Present Ministry:  Traveling Ministry - Conferences - Churches - Bible Schools  - Discipleship

Richard & Joy McIlvaine have served in ministry for over 26 years in a variety of different areas.

Richard has served as a Royal Rangers leader, Sunday school teacher, a church elder, Bible school teacher, Licensed in 1983, Ordained in 1985, Senior Pastor of New Life Christian Fellowship for 7 years, traveling ministry locally and abroad since 1991, Bible School director, Short term Missionary in South Korea doing a Bible School for 100 Korean pastors in 1998, and Founder/Director of the the Divine Healing Rooms - Seattle Eastside ministry along with his wife Joy for 8 years til April of 2008, to return to more full time traveling minsitry and writing.

Richard & Joy continue to travel locally and overseas to bring encouragement and healing to the Body of Christ. Their ministry has a prophetic aspect to it and they seek to listen to the Holy Spirit and bring fresh teaching, impartation, personal ministry, and healing the sick to those they minister to. They also continue to oversee " New Life Christian Fellowship, Inc."  a fellowship of churches, ministers and intercessors in ministry and missions that also gives Licensing and Ordination those called into ministry.

Richard was saved in 1977 while working for Continental Airlines in Seattle, WA.  A number of Christians witnessed and shared the gospel with him. But it was a message given one day on television through the "700 Club" program with Pat Robertson that resulted in him being born-again. Previous to that time he had been brought up in the Catholic church and later attended and graduated from St. Joseph's High School, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

A year after being saved, he began attending  "Faith Tabernacle" church, Kent, WA, a full-gospel church associated with the "Fellowship of Christian Assemblies"  a group similar to the "Assemblies of God" churches, but non-denominational. He later graduated from "Faith Bible Training Center" after 2 years of studying God's Word and doing internship work in their Christian school "Faith Academy".  It was there that Pastor Richard Martin taught him a deep love for the Word of God and to preach the Word of God expecting it to produce fruit in people's lives. Shortly later he became one of the elders of New Life Christian Fellowship, Issaquah,WA and shortly later appointed Senior Pastors of New Life Christian Fellowship and pastored there for seven years before going into traveling ministry.

Richard & Joy have been married for 26 years and have three wonderful children, Anna, John and David. Anna presently is married to a wonderful Christian man and both are presently involved in ministry in their local church, John is in College  and David in High School. They reside in the beautiful Seattle- Eastside area of the Pacific Northwest and enjoy the beauty and activities available to the area.

They continue to minister the Lord leads them and seek after God and His plan for their lives and trust Him to direct their paths in the future as they seek to love and serve Him and His Body

Richard also enjoys family time, photography, and hiking.

Richard & Joy McIlvaine - 

P.O. Box 315 - Issaquah, WA USA 98027

E-mail: RichardJoyMcIlvaineMinistries@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.RichardMcilvaine.com

New Life Christian Fellowship
P.O. Box 315
Issaquah,  WA  USA  98027