By Arianna Sergio<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deliverance Temple<\/a>, nestled in the heart of the Industry neighborhood, is the cornerstone of the community and at the helm is Pastor Andre Mitchell<\/a>, a youthful, charismatic, dressed-to-the-nines passionate preacher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The church was passed on by his father as a gift for his 35th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mitchell has filled the church with the technology of the 21st century that includes big screens, projectors and computers. He\u2019s connecting with community at every turn including Apple podcasts<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and a YouTube channel<\/a>. During the pandemic, the church provided flu vaccinations and food giveaways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I told my staff I wanted to build a state-of-the-art ministry in the hood, so to speak,\u201d said Mitchell, who also works third shift at General Motors in Marion. Mitchell says all the technology was done \u201cstrategically and on-purpose.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I think I\u2019m most proud that we\u2019re on the path to creating that type of space, that when people from the community come in, they feel proud of it,\u201d Mitchell said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mitchell got a taste of church life as the youth pastor at Deliverance Temple until January 2011. By the following summer, Bishop Henry Royce Mitchell, turned the church over to his son. Mitchell still seeks his advice on major decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne of the most challenging parts about being a pastor is that you’re human,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cPeople see your title and they assume that means perfection. You have to kind of lower people’s expectations, but then you also have to try to live up to everything you’re preaching, which is always a juggling act.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n At Deliverance Temple, freshly painted purple and yellow walls are paired with purple carpets and chairs to compliment the area, reflecting Mitchell\u2019s flair for the detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Our motto is LOVE, which means \u2018Living Our Vision Everyday.\u2019 We try to create an atmosphere that, even though it’s a religious space, feels less religious. We want people to feel love. We don’t want people to feel judged. We want them not to be afraid. We want people to always feel loved. We try to keep it light-hearted. Even though it’s a church, we try not to be super churchy,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deliverance Temple welcomes everyone and for Mitchell, that’s a source of pride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re not an exclusive space and we\u2019re not an intimidating space. You should just feel like you\u2019re loved. You should feel comfortable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sources:<\/strong> Andre Mitchell<\/a>, Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Deliverance Temple<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Featured Image:<\/strong> Provided by Andre Mitchell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Arianna Sergio Deliverance Temple, nestled in the heart of the Industry neighborhood, is the cornerstone of the community and at the helm is Pastor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,16],"tags":[8,9,17],"class_list":["post-458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-top-stories","tag-feature","tag-informmuncie","tag-top-stories"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":829,"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions\/829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalresearch.bsu.edu\/VbcNewsDesertsSeminar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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