As a citizen of and pastor in South Florida, I am extremely concerned about how current immigration attitudes and policies will affect our own international and multi-cultural community. If these negative trends continue, the future of our families, churches, businesses, and economy will be at severe risk. The time has come for change. The time has come for sensible immigration reform!

We are calling all community leaders and concerned citizens to join us as we pray for and support immigration reform in our state and our nation. I would personally like to invite you to two upcoming events to express our need and desire for change:

On Saturday, July 17, Church of All Nations will be hosting an Immigration Reform Prayer Rally. The Rally will take place at 7 PM in the main sanctuary. We will also be organizing an Immigration Reform March on Saturday, August 21 in West Palm Beach. More details will be forthcoming. 

If you are interested in participating in these immigration reform events, please contact the church office at 561-391-2177 ext. 200. You can also sign up to participate in these events on our Facebook Page, "We Support Immigration Reform." Please visit our website at www.bocachurch.com for more information concerning these initiatives. 

If you would like to promote our Immigration Reform Prayer Rally or Immigration Reform March to your organization, flyers are available at the church office. You can pick up your flyers during church office hours (M-F, 8:30 AM to 4 PM), or we can mail you an information packet upon request.  

Thank you for your prayers and support as we seek to make a positive difference concerning this critical issue.

Sincerely,
 
Rev. Mark D. Boykin
Senior Pastor, Church of All Nations

BOYNTON BCH.FL. - COAN- Boca Raton was well represented at the memorial for the two young men slain in Boynton Beach preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Sponsored by the Christian Defense Coalition, COAN Senior Pastor Mark Boykin ministered to the family and spoke on behalf of Christians everywhere.

Stephen Ocean and Tite Sufra were no saints to begin with. Actively involved in the ever widening gang problem in the South Florida area, Stephen and Tite had a life altering encounter with Jesus Christ changing their lives forever.With a new zeal and fervor for life and sharing their new found faith, Stephen and Tite reached out to fellow gang members with God's liberating message and purpose for living.

One evening several months ago these two young men began to witness to a man in the heart of of Boynton Beach. The man left the conversation upset and returned a short time later and murdered these two brothers in Christ for their beliefs. A third member of the ministry team fled the shooting and survived.

Sunday's memorial was a testimony of the resolve of Stephen and Tite and the ultimate sacrifice they paid for their faith. Following a brief message, a time was set aside to pray and lay hands upon grieving family members. Following the ceremony those in attendance walked a few short blocks to the murder site where they laid flowers and prayed  for the memories of these two fellow soldiers of the gospel.

Rev. Mark D. Boykin, Senior Pastor at Church of All Nations in Boca Raton, Florida, will lead a rally during the National Day of Prayer to pray for our local, county, state and United States leaders.  

The rally will take place on:

Thursday, May 6, 2010

12:00 Noon

Sanborn Square

Boca Raton, Florida

“Today more than ever, we need to pray for our nation and our leaders,” said Pastor Mark D. Boykin. “This year’s National Day of Prayer is more significant, in light of U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb’s ruling that the National Day of Prayer, established by Congress 58 years ago, is unconstitutional,” added Pastor Mark D. Boykin.  “It is our constitutional right and our duty as Christians to pray for our leaders,” continued Pastor Mark D. Boykin.

 “There is a great deal of discontent in our nation today, yet we must be able to channel our frustration and anger through the ballot box and not by creating an atmosphere of hate,” added Pastor Mark D. Boykin.

“I denounce Tea Party Leaders and groups who gather across the nation armed with weapons and signs of hatred toward our President and our national leaders,” continued Pastor Boykin.   “Let me be clear, I do not support some of the actions taken by President Obama and I do not support the Health Care Legislation; however, in our democracy we must show civility in our words and actions.”

“We need to be the voice of reason and not of vitriolic hatred during these difficult economic and political times. We need to unite and not divide our nation,” continued Pastor Mark D. Boykin.

Pastor Mark  Boykin preached to the masses this past weekend on March 26, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A team from Church of All Nations including pastors, a doctor and several  lay people accompanied Pastor Boykin as they continued to minister to this ravaged nation.