THE MEN IN MY LIFE
APOSTLE R . D . HENTON
PAST , PRESENT & FUTURE by R . D . Henton Breakthrough Ministries
Called into the ministry in 1948 on December 14th , Apostle Richard D . Henton has become one of the most prolific speakers of our day . He was in ministry for sixty-six ( 66 ) years and a pastor for fifty-one ( 51 ) of those years . With an approximate membership of close to five thousand ( 5,000 ), Dr . Henton was also the founder of the R . D . Henton Breakthrough Ministries and the executive producer of the Breakthrough Telecast . This weekly program has aired on systems throughout the world such as The Word Network , The Total Living Network , WJYS / TV 62 and WEDE TV34 Detroit .
The R . D . Henton Breakthrough ministry has an extensive media library of well over 6,000 audio , video , CD and DVD ’ s , which are a vast extension of his outreach ministry that reaches the world .
Even though Dr . Henton was a faithful pastor , he was known to many as their “ TV Evangelist ” and has ministered at various conferences , convocations , conventions and mass meetings for many decades in several major cities throughout America . He has been the keynote speaker for many ministries : “ The Promise Keepers ”, Bishop T . D . Jakes , Azusa with Bishop Carlton Pearson , Morris Cerrullo , Bishop O . T . Jones , Sr ., Rev . R . W . Shambach , and The late Bishop Gilbert E . Patterson , Bishop Charles Blake , Moore House , Church of God In Christ AIM Convention and many others .
Dr . Henton has held special services in the city where he was born and raised and still lives ( Chicago ) with turn-away crowds after 10,000 seats were filled at the U . I . C . Pavilion .
Dr . Henton has three Doctorate of Divinity degrees and has been the recipient of numerous certificates of merit , letters from the presidents , given key to many cities by their mayors , and honored by congressman and dignitaries alike . He was the recipient of two very special awards in Chicago . ( N ’ Digo Foundation Recipient of N ’ Faith Award ) and ( Former Mayor Richard M . Daley presented Him the Luminary Senior Citizen Hall of Faith Award ).
He ’ s the author of several books , “ I Command You To Live ”, “ Christian Warfare ”, “ God ’ s Chosen Children of Destiny ”, “ God ’ s Masterpiece ”, “ Armed For Spiritual Warfare ”, and his latest book “ The Experience , Episode and Encounter of The Holy Ghost .”
On Thursday , October 22 , 2015 Dr . Richard D . Henton made his transition . He is truly missed by many .
Photo Credit : R . D . Henton Breakthrough Ministries
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