God’s Praise was birth in 1996 under the leadership of Dr. Patricia Cook. It began with only the ministry of dance and later the ministry of sign language, praise poetry, mime, drama, and art expression was added. In 1999, God’s Praise became affiliated with Spirit of the Living God Ministries and was incorporated.
God’s Praise mission is to deliver the truth through the Fine Arts and lead others in the presence of God; fulfill the great commission through ministering to the body of Christ, salvation to the lost, healing to the sick and deliverance to the hurting and hungry; and to lead, direct, teach and encourage those who have been called by God to the ministry of the fine arts.
God’s Praise consists of seven core members, 8 honorary partners, several supportive ministries and volunteers.
God’s Praise conducts biblical teaching on praise and worship, fine arts workshops, ministry productions, technical training, praise exercises, therapeutic body movement, dance/drama/mime/sign language classes, voice training, choreography; consult, coordinate, develop and assist in the implementation of a fine arts ministries.
God's Praise Time Line:
1996-current-----Ministry of Dance
1997-current-----Dance Class Training
1998-current-----Sign Language
1999-current-----Biblical Teaching
2000-current-----Seminars/Coordinate and Develop Dance
Ministries
2001-current-----Praise Poetry/Spoken Word/Creative, Script
and Song Writing
2002-current-----Fine Arts Productions
2003-current-----Drama/Theater/Mime/Staging/Prop Making
and Christian Human Video
2004-current-----Fine Arts Workshops
2005-current-----Artistic Design/Art Ministry
2006-current-----Community Outreach
2007-current-----Increased Partnership with Ministries
2008-current-----Serving the Special Need Population
2009-current-----Rental of Dance Studios
2010-current-----Increased outreach training/individual
training
God's Praise Goal/Purpose:
God's Praise goal is to bring the word of God to life through the fine arts and to uphold God's view of the 3-part being of man (spirit, soul and body).
Through our teaching and Godly lifestyles we aim to
promote spiritual growth, educational awareness, physical and emotional well-being and creativity.
God's Praise Values:
1. We value the Holy Trinity: God the Father, Jesus
Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit
2. We value God's word and living a Godly lifestyle
3. We value God's anointing
4. We value mankind
5. We value knowledge and sharing our knowledge
with others.
6. We value God's spirit of excellence