Apostles & Bishops

The Congress of Apostles & Bishops From the Desk of the Director of Ecumenical Relations: Metropolitan Trevor Elihu, The Holy Church of Twelve Tribes Apostolic Kingdom

Attn: Venerable Members of The Congress of Apostles & Bishops, The Most Reverend Thomas F. Henry Jr., Congress President & Primus The Most Reverend Johnnie L. Clark, Congress Dean The Most Reverend Charles R. Hill, Congress Chief Ecumenical Justice The Most Reverend C. Tyehimba Thonor-Kuykendall II, Congress Foreign Ministry Liaison The Most Reverend Joshua Bernard Austin, Director of Ministerial Development The Most Reverend Rodney Chandler, Congress Chancellor All the Faithful Members of the Congress of Apostles and Bishops thereof

July 31st, 2014 A.D.

His Beatitude and Eminence Trevor Elihu (Greene), a son of God Most High by my faith in His power, serving as an Apostle and Archbishop of the Lord Jesus Christ by my faith in His grace and by His decree, to you the venerable Apostles, Archbishops, Bishops, and Clergy of The Congress of Apostles and Bishops, my brothers, my sisters, my God’s friends:

I bid you all grace, peace, love, and prosperity in Jesus Christ, the Savior. As we draw ever closer to the 2nd Annual C.O.A.A.B. meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, this year has proven to be challenging on all fronts. The enemy as usual has been on attack against not only C.O.A.A.B. members and supporters, but against the rest of the people of God everywhere. On the news we see many tragedies from wars and rumors of wars, to natural disasters, to outbreaks of plague. As Apostles and Bishops of the Lord’s one holy catholic and apostolic Church, this is where we must step up and stand in our most effective posture, and that is the posture of men and women in deep and perseverant prayer. C.O.A.A.B. is an organization for the unity of our Christian faith, in since we are in unity, let us stand united before the enemy lifting up the problems to God, for “the name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous run into it, and they are saved”. If we are indeed apart of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church, then our pastoral influence should and will be further than just our respective congregations and communions, but to the communities of this world. I as an Archbishop and Apostle of the Lord’s Church therefore say in a truly prayerful heart: JEHOVAH GOD our FATHER, we come to You oh Lord of Host on behalf of our brethren. We come to you for the unity of the faith that You once and for all delivered to Your saints. We come to You oh Lord of Hosts for we desire to be one as Christ desired us to remain one. We come to You oh Lord of Host because though we have such a desire, only You have such power to bring it about. Therefore, because we are an Ecumenical Catholic Church spread across Your worlds, we pray in the following manner:

-For His Holiness Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome, and Patriarch of the West and all the Metropolitans, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Nuns, Theologians, and laity of the Roman Catholic Church found in Africa, Lord Hear Our Prayer,

-For His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch, and the Metropolitans, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Nuns, Theologians, and laity of the Eastern Orthodox Church found in Africa, Lord Hear Our Prayer,

-For His Holiness Tewadros II, Coptic Orthodox Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, the Metropolitans, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Nuns, Theologians, and laity of the Oriental Orthodox Churches found in Africa, Lord Hear our Prayer,

-For His Holiness Tewadros II, Greek Orthodox Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, the Metropolitans, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Nuns, Theologians, and laity of the Eastern Orthodox Churches found in Africa, Lord Hear our Prayer,

-For His Beatitude Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, the Metropolitans, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Nuns, Theologians, and laity of the Eastern Catholic Churches found in Africa, Lord Hear our Prayer,

-For His Eminence George Walter Sands, Metropolitan Primate of the African Orthodox Church, and the Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Nuns, Theologians, and laity of the various African Orthodox Church, Inc. found in Africa, Lord Hear our Prayer,

-For His Holiness Alexander II the Patriarch, His Eminence Archbishop James Peter Bramhan, Primate of the African Orthodox Church, and Metropolitans, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Nuns, Theologians, and laity of the African Orthodox Church of Africa, Lord Hear Our Prayer,

-For His Grace The Right Reverend Dr. Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart, Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Liberia and Archbishop of the Internal Province of West Africa, the Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Theologians, and laity of the Anglican Communion and the various Continuing Anglican Churches of Africa, Lord hear Our Prayer,

-For His Grace Bishop Gbodio Gboffua and the Presbyters, Deacons, Theologians, and laity of the Mt. Olivet Gospel Churches in Liberia, Lord Hear our Prayer

-For His Grace Bishop Thomas Henry, Senior Bishop and Chief Apostle of the Apostolic Communion of Churches and Chairman of the Congress of Apostles and Bishops, Lord Hear our Prayer,

-For Their Graces the Metropolitans, Archbishop, Bishops, Apostles, Presbyters, Deacons, Theologians, and laity of the Congress of Apostles and Bishops as we stand with our brothers of Africa, Lord Hear our Prayer, I trust that you the leaders of your communions with take these things to heart, for the love of Jesus compelled you to join C.O.A.A.B. Therefore I encourage you all in Jesus Christ to go forward and work the work that God has given you. I hope to see you all soon in September, and some sooner. Written with all Apostolic authority on this, the 31st day of July, in the year of our Lord 2014 a.d.

Be blessed, speak blessed, To be a blessing, & speak a blessing,

Your Brother in the faith, in salvation, & servant, His Beatitude & Eminence Trevor Elihu (Greene) Metropolitan-Archbishop of New York & All USA, Senior Apostle & Patriarch, The Holy Church of Twelve Tribes Apostolic Kingdom Director of Ecumenical Relations, The Congress of Apostles and Bishops