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Rick Joyner heads MorningStar Ministries, which he cofounded with his wife Julie Joyner in 1983.
Biography
Joyner grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He is the founder and executive director of MorningStar Ministries and Heritage International Ministries and is the Senior Pastor of MorningStar Fellowship Church. He is the author of more than forty books. Rick and his wife, Julie, have five children: Anna, Aaryn, Amber, Ben, and Sam.
Career
Rick Joyner and his wife, Julie, founded MorningStar Ministries in Jackson, Mississippi in 1983.
In 1997 Joyner purchased 320 acres of land in Wilkes County, North Carolina near Moravian Falls and moved the headquarters of MorningStar there from Charlotte.
Heritage USA
In the mid 1990s Joyner, already president of MorningStar publications, located at that time in Charlotte, North Carolina, worked with Reggie White, who was planning to purchase Jim Bakker's defunct resort, Heritage USA.
In 2004 MorningStar purchased part of the Heritage USA complex (originally established by Jim Bakker and PTL in Fort Mill, South Carolina). The complex has been renamed Heritage International Ministries or H.I.M.
References
- ^ John Railey (December 20, 1997). "Ministry Based on Prophecy Sees Place in Wilkes County". Winston-Salem Journal. p. B9.
- "About MorningStar Publications and Ministries". Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- Dan Chapman (June 2, 1994). "NFL Star Will Bring Message of Hope". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1A.
- "Heritage International Ministries - History". Retrieved 2009-02-13.
External links
- Webpage for MorningStar Fellowship Church
- The Final Quest by Rick Joyner
- Website for Heritage International Ministries (H.I.M.)
- Website for MorningStar's Restoration Project (of former PTL property)