Kingdom Now began as a ministry January 2007 as a Bible Institute. Bishop Jerry Hutchins started the Bible Institute as an advanced form of study for the members of Timothy Baptist Church of Athens GA who were living in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The Bible Institute met each Wednesday night and in July 2007, Bishop Hutchins met with the people of Timothy and informed them that he felt God leading him to start a ministry in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The members of Timothy embraced the vision of an added ministry and agreed to change the time of their Sunday morning worship in order to accommodate the addition.
After over a year of searching for a facility, Bishop Hutchins was able to find a building at 6794 Covington HWY in Lithonia, GA. Kingdom Now began having service at that location on the second Sunday in November 2008. With a mission statement, vision statement, meaning of citizenship, meaning of supporter, covenant agreement, statement of faith and the leadership of Bishop and First Lady Hutchins, Kingdom Now was on the move.
Kingdom Now held several services to dedicate this new work. The dedication services were held during the first two weeks of December 2008 with anointed preaching from Pastor Richard B. Haynes, Pastor Jesse Curney, Overseer Stephen B. Hall and
Bishop Paul S. Morton.
Kingdom Now remained at the Covington Highway location from November 2008 until May 24, 2009. The Church then moved to 1805 Shackleford Court, Norcross, GA and remained there until January 2018 when the church moved to South Gwinnett High School Snellville, GA. Services were held at South Gwinnett High School until March 2020 when the world was impacted by the Corona Virus. Kingdom Now held its final service at the school on the first Sunday in March 2020 and was then forced to close its doors along with the rest of the nation. Kingdom Now enhanced its virtual worship and continued to hold services via various social media platforms. As the pandemic improved, Kingdom Now contracted with Stronghold
Christian Church at 724 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia, GA to utilize their youth facility for in-person worship. Services were held intermittently from July 2021 until the citizens agreed to
hold services every Sunday starting April 2022.
Kingdom Now entered a contract with Stronghold Christian Church resuming in-person worship every Sunday starting April 3, 2022.
The effects of the Corona Virus changed the world. Kingdom Now was not exempted from both the negative and positive effects. Our in-person worship attendance declined; however, our virtual audience grew exponentially. The Church increased its outreach ministry as millions suffered due to loss of jobs and other essentials. The citizens of Kingdom Now continued to support the Church and its sustainability.
The mission of Kingdom Now is: “To bring into manifestation the prayer as Jesus taught the disciples to pray “thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Our vision is “To develop the family, the body of Christ and the community so that the three function in a unified effort to have earth reflect heaven.”
Our purpose is “To advance the Kingdom of God through in-reach, out-reach, up-reach and down-reach.”