Shekinah Tabernacle was established in September 1998. Our first bible study was held in the home of Deacon and Pastor Gardner. We had two families. At this meeting, the families consisted of seven children and three adults. We were so excited about the ministry that God was calling us to do that numbers did not matter. After approximately one month, we held our first worship service in Elite Gym. Our services and Bible studies were in the aerobics room of the gym. God continued to open doors for us. After a short period of time we moved to the Hephzibah Jesse Carroll Community Center. Additionally, we were also able to rent two small offices that we used as church administrative offices. We proclaim God as the founder of our church. We consider it a privilege and an honor to serve such a great God. We are willing instruments, available and totally surrendered to the purposes that God has established for this ministry.		Affiliation     Pastor Herman Hicks was born in West Point, Mississippi, but grew up in Greenville, MS. He is the pastor of Greater Pentecostal Church of God in Christ, in Wichita, Kansas. Pastor Hicks accepted his call to the ministry in July 1983. He was ordained on 21 July 1988 by Bishop William Henry Watson, Jurisdictional Prelate, Texas Northwest Jurisdiction. He was a founding member of Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in Rapid City, South Dakota, where Bishop Lorenzo Kelly is founder and Pastor. He was also the Assistant Pastor of Love Sanctuary Church of God in Christ in Wichita Falls, Texas. He served as the Administrative Assistant at Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in Hampton, VA. Pastor Hicks was a founder and Pastor of Maranatha Tabernacle Church of God in Christ in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He was the 2nd Administrative Assistant and Business Administrator of Childress Memorial Church of God in Christ in San Antonio, Texas under the leadership of Bishop Samuel E. Iglehart (Prelate Texas Southwest Jurisdiction). Pastor Hicks was the founder and Pastor of Tabernacle of Praise Church of God in Christ in Ft Walton Beach, Florida. He was appointed the interim pastor of Greater Pentecostal in Aug 2003, and subsequently the Pastor, by Bishop J. C. Gilkey, Jurisdictional Prelate of Kansas Southwest. Pastor Hicks is the Chairman of the Regional Representatives for the National COGIC Men Perfecting Men Conference. Pastor Hicks has held numerous Jurisdictional and District positions. He is the Assistant District Superintendent for the Kansas Southwest Jurisdiction’s Wichita District. He has conducted numerous revivals and Men’s Workshops, Conferences and Seminars, and has preached extensively in the United States, Germany, Amsterdam Holland, England, Belgium, Croatia (the former Yugoslavia) and Japan.