Hi! I'm Rev. Jonathan J. Hall, Sr., Chairperson of CAMF (2007-present).  God has called and chosen me and eight other wonderful saints as His CAMF Executive Team for this season to help fulfill the High Priestly prayer of Jesus Christ among our Church of God congregations throughout the Chicago land area.  The names of my other Team members are:  Rev. Libby Lee (Vice-Chairperson); Min. James Williams (Treasurer);  Rev. Donna Hall (Secretary/Chaplain); Rev. Barbara Stone (Director of Music);  Min. Brian Mack (Children/Youth Director); Rev. Alice Dise (Dean of Christian Education); Rev. Ouida Oliphant (Historian); and  Rev. Claude DeDe Wyatt, III (Parliamentarian).   

Our ministry is mission driven and propelled by our love and pursuit of the heart of God as revealed by Jesus Christ in John 17:20-23:

" My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,

that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so

that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me,

that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to

complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved

them even as you have loved me."

Yes! Complete Unity is the heart of God and therefore the goal of our organization.  We believe that COMPLETE UNITY is the only way that we will let the world know that Jesus was sent by God and that God loves His Church just as He loves His Son Jesus Christ. 

CAMF Executive Team

Rev. Jonathan Hall, Sr.

Chairman

 Rev.  Libby Lee Vice-Chairman

Min. James Williams Treasurer  

Rev. Donna Hall Secretary/Chaplain

Rev. Barbara Stone Director of Music

 Min. Brian Mack                       Children/Youth Director 

 Rev. Alice Dise Dean of Education 

Rev. Dr. Ouida Oliphant Historian

Rev. Claude DeDe Wyatt III Parliamentarian

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

 We, the Chicagoland Area Ministers Fellowship of the Church of God perceive of ourselves as a community of God’s people, a people called to serve Him and called to live together in true Christian community, open and teachable and dedicated to the lordship of Christ and also in responsibility for each other. We are committed to God’s church on mission as being God’s agent for establishing His Kingdom and that it is the primary means by which He is accomplishing His reconciling purpose in the world.  This commitment requires a dedication to be a unified community working together in an unselfish holy love, caring and sharing together toward the fulfillment of Christ’s Mission.

Our Affiliation

 CAMF is affiliated with the Church of God Reformation Movement in Anderson, Indiana and West Middlesex, Pennsylvania.

The following excerpt* from one of our CAMF Church's website (New Hope Fellowship Church) explains what the Church of God Reformation Movement is and why we exist.

The Church of God  

(Anderson, IN)

The Church of God, with U.S. offices in Anderson, Indiana, began in 1881 as a movement emphasizing the unity of God’s people and holy living. Daniel S. Warner and several associates sought to forsake denominational hierarchies and formal creeds, trusting solely in the Holy Spirit as their overseer and the Bible as their statement of belief. These individuals saw themselves at the forefront of a movement to restore unity and holiness to the church. Their aim was not to establish another denomination but to promote primary allegiance to Jesus Christ so as to transcend denominational loyalties. This movement is not historically related to the several Church of God bodies rooted in the holiness revival of Tennessee and the Carolinas in the late nineteenth century. Although it shares their holiness commitment, it does not emphasize the charismatic gift of speaking in tongues generally associated with Pentecostal churches. In 1995, 120 Church of God leaders from across North America gathered for a Visioning Retreat. After much prayer and dialogue, they embraced six vision statements to guide the movement in the twenty-first century. The Church of God reformation movement exists to:

Worship the Lord

Reach the Lost

Disciple Believers

Equip for Ministry

Celebrate Unity

Live Out the Love of Christ               ------------------------------------

* This excerpt was taken from the website of New Hope Fellowship COG, Kings, IL.  www.nhfchurch.net