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Bishop John L. Meares, a white Memphis faith healer who came to Washington more than half a century ago and started what is now Evangel Cathedral, one of the region’s largest black...
History & The Vision. It was the late John L. Meares and his obedience to hearing the inner voice of the Holy Spirit that the Evangel Cathedral was birthed. Pastor Meares, along with his wife Mary Lee Meares, left a thriving church in Memphis, Tennessee to come to Washington, D.C.
During this eight-year period, I experienced not only God’s hand upon my life, but also God’s breaking as I received a revelation of submission, spiritual authority, and God’s mantle that rested upon my father and mentor in the faith, Bishop John L. Meares.
May 26, 2011 · Bishop John Meares, founder and pastor emeritus of Upper Marlboro’s Evangel Cathedral, one of the largest churches in the D.C. area, died Tuesday. He was 91.
- Hamil Harris
May 26, 2011 · Bishop John Meares, the founder of Evangel Cathedral, passed away on Monday. He was 91 and served 72 years in ministry, including ministering as the senior bishop of Evangel Cathedral from 1955 to 1989. Evangel Cathedral is one of the largest churches in the D.C. area.
The late Bishop John L. Meares pondered this word in his heart and thought about these things. During this time, it seemed impossible to “arise and build.”. The church only had $35,000 in the treasury, but God opened up a way to buy a piece of land about a quarter acre.
Bishop John L. Meares, founder and pastor emeritus of Upper Marlboro's Evangel Cathedral, one of the largest churches in the D.C. area, died Tuesday. He was 91. Assistant pastor Kevin Mathews said Meares died of heart failure after a long illness. Meares started an evangelical Church of God ministry when he moved to...
