What is Encounter?

Apostle DelMar Coward and his wife, Pastor Charlotte Coward, founded The Vision Ministry International (TVMI) and pastor Encounter fellowships across the United States.

With more than 40 years in ministry, they embody Jesus Christ’s command in Mark 16:15 to “go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Apostle Coward is affiliated with HIM Ministries, led by Tracie Harris, and World Ministry Fellowship International. He holds credentials with Maranatha and Cornerstone churches and serves as World Ministry Fellowship International’s director for Southeast Texas. He is also chaplain for the Liberty, Texas jail and the county’s sheriff, police, and fire departments.

Apostle Coward is anointed to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and minister through the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Encounter is “not church as usual”; it serves multigenerational, multicultural congregations where people are saved, healed, and delivered in every service. The Word of God is always preached with power and confirmed by “signs, miracles, and wonders” (2 Cor. 12:12).

Elders serve as caretakers at each Encounter tributary, united by the same vision, mission, love, and anointing.

“One body, fitly joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.”