ABOUT THE FOUNDER:
Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. My name is Rev. Dr. Bill Cousins, DD Th.D. I am the founder and senior pastor of The Amen - Full Gospel Fellowship International Free Church. and the director of the Full Gospel Bible Institute International Online, A Free Church Bible Institute.
I started preaching at age 17 and am 76 years of age now, 59 years preaching. I attended a Bible College style high school from which I graduated with honors. I am a second generation Full Gospel Preacher and have been born again for 68 years, baptized in the Holy Ghost for 61 years, and have been in the ministry for 46 years while being fully ordained. During that 46 year time period I have pastored or co-pastored or associate pastored several small churches or ministries as well as evangelized as God opened doors for me and my wife at the time.
My Christian Biblical training or schooling has been largely on the job training directly by the Holy Spirit of God Himself and Miracle Christian School and from my late Pastor/Evangelist/Bishop dad, Rev. P H Cousins & my late Pastor/Evangelist/Bible College Instructor mom, Rev. Gail H. Cousins. As for Secular schooling, I have an earned AA degree in General Education from American River College. I have about 130 earned units of college total over all, of which about 12 units are from Sacramento State University. Unit wise I have enough units for a BA degree except that most of the units are lower division or in the wrong areas and therefore do not apply for a standard BA. From Laney College in Oakland, CA I have several units of training in architectural drafting as well as a couple of other general education classes I can't remember at this time. Also I have several years of specialized training in electronics and aircraft instrument repair from McClellan AFB. Further, Christian wise, I hold a conferred via a thesis I wrote for each, an AA & BA degree in Biblical Studies and a Master of Divinity. I then wrote two dissertations, one to receive my Doctor of Divinity degree, and another to receive my Doctor of Theology. I received these from Missionary Chapel and Seminary. Copied from their website and pasted below is a list the diplomas I received from Missionary Chapel and Seminary. Missionarychapel.com :
"Reverend Cousins holds the following certificates through Missionary Chapel and Seminary:
A&D Counselor
Associate in Biblical Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies
Master of Divinity
Doctor of Theology
Doctor of Divinity
Marriage and Family Counselor
Pastoral Counselor
Biblical Counselor"
Enough about me and my wife though, you are the one who is important here, not us. We are just a Christian vehicle only; but, one with a vision which includes you and your success in God. We want you to succeed in the Lord and in the ministry above all else. This site is here for that reason, you.
Please allow me explain further. The Amen - Full Gospel Fellowship International Free Church (The Amen) and its affiliate Full Gospel Bible Institute International Online, A Free Church Bible Institute (FGBIIO) was developed to fulfill what we feel is a need in the Body of Christ worldwide to provide easily accessible, affordable, legitimate Christian schooling, ordination, and ministry charters on a non-denominational yet Full Gospel bases. We are not a diploma mill as some might suspect off hand or at first glance. We are a new as of July 1st, 2014 legitimate Christian Full Gospel/Pentecostal Ministry, Bible Institute, Ordination Facility, and Ministry Charter Facility. Our certificates and diplomas are real as well as our ordinations, letters of good standing, and ministry charters. This is the place to officially initiate and charter your ministry or church as God is directing you.
Both The Amen and FGBIIO are relatively new ministries; however, we draw upon over 46 years of actual Gospel experience plus all the approximately 15 or so years of me growing up as a pastor’s kid and being in the influence of it before my father’s untimely death at age 62 in 1958 and subsequently many years later, my mother’s at age 94. I did not include my wife's experience into the equation yet, so there is more not figured.
It is with these years of active productive experience along with some failures that we come to the table, Linda and I, and present to you our latest project of free* real Full Gospel/Pentecostal Biblical Christian Ordinations, free* Church or Ministry Charters, and free* Gospel Bible training which can lead to a free* BA in Biblical Studies and ultimately to a legitimate free* conferred Master of Divinity and free* conferred Doctorate Degree of Divinity and/or Theology.
Please be patient with us. Our Full Gospel/Pentecostal program is not entirely unleashed as yet. God is every day unleashing more vision and direction for this ministry. Come back often and see what God is doing through us. Our submission is completely to Father, YHWH God; His Word, Jesus; and God's Holy Spirit. Forward!
In closing, would you please allow me to ask a favor of you. we are just two every day Christian people trying to do a specific work for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that we feel was laid upon our hearts to do. If you feel lead by God to help out in this ministry in any way via your expertise; physical labor of any sort; ministerial, such as playing instruments, singing, or what ever God lays on your heart; even financially; don't hesitate to contact us. At this time we need help with website building and site maintenance. Personally, I have a fair amount of computer experience and learn fast, but still it is a slow tedious frustrating process especially with no funds to work with. If I had the funds I could pay the money necessary to upgrade my ipage or Weebly account and make my site building more of a snap. Right now I need to be able to to put into our online site a system whereby new members may join our site, set up a password account with membership pages, log into our institute for classes, plus a few other needed areas that need to be corrected or added to make our site work correctly as it should. If you can help with this, please contact me, Rev. Dr. Bill Cousins at 916-643-5022. Your help would be appreciated greatly and humbly. I know God will bless you for helping us and this ministry.
As of this date, 2-29-20, we have Tuesday evening services at 1536 3rd Ave., Olivehurst, CA. Its the last building on 3 Rd. Ave. Our service starts at 6:00 pm and is completed about 8 to 830 pm.
Sincerely in Christ Jesus,
Rev. Dr. Bill Cousins, DD Th.D.
Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. My name is Rev. Dr. Bill Cousins, DD Th.D. I am the founder and senior pastor of The Amen - Full Gospel Fellowship International Free Church. and the director of the Full Gospel Bible Institute International Online, A Free Church Bible Institute.
I started preaching at age 17 and am 76 years of age now, 59 years preaching. I attended a Bible College style high school from which I graduated with honors. I am a second generation Full Gospel Preacher and have been born again for 68 years, baptized in the Holy Ghost for 61 years, and have been in the ministry for 46 years while being fully ordained. During that 46 year time period I have pastored or co-pastored or associate pastored several small churches or ministries as well as evangelized as God opened doors for me and my wife at the time.
My Christian Biblical training or schooling has been largely on the job training directly by the Holy Spirit of God Himself and Miracle Christian School and from my late Pastor/Evangelist/Bishop dad, Rev. P H Cousins & my late Pastor/Evangelist/Bible College Instructor mom, Rev. Gail H. Cousins. As for Secular schooling, I have an earned AA degree in General Education from American River College. I have about 130 earned units of college total over all, of which about 12 units are from Sacramento State University. Unit wise I have enough units for a BA degree except that most of the units are lower division or in the wrong areas and therefore do not apply for a standard BA. From Laney College in Oakland, CA I have several units of training in architectural drafting as well as a couple of other general education classes I can't remember at this time. Also I have several years of specialized training in electronics and aircraft instrument repair from McClellan AFB. Further, Christian wise, I hold a conferred via a thesis I wrote for each, an AA & BA degree in Biblical Studies and a Master of Divinity. I then wrote two dissertations, one to receive my Doctor of Divinity degree, and another to receive my Doctor of Theology. I received these from Missionary Chapel and Seminary. Copied from their website and pasted below is a list the diplomas I received from Missionary Chapel and Seminary. Missionarychapel.com :
"Reverend Cousins holds the following certificates through Missionary Chapel and Seminary:
A&D Counselor
Associate in Biblical Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies
Master of Divinity
Doctor of Theology
Doctor of Divinity
Marriage and Family Counselor
Pastoral Counselor
Biblical Counselor"
Enough about me and my wife though, you are the one who is important here, not us. We are just a Christian vehicle only; but, one with a vision which includes you and your success in God. We want you to succeed in the Lord and in the ministry above all else. This site is here for that reason, you.
Please allow me explain further. The Amen - Full Gospel Fellowship International Free Church (The Amen) and its affiliate Full Gospel Bible Institute International Online, A Free Church Bible Institute (FGBIIO) was developed to fulfill what we feel is a need in the Body of Christ worldwide to provide easily accessible, affordable, legitimate Christian schooling, ordination, and ministry charters on a non-denominational yet Full Gospel bases. We are not a diploma mill as some might suspect off hand or at first glance. We are a new as of July 1st, 2014 legitimate Christian Full Gospel/Pentecostal Ministry, Bible Institute, Ordination Facility, and Ministry Charter Facility. Our certificates and diplomas are real as well as our ordinations, letters of good standing, and ministry charters. This is the place to officially initiate and charter your ministry or church as God is directing you.
Both The Amen and FGBIIO are relatively new ministries; however, we draw upon over 46 years of actual Gospel experience plus all the approximately 15 or so years of me growing up as a pastor’s kid and being in the influence of it before my father’s untimely death at age 62 in 1958 and subsequently many years later, my mother’s at age 94. I did not include my wife's experience into the equation yet, so there is more not figured.
It is with these years of active productive experience along with some failures that we come to the table, Linda and I, and present to you our latest project of free* real Full Gospel/Pentecostal Biblical Christian Ordinations, free* Church or Ministry Charters, and free* Gospel Bible training which can lead to a free* BA in Biblical Studies and ultimately to a legitimate free* conferred Master of Divinity and free* conferred Doctorate Degree of Divinity and/or Theology.
Please be patient with us. Our Full Gospel/Pentecostal program is not entirely unleashed as yet. God is every day unleashing more vision and direction for this ministry. Come back often and see what God is doing through us. Our submission is completely to Father, YHWH God; His Word, Jesus; and God's Holy Spirit. Forward!
In closing, would you please allow me to ask a favor of you. we are just two every day Christian people trying to do a specific work for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that we feel was laid upon our hearts to do. If you feel lead by God to help out in this ministry in any way via your expertise; physical labor of any sort; ministerial, such as playing instruments, singing, or what ever God lays on your heart; even financially; don't hesitate to contact us. At this time we need help with website building and site maintenance. Personally, I have a fair amount of computer experience and learn fast, but still it is a slow tedious frustrating process especially with no funds to work with. If I had the funds I could pay the money necessary to upgrade my ipage or Weebly account and make my site building more of a snap. Right now I need to be able to to put into our online site a system whereby new members may join our site, set up a password account with membership pages, log into our institute for classes, plus a few other needed areas that need to be corrected or added to make our site work correctly as it should. If you can help with this, please contact me, Rev. Dr. Bill Cousins at 916-643-5022. Your help would be appreciated greatly and humbly. I know God will bless you for helping us and this ministry.
As of this date, 2-29-20, we have Tuesday evening services at 1536 3rd Ave., Olivehurst, CA. Its the last building on 3 Rd. Ave. Our service starts at 6:00 pm and is completed about 8 to 830 pm.
Sincerely in Christ Jesus,
Rev. Dr. Bill Cousins, DD Th.D.