About

For almost two decades, Sword of the Spirit Church and Ministries has been functioning as an Apostolic mission in Hurst, TX, that helps people around the world return to faith after having left for various reasons. Though the organization was established with the purpose of reclaiming the lost, it does not ignore those who have never been saved. In fact, it maintains services and programs that teach people about recognizing and understanding the spiritual gifts of God. A goal is to empower evangelists, teachers, apostles, prophets, and disciples. Sword of the Spirit believes in creating a whole person for society who is intellectually, physically, and spiritually healthy.

Sword of the Spirit was founded by Apostle Tyrone Howell, Jr., in 2003. The great-grandson of Baptist and Methodist pastors, the call to teaching and preaching the Gospel was passed down to him, and he answered it in 1999 after being licensed and ordained by Bishop Willie J. Hilton of Friendship Baptist Church in Newport News, Virginia. In answering the call, he left all his earthly possessions, friends, and family behind in Virginia to move to Texas to establish his church, based in Hurst. In guiding his church, Apostle Howell is assisted by six others.