About Us

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We started as a prayer fellowship with a group of covenant friends.  The first meeting was held at Pastors Lawrence and Sharon residence in Clinton, Maryland on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. 

The prayer team met faithfully on Tuesday’s and coined their gathering “Tuesday Night Live”.   As the prayer fellowship gained traction, they moved into the community and held weekly CommUnity Bible Studies at both the Clinton-Surratts and Oxon Hill Libraries for a broader demographic reach. 

After much prayer and consultation with Apostle Dr. 

Carmen Y. Lattimore about the call of God on their lives, on Sunday, November 11, 2018, God gave Pastors Lawrence and Sharon a hearty salute by sending them 12 seasoned ministers and professionals from various administrative and technical disciplines to assist with the operational and foundational aspects of forming a church.   This gave birth to "3"  Pre Launch Services (February 17, 2019; March 17, 2019, and April 28, 2019) and the Pastoral Installation Service, planned May 18, 2019.   

The launch team dedicated countless hours, resources and volunteer time in preparation for the ministry to move forward in the power of God.  The divine amen came on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at 5:00pm.   Abounding Grace Church International (AGCI) held its first Pre Launch community outreach service and called it “Sunday Night Live.”  The service was held at the Colony South Hotel in Clinton Maryland.   The glory of the Lord filled the room as worshipers gave God all the glory for the great work that He had done. During the service, it was stated that AGCI was having a “Baby Shower” in preparation for its official launch; however, to everyone’s surprise, at the closing of the service, Apostle Dr. Carmen Y. Lattimore gave a compelling call, and six attendees came forward.   The “water broke” for the ministry, and the baby which Pastors Lawrence and Sharon had been carrying in their spirit was delivered before all in attendance. 

During the week following, Pastors Lawrence and Sharon jumped into action, pulling from all of the  ministerial training gained at Victory Church International of 25+ years by calling on its Launch Team and other ministry supporters who stood with them in prayer and counsel.   They personally made telephone calls to the six members that came forward on Sunday, February 17th, to invite them to an abbreviated worship service and a brief meeting afterwards.  The service took place on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at 9:30am at the Colony South Hotel.   Again, the place was refilled with worshipers in anticipation of what the Lord had started. An altar call was extended and seven more parishioners came forward. 

After the service, Pastors Lawrence and Sharon cleared the room and met with everyone who came forward to join themselves to the AGCI movement, and they all gave a vote that Pastors Lawrence and Sharon would be their spiritual covering.   Immediately following the service, the Patterson’s continued to hold weekly Bible Study and Intercessory Prayer Meetings and prepared the new members for the Right Hand of Fellowship.