STRENGTH IN FAITH.
PURPOSE IN CHRIST.
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Our Founder And Apostle
Apostle Bardwell is a servant of Jesus Christ whose life stands as a testimony of the mercy, patience, and restoring power of God.
In the summer of 1994, while attending the Iowa Regular Baptist Camp, he received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Even as a young man, there was a drawing of the Spirit upon his life and a sensitivity toward the things of God. Though seeds of truth had been planted, the years that followed would become a journey marked by both struggle and divine pursuit.
After graduating high school in 1999, Apostle Bardwell entered a season of deep darkness and separation from the will of God. Like many who grow up without consistent spiritual authority, discipleship, and sound apostolic covering, he found himself entangled in sin, confusion, and spiritual bondage. Yet even in rebellion and wandering, the hand of the Lord remained upon his life. Through every valley, God preserved him for a greater purpose that had not yet fully manifested.
In the winter of 2024, while engaged in personal study of the Scriptures and seeking the Lord in private, Apostle Bardwell encountered a profound deliverance that radically changed the trajectory of his life. The chains of darkness were broken through the power of Jesus Christ, and the Word of God became alive within him in a new and undeniable way.
Following this transformative encounter, he publicly surrendered his life through water immersion in the spring of 2024, marking an outward declaration of inward transformation, repentance, and covenant with Christ.
Later that same year, in the fall of 2024, the Lord called Apostle Bardwell into apostolic ministry. This calling was not rooted in title, ambition, or religious performance, but in burden, brokenness, and obedience to the voice of God. His ministry carries a strong emphasis on alignment to the Word of God, holiness, repentance, spiritual authority, and the restoration of biblical truth within the Body of Christ.
He has been specifically burdened to reach those trapped in cycles of sin, deception, and spiritual paralysis, particularly individuals who, like himself, lacked godly authority, discipleship, and righteous guidance during their formative years.
Apostle Bardwell also carries a deep calling to intercessory prayer. His heart burns to stand in the gap for the lost, the bound, the weary, and the remnant whom God is awakening in this hour.
He believes prayer is not merely a religious activity, but spiritual labor that births breakthrough, alignment, and transformation through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Outside of ministry labor, Apostle Bardwell enjoys taking long walks, watching NBA basketball, worshipping, and spending meaningful time doing life alongside his Tribe and those God has connected to the ministry.
His desire is to see lives transformed by the uncompromised truth of Scripture and for people to encounter the living Christ in both power and authenticity.
Apostle Bardwell stands as a vessel wholly yielded to the unchanging authority of the Word of God, carrying a burden not for popularity, but for purity within the Body of Christ. His commitment to biblical righteousness is not rooted in cultural trends, emotional persuasion, or human reasoning, but in the eternal standard established by the Lord Himself. For righteousness is not defined by man’s interpretation, but by God’s declaration; and where the Word speaks, there remains no room for compromise.
This commitment is first an inward consecration before it is an outward proclamation. Apostle Bardwell walks with a consciousness that righteousness is not merely preached, it is lived, embodied, and demonstrated through daily obedience. The fear of the Lord governs his decisions, ordering his steps with precision, as it is written, “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.” Therefore, he does not entertain, justify, or negotiate with that which God has already condemned. His life becomes a visible standard, a plumb line set in the midst of a generation that has grown comfortable redefining truth.
In a time where many have diluted the gospel to accommodate flesh, Apostle Bardwell remains anchored in the full counsel of Scripture. He understands that righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. This revelation fuels a holy urgency within him to call both individuals and houses back into divine alignment. His voice carries the weight of correction, not as condemnation, but as a necessary realignment to God’s order. For whom the Lord loves, He chastens; and where there is true apostolic authority, there will always be a call to repentance and transformation.
His commitment also manifests in his refusal to separate power from purity. He does not pursue signs, wonders, or influence apart from holiness, knowing that the Kingdom of God is not in word only, but in power, and that power flows through vessels that are clean. Righteousness becomes the foundation upon which every act of ministry is built, ensuring that what is produced is sustained by God and not fabricated by flesh.
Apostle Bardwell’s stand for biblical righteousness confronts systems, challenges mindsets, and exposes anything that exalts itself above the knowledge of God. Yet even in confrontation, his aim is restoration. He labors to see lives transformed, not merely informed; aligned, not just inspired. His heart echoes the cry of Scripture: that the people of God would be holy, set apart, and reflective of the One who has called them out of darkness into His marvelous light.
This is not a seasonal stance, nor a situational conviction, it is a lifelong charge. Apostle Bardwell remains steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that righteousness is not optional in the Kingdom; it is the very evidence of its presence. And in this, his life and ministry become a clarion call to all who will hear: return to the standard, embrace the truth, and walk in the righteousness that God requires.