian Ministerial Assocition, established in 1956, by Founder and then President Rev. H. Richard Hall, has and still is touching many parts of the world, through its different outreaches. This Association is an interracial, interchurch organization.

The Ministerial Department: Consists of over 23,000 licensed and ordained ministers world-wide; and one hundred thirty two (132), active subordinate churches.

The Ministerial Association's purpose is: to reach out and help all people, all races, and all churches. It was founded to help and assist ministers who have a call from God to, preach the Gospel without fear or favoritism. It was established for men and women who desire to work together in unity for the cause of the gospel. We choose to win the lost at any cost and to know nothing save Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

The United Christian Church & Ministerial Association is a total church organization. We are fully approved and established according to all I.R.S. rulings and regulations; tax exempt through the 501 (c) 3 rulings and registered in "Churches Tax Exempt and Cumulative List of Exempt Organizations in Washington, D.C. United Christian Church & Ministerial Association operates through a board of Directors, of Holy Ghost filled men and women. An annual board meeting is conducted the second Saturday of July. Rev. H. Richard Hall was the founder and President. Don Warren who started working with Borther Hall in 1953 and is now the current President of United Christian Church & Ministerial Association. United Christian Church & Ministerial Association is chartered in the State of Tennesee and operates as a church organization according to its By-Laws and Letter of Determination.

The United Christian Church & Ministerial Association does license and ordain ministers world-wide. We recognize the calling of God upon men and women. Ministers of many nations are proclaming the gospel world-wide, who are ordained through this Association.

We work in harmony with our fellow men and choose to join ranks with the Anointed of the Lord. We do not seek titles, ranks, or positions but our eyes are on Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith. During the Great Campmeeting (June 29 - July 8th), we desire that the bible believers will unite with us to reach our generation with the gopsel of Jesus Christ.

The Shield of Faith is our ministerial association's publication. You can receive this publication just by requesting it. It is published every three months. The Shield of Faith brings a resume of the ministry. It is composed of sermons, reports, advertisements and revival schedules.

United Chistian Bible Institute is a correspondence Bible Study Course of the Old and New Testement. It became an outreach of the United Christian Ministerial Association in 1972. Thousands have graduated down through the years and approximately more than 1,800 hundred are enrolled at this present time. A formal graduation exercise is conducted each year, the first Friday in July as part of our annual campmeeting.

United Christian Bible Institue has a resident College in Lagos, Nigeria. Dr. Felix Alawode is the Superintendent. We have a Bible School in Accra, Ghana, West Africa with Rev. Jonathan Aryee, Superintendent. When you send your offerings to the United Christian Bible Institute, if you would, please include a little extra to help support our outreaches in Africa.

Ministers' Conference Campmeeting: An annual world-wide Ministers Conference and Campmeeting is conducted in Cleveland, Tennesee. All of our ministers, friends and co-workers are invited and encouraged to attend this assembly. The day services are oriented toward teaching and open discussion. Three services are conducted daily (10:00AM, 2:30PM, 7:30PM).