State Overseer Victor Agee accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior at the age of six. He received and accepted his call to the gospel ministry at the age of 21 and was ordained on July 17, 1985 under the leadership of Rev. John Whitehead, Sr. He is an anointed shepherd, teacher and counselor.
In April of 1993 after prayer and guidance of the Spirit of God, Overseer Agee organized Praise Temple of Restoration, formerly known as Praise Temple Church Baptist. This ministry was started with four founding members. Overseer Agee has earned an A.A. in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute and a B.A. in Intercommunications from Trinity University. He has developed and taught various in-depth workshops and seminars across the country and abroad with global missions preaching and lecturing in Jamaica, Bahamas, Israel, Ghana West Africa, and Kenya East Africa. He served faithfully as the 1st Assistant to Bishop Simon Gordon and as District Overseer of the Judah District.
In July of 2006, Overseer Victor Agee spoke at the Annual Conference for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. He was also appointed to the Office of State Overseer for Illinois. He serves on the council of Field Operations for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International and is 1st Assistant to the Bishop of District Overseers.
Overseer Agee has appeared on local religious radio programs and was the host of The Restoration Hour television and radio broadcast. He is an active member of Chicago Clergy Speaks Association and the West Side Community Redevelopment Association.
Guided by his leadership, Praise Temple is now a dynamic ministry that is active and effective in youth, evangelism, social service, and outreach to people struggling with substance abuse and those effected with HIV and AIDS. With a love for God's people, it is Overseer Agee's desire to take those same individuals that were once lost and broken to teach and train them to effectively spread the Word of God and the message of restoration to others.
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In 1993, Bishop Designate Victor D Agee planted a seed given to him by God and that seed was Praise Temple Church Baptist - A Ministry of Restoration. After hearing from God, Pastor Agee called together a group of four other individuals: Rev. Martha Robinson, Bernadine Sandifer, Dean Tate and Courtney Jones. These four individuals (all from different denominational backgrounds), together with Pastor Agee, prayed and sought God regarding the establishment of Praise Temple Church Baptist. Several meetings were held at the homes of Rev. Martha Robinson and Pastor Agee and at the Dorolyn Academy of Music to finalize the structure of Praise Temple before its first service.
The Lord gave the name Praise Temple to Pastor Agee in 1987. The Word states that your body is the temple of God (I Corinthians 6:19). God wants us to realize our bodies are designed to be a dwelling place for His Spirit. If His Spirit dwells in us, praises should come from us. Our bodies should be in a constant act of praise. We believe the name is very important; and that by mentioning of the name of this Church, a blessing will come.
Praise Temple's first service was held on Resurrection Sunday in 1993 at the Fifth City Center in Chicago, Illinois. The founding members had to clean the floor from secular events the night before and prepare the space for Sunday worship. Services were held at Fifth City for two weeks before Praise Temple was able to rent its own space in May, at a storefront located at 5316 West North Avenue in Chicago.
Once again, the core members and friends banded together to make this small space into a sanctuary acceptable unto the Lord. The church remained at this location until December of 1993. Unknown to the Pastor Agee, the building had been sold and the new owner had other plans for the space occupied by Praise Temple. This forced the Church to move and look for a new location.
After a few weeks of having service in the sanctuary of a local funeral home, in January of 1994, Praise Temple moved into another space located at 5416 West North Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Also in that year, Praise Temple began its affiliation with the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship .
It was at its North Avenue location that the desire to purchase its own sanctuary began. In 1996 after prayer, pledges, fundraisers and commitment from its membership, Praise Temple purchased its present location at 4244 West Madison Street, in Chicago, Illinois.
Praise Temple has been given from God a special ministry - A Ministry of Restoration - to help people that hurt due to sin, sickness, oppression, betrayal, etc. This Ministry of Restoration does not focus on condemnation; it offers solutions and a healing touch in the lives of those that are broken. We are a ministry of Inclusion not Exclusion and give free reign to all of the gifts of the Spirit. We strongly believe in fostering a commitment to daily prayer and bible study, the taking of the Lord's Supper, baptism and tithing.
Praise Temple is a teaching ministry with a purpose to maintain spiritual worship through preaching and teaching of God's Word for the strengthening and edifying of one another in faith, the development of the Christian life, and the spreading of the Kingdom of God through evangelism and home and foreign missionary endeavors. We conduct Bible Study and Sunday School on weekly basis as well as various seminars, workshops and training sessions throughout the year on a variety of topics.
God and has truly blessed us from those founding five members. As we celebrate 13 years of ministry and restoration, God has led Pastor Agee to revise our church name to better identify our ministry. We are now “Praise Temple of Restoration - The Church for All People”
At this time, many of our outreach ministries are going forth. Our Local & Foreign Missions ministry was able to contribute to the relief efforts in Rwanda. It also helps those individuals who are in need of special assistance in the local community. The Daughters of Grace and Brothers of Restoration ministries provide a special forum for gender interaction related to their specific needs and issues. The R.E.A.D.Y. ministry provides spiritual support to those that have suffered or are suffering from substance abuse. The Youth ministry has ongoing activities to minister to their spiritual needs. And in 2004, The Nehemiah Plan was implemented to purchase a new church facility.
Praise Temple purchased its new facility and on January 28th 2007, a motorcade from old location at 4244 W. Madison to the new location at 5443 W. Huron took place followed by our first service at that location.
God has been most faithful to Praise Temple. While we have encountered many obstacles and hindrances in ministry, we have truly learned that there is no trouble so near that God isn't nearer. God has blessed the Praise Temple family for which we give Him the honor and all the glory and we continually seek and follow His direction. When we look at our history and see where God has brought us from, we can truly say
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